Communication blogs
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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
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Room for optimism on Africa, the "hopeful" continent
21 October 2014Climate expert Fatima Denton from the Economic Commission for Africa will say it's time for more optimism on Africa and climate change at an IIED lecture to celebrate Barbara Ward's birthday
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Hama Arba Diallo: the universal man
10 October 2014Youba Sokona pays tribute to his fellow Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group member Hama Arba Diallo, who passed away in late September
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Q&A: Why the PCLG website is the place to be for poverty and conservation issues
9 October 2014The PCLG website is at the heart of the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group. It has been relaunched with a new look and updated content
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Uganda: Is art the answer to communicating about climate change?
10 September 2014Can art communicate the impacts of climate change more effectively than facts and figures? Uganda's Kabarole Research and Resource Centre is finding out
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Social learning event features case studies from around the world
4 August 2014A social learning event held in June featured case studies from across the world. Participants agreed to further strengthen and more thoroughly evaluate the social learning aspects of their work
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Which factors are key for successful social learning?
14 July 2014A workshop organised by IIED helped put the final touches on a forthcoming monitoring and evaluation framework, summarising key factors that influence social learning processes
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A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward
27 May 2014For 40 years, Barbara Ward set out the case for a fairer, more just world system. David Satterthwaite, a colleague of the IIED founder, offers some personal insights
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China-Africa relations: Fresh perspectives from Chinese journalists on environmental challenges
2 May 2014By increasing Chinese reporting on Africa, its public can learn about the environmental and development challenges associated with Chinese investment and consumption decisions
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How do we best create long-term impact that matters to smallholder farmers?
9 April 2014We need a plan. A plan that will guide us towards achieving real impact for smallholders around the world
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Three steps for reaching the right audiences in an information-saturated world
27 March 2014Liz Carlile describes three activities that help IIED understand and engage with its diverse audiences
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Paving the way for social learning in the climate change context
24 March 2014Social learning has been identified as an approach that has the potential to improve the quality of stakeholder participation in and uptake of research
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Making the business case for biodiversity — in an instant
10 March 2014Life's too short for long, dull text – and when life itself is the topic, it is critical to get the message across in a quick, clear way.
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Media missing from UN drive to engage millions on post-2015 development agenda
4 February 2014Rosebell Kagumire says consultations on the future of global development framework should involve journalists or they will fail to reach the masses.
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Making it real: social learning in practice
9 December 2013Our review of the literature and in-depth interviews confirmed five top tips for success in putting social learning into practice.
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Can beans and dice change lives? The potential of serious, fun games
19 November 2013The power of games to get people thinking about their climate vulnerability was revealed this weekend at Development & Climate Days.