Communication blogs
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A quiz-ical look at Christmas content
24 December 2015A Christmas quiz sounded like a fun idea for the holiday period – but there were more challenges than expected in getting last year's quiz online (warning: this blog gets technical)
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Remembering Maurice Strong, pioneering environmental champion
4 December 2015Former IIED director David Runnalls recalls influential advocate of Southern voices and board member Maurice Strong, and his vital contribution to the founding of our institute
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Seizing the day without falling off the bandwagon
19 November 2015Whether you're marking World Toilet Day or World Philosophy Day, IIED's web content manager has a list of dos and don'ts to help get your message across
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Holding actors in agricultural investment chains to account
22 October 2015When communities lose access to land, or their livelihoods, as a result of large agricultural investment projects, what can they do? An IIED webinar examined how mapping out the investment chains and using 'pressure points' can help
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Global goals, global audience – how well did we score?
18 September 2015IIED's animation about the Sustainable Development Goals took us into new territory – but what were we trying to achieve?
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Why communication matters – and needs to be funded
8 September 2015DFID's civil society partnership review consultation is encouraging us all to think about how we do things differently. Liz Carlile looks at the changing role for communications
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Five reasons why you’ll regret missing out on IIED’s Communications Learning Week
26 June 2015Guest blogger Aniessa Delima Sari shares her top five reasons for taking part in a knowledge exchange hosted by IIED
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Sharing best practices on communicating research
27 May 2015IIED's Communications Learning Week provided ICCCAD's Masroora Haque with an opportunity to learn new skills and share expertise
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Effective policy influence with a four-point plan
20 May 2015IIED’s Communications Learning Week provided director of communications Liz Carlile with four key points to remember when trying to communicate to influence policy
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Gender in the workplace: do families always have to lose out?
15 May 2015This year International Day of Families is focusing on gender equality. As IIED embarks on our own gender audit, Isilda Nhantumbo looks at the importance of gender and family roles within the workplace
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First steps in communication: raising awareness
12 May 2015A visit to Rwanda with the WAVES programme brings up the question of whether you should communicate when it seems you have nothing substantial to say
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Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
30 April 2015Bangladesh has become a "poster child" for adaptation work. For people working at a national level, attending CBA9 provides an opportunity to learn and share experiences internationally
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Radio and text messages keep farmers in the loop in Rwenzori
19 March 2015An innovative partner project in rural Uganda is using dialogue via radio and SMS messages to help farmers solve problems
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Do you have the power to influence your own life?
6 March 2015IIED is keen to open up dialogue across the mining sector, including the voices of the marginalised. Here, Liz Carlile explores the importance of having a voice
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Reflections on my time as IIED director
5 March 2015IIED's outgoing director Camilla Toulmin looks back on how the organisation has grown and evolved over the last 12 years
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Reminder to self: information supply needs to be driven by demand
23 February 2015Being disciplined about focusing on what people need to know rather than what you want to tell them will lead to a more effective communications and engagement strategy that resonates with audiences.
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Paper outlines framework to monitor and evaluate social learning approaches
13 February 2015A framework on how to monitor and evaluate social learning approaches while identifying in which contexts social learning works best, and where it is not useful, is now available
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Communicating research – uptake, influence and change
15 January 2015The New Year encourages a revival of good intentions and resolutions to work harder at ensuring our research contributes to change
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IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
12 January 2015The third and final round-up in our series looking at our best and most popular content of 2014 focuses on 10 of the most interesting ways IIED has used multimedia over the past 12 months
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Composing songs for conservation - our journey to Bwindi the Impenetrable
5 January 2015A project in Uganda is using music and video to promote conservation and poverty alleviation, thanks to a creative partnership
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Zero-zero, dolphins and conversations for change
11 December 2014IIED director Camilla Toulmin reflects on her trip to Lima for the COP20 Development and Climate Days
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Winning entry of 'My Story' competition says extreme weather affects Mexican festivals
6 December 2014The winner of a competition to write a blog on how dealing with the impacts of climate change affects everyday life highlights how rainfall hampers the celebration of Mexican festivals
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Handing over the reins at a strong institution
1 December 2014As part of a regular series following the announcement of her planned departure, IIED director Camilla Toulmin reflects on a decade of leading the institute
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Africa moves ahead to tackle climate change
17 November 2014As last month's fourth conference on Climate Change and Development showed, Africa will need strong leaders such as Fatima Denton – who will deliver IIED's 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture on Thursday – to tackle the issues of climate change
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Camilla Toulmin to step down in 2015
29 October 2014IIED director Camilla Toulmin writes about her decision to step down after ten years, and outlines how the institute will search for her successor