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The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent policy research institute (think tank) whose stated mission is to "build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others." Its director is Dr Tom Mitchell.
IIED is one of a small group of independent, not-for-profit organisations that has provided core concepts and methods for thinking about sustainability and social change. IIED's main way of working is through partnership with like-minded organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The institute's work is currently divided into four main areas: natural resources, climate change, human settlements and sustainable markets. Source
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Search ArticlesWhere to find IIED and partners at WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)
The Fourteenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) takes place from 26-29 March 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2026 will convene alongside MC14 from 26-28 March 2026. IIED and partners will be attending events to help shape trade reforms that deliver for people, nature and climate. What is MC14? The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body of the WTO, bringing together trade ministers from across the globe.
Children on the move, new ways of being
The talk will delve into displacement – be it from conflict, climate change, precarity or other forms of violence and instability – as a new way of being for many populations rather than a single event. The event will also look at work being done to measure, consider and respond to the wellbeing of people living in these conditions.
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
Feeding the future - which food systems will survive escalating climate events?
Drought in displacement: humanitarian and city responses for water security
Research and policy have increasingly focused on drought as a driver of displacement, while there is comparatively less research and policy focus on the impacts of drought in cities and towns that receive displaced people. Despite this, the majority of forced migrants – refugees, and internally displaced persons – live in cities, not camps. Most of them end up in densely populated, low-income neighbourhoods with increased exposure to climate risks, including drought.
IIED invites submissions to facilitate discussion around IPCC climate change and cities report
Submissions of academic papers will be considered for publication in the journal Environment & Urbanization (E&U), which is hosted by IIED and has a regular cities and climate change feedback section. Lucy Earle, IIED’s director of human settlements said: “We are seeking submissions of original research articles that fill knowledge gaps in relation to climate impacts on low-income, informal and vulnerable settlements.
Wanted: researcher on climate and health in vulnerable urban settlements
Cities in the global South hold some of the greatest, but most overlooked, climate-related health challenges. Yet, they are also places where there are major opportunities to not only tackle health and climate change together, but also overcome deeply entrenched urban inequalities.
Solidarity, collaboration and justice - the future of food systems: Make Change Happen podcast episode 36
Solidarity, collaboration and justice – the future of food systems full transcript [Music] Host [00:01] You’re listening to Make Change Happen, the podcast from IIED that offers insights on issues affecting the path towards a fairer, more sustainable world. Annabelle Bladon [00:16] Hello and welcome to the Make Change Happen podcast from IIED. I'm Annabel Bladen, a senior researcher at IIED where I lead our work on aquatic food systems.
Interview: How to strengthen funding for global South communities to lead on climate and nature solutions - reflections from COP30
Q: What were the main conclusions of the Global South House from its first meeting? JA: The house culminated in a strong consensus – also articulated in our 'manifesto' – that we need a new financing architecture that prioritises socio-environmental justice. Funding for climate, nature and people must be flexible, transparent and directly accessible to grassroots movements, putting their struggles for rights at the centre of any decision-making process.
D&C Days 2025: Key messages
D&C Days at COP30: turning ideas into influence Pavilion event Date: Saturday, 15 November Time: 5.30-8pm Venue: Resilience Hub, City Park/Hangar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Belém, Brazil Hosted by: IIED and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre with DanChurchAid, Global Resilience Partnership, Wellcome Trust, with additional support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands via the Generating Ambition for Locally Led Adaptation programme An in-person reception in the Blue...
UN climate change conference (COP30)
Currencies under pressure: how currency fluctuations and climate risks impact debt sustainability in SIDS and LDCs