This is due to the fact that disaster intensity and frequency are only one part of the equation. If the rate of decrease in ...

Member States should use the first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for ...

Some of the world’s poorest countries are being trapped in a vicious cycle of debt because of a credit rating system that ...

Housing finance remains a major obstacle to home ownership in countries such as Malawi, especially among low-income earners. Many have decried the tendency of commercial banks to demand expensive ...

Member States should use the first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for ...

Small towns are where a large proportion of the world’s urban population live, and where the boundary between what is urban ...

See how IIED is working with diverse partners, including governments, donors, academia and other NGOs, to promote locally-led approaches that advance justice and resilience for people, climate and ...

We are an independent policy research organisation based in the UK and active in five continents through an extended network of partners. And as a growing organisation, we are often on the lookout for ...

This book is a challenge to those who see the drylands as naturally vulnerable to food insecurity and poverty. It argues that improving agricultural productivity in dryland environments is possible by ...

Workers drain a flooded thoroughfare after a night of severe thunderstorms in Kisumu, Kenya, 2016. Extreme weather events are set to become more frequent in coming years due to climate change (Photo: ...

Jordan hosts a huge number of refugees. Many have been living in Jordan for decades but still struggle to create fulfilling lives. This briefing reports on a project that supported refugee communities ...

Many researchers and development actors know that if their work is to benefit people and planet they need to communicate it. But we need to guard against focusing on individual products such as books ...