Current Work
IIED continues to both conduct research with partners in dozens of countries and act on a global stage through processes such as the various multilateral environmental agreements. In 2012 it will hold an major conference ahead of the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil. Its individual research groups focus on varied topics that include:
- Natural Resources (Group head: James Mayers)
Includes research on large land acquisitions in Africa (land grabs), on improved governance in the forestry sector in Africa and Asia, on how to share the benefits of large dams with local communities, on the connections between poverty and conservation, and on agroecology, food sovereignty, biocultural heritage and agricultural biodiversity.
- Climate Change (Group head: Simon Anderson)
Includes research on community based adaptation to climate change, strengthening the capacity of the Least Developed Countries in UN climate change negotiations, the role of pastoralism as an adaptive strategy in drylands. (a former group on Drylands has been subsumed into this group)
- Human Settlements (Group heads: Diana Mitlin and Cecilia Tacoli)
Includes research on rural-urban migration, urbanisation, the role of slum dwellers in improving urban environments, the contributions of cities to climate change, how urban areas can adapt to impacts of climate change, improving water and sanitation in deprived urban areas.
- Sustainable Markets (Group head: Steve Bass)
Includes research on environmental economics, energy, business and sustainable development, direct investment and market governance.
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