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Special events

Join us for upcoming events on mining procurement, IIED's new strategy, and London Climate Action Week.

Mining local procurement – a necessary lever to overcome the resource curse

Mining has massive potential benefit for economic and social development in host countries. But civil society and official development assistance (ODA) providers have focused little work and resources on the issue of backward linkages from mine sites to upstream suppliers.

Jeff Geipel, founder and managing director of Mining Shared Value, will discuss the creation of a global standard on local procurement reporting for mining companies in a seminar at IIED.

Date: Monday, 10 June 2019
Time: 3.30-5.30pm (BST)
Place: IIED, 80-86 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH

Find out more and register to attend.

Make Change Happen: IIED 2019 to 2024 strategy launch

In five years, we will be in sight of 2030, a make-or-break date for global sustainable development ambitions. This is our moment to step up and go further. As we embark on our new 2019-2024 strategy: Make Change Happen, join us for an evening with IIED board members, staff and invited guests for entertainment, networking and refreshments at IIED in central London.

Date: Thursday, 20 June
Time: 6-8pm
Place: IIED, 80-86 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH

Join us. Together we can make a change.

Leading from the front: tackling the climate emergency with ambitious commitment and finance

Representatives of the least developed countries, grassroots community organisations and climate action leaders will attend an IIED-organised series of high-level debates during London Climate Action Week in July.

Date: Monday, 1 July
Time: 1-4pm
Place: The Willis Building, 51 Lime Street, London EC3M 7NP

Find out more and register for the event.