Blog by Andrew Norton
The Paris Agreement always needed Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg
Extinction Rebellion’s climate protests signal a moment of hope, suggests IIED director Andrew Norton. Big shifts rarely happen without a major challenge from people demanding action.
Read his blog for more on how mobilising citizen climate action links to government action.
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Blog by Laura Kelly
Business as usual – or business with purpose?
As we launch our new strategy, Laura Kelly, director of IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets research group, considers how the private sector can respond to development and environmental challenges – and how IIED can support business to deliver positive change.
Read the blog now.
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"Partnership is central to IIED’s DNA and we want to build more and deeper partnerships with business to learn what works (and what doesn’t)... to drive transformational change."
– Laura Kelly
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Webinar
Local solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land governance
Join our webinar on 30 April to discuss experiences from Ghana, Tanzania and Senegal of developing locally-negotiated solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land governance.
Find out more and register now.
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Issue paper, 60 pages
Moving More Money: Can aggregation catalyse off-grid financing?
The off-grid energy sector has a tremendous funding gap. Aggregation has great potential to channel finance into the millions of off-grid projects that will make universal energy access by 2030 possible. By bringing together projects and companies, aggregation can reduce transaction costs and mitigate risks, while opening a pathway for bigger investors to move more money into off-grid energy projects.
Read the issue paper.
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Working paper, 44 pages
Future scenarios and projections for fisheries on the high seas under a changing climate
Marine biodiversity and ecosystems provide important benefits to human societies through fisheries. But the benefits are not shared equally among countries – and climate change will only exacerbate inequalities. Improving high seas fisheries governance would help redistribute benefits and reduce climate risks, especially in developing countries where many people depend on fish for their food and nutrition security, livelihoods and well-being.
Read the working paper.
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Now hiring
Chair of IIED's board of trustees
Are you passionate about tackling the planet’s most pressing environment and development challenges? IIED is seeking an experienced leader to help us fulfil our mission: to build a fairer, more sustainable world using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others.
Find out more and apply by 31 May.
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