2018 Barbara Ward Lecture
Gro Harlem Brundtland calls for people to speak out against simplistic politics of populism
On 19 June, the former Norwegian Prime Minister delivered the 2018 Barbara Ward Lecture in London. The lecture series is organised in honour of IIED's founder Barbara Ward and celebrates outstanding women in development. In her speech Brundtland outlined the social and ideological changes since 1987, including the fall of the Iron Curtain, the growing influence of feminism and campaigns for racial and sexual equality.
She discussed the urgency needed in tackling climate change and inequality and stressed the importance of making fiscal as well as policy changes for development and climate change mitigation. The lecture was followed by a Q&A facilitated by IIED's chair Rebeca Grynspan, and can be viewed on the IIED website.
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Blog by Essam Yassin Mohammed
Transitioning towards a plastic free world
Discarded plastic is a huge threat to our oceans. Principal researcher Essam Yassin Mohammed says we must do more to tackle the problem of plastic pollution and discusses IIED's future plans to work with partners on the issue.
Read the blog at the IIED website.
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"There is no Ocean B. The only way to save our ocean is by making the problem of plastic waste history within a generation."
– Essam Yassin Mohammed
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Conference
CBA12 connects grassroots voices and global climate policy
CBA12 took place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 11-14 June. Adaptation practitioners, researchers, policy makers and investors met to discuss how to promote local action on climate change.
Take a look at the summary with daily updates and footage from across the event.
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Blog by Sam Greene
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
Climate finance is not being invested at the volume and scale needed to enable communities to respond to climate change. Researcher Sam Greene discusses some innovations that are 'aggregating' finance, recipients or information together to help money flow.
Find out how we're bringing together donors, investors, innovators and community funds to explore solutions.
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Blog by Diane Archer
Kampala sets example for how cities can help refugees
In an opinion piece originally run for World Refugee Day on the Thomson Reuters Foundation News site, senior researcher Diane Archer looks at how one city in Africa is exploring ways to support its refugee and migrant population.
Read the blog now.
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Project
Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy
IIED, together with IUCN and the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is implementing an ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) project working with local partners in 12 countries, that aims to gather practical evidence and develop policy guidance on EbA implementation.
Read about the different country projects.
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Case study, 33 pages
IIED support to the Least Developed Countries Group
Members of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group are most vulnerable to climate change and have limited capacity to influence global climate change negotiations. To help them advance their priorities and make their voices heard in talks leading up to the Paris Agreement, IIED provided technical, logistical and financial support to increase the group’s engagement, strengthen the role and profile of its chair, and promote LDC positions in the media.
Read the case study.
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Country report, 68 pages
Smallholder farming systems in the Indian Himalayas: Key trends and innovations for resilience
Traditional farmers in the Central and Eastern Indian Himalayas have experienced climatic changes in recent years, reducing agricultural productivity. They have responded by innovating to increase resilience and yields, using traditional knowledge, biodiversity and external knowledge.
This report explores key trends and factors that have supported biocultural innovation.
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Toolkit, 45 pages
People centred advocacy for a more sustainable food system
This toolkit provides guidance to advocacy professionals supporting low-income citizen groups to advocate for improved diets. It is ideal for civil society organisations that work with those neglected by food policy, low income consumers, producers, traders, processers and vendors - the people who form the backbone of informal food systems, but whose needs are rarely factored in by policy makers.
Download the toolkit.
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