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Civil society
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Disruption and resilience in the global South
How can civil society organisations best collaborate to bring about major change in an era of disruption? A vision supported by IIED was delivered at the 2017 Bond conference
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Fighting for the future – sustainable development and the battle for ideas in 2017
Following the landmark global agreements on sustainable development sealed in 2015, including the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change, the end of 2016 prompted the question: can the world sustain this hard-fought momentum?
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Civil society organisations in the global South and disruptive change: implications for funders
Southern civil society organisations increasingly face numerous disruptive forces and are often effective sources of necessary disruption themselves. Halina Ward and Tom Bigg explore how funders can support these organisations in ever more uncertain times
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Mapping the disruptive change ecosystem for Southern CSOs
Getting good at disruption has become a key challenge for Southern civil society organisations (CSOs) – and it's very different from the methods taught by business leaders. A three-day retreat at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center explored what it takes for Southern CSOs to get good at disruption
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The SDGs and 'a new urban agenda'?
If the world delivers on the Sustainable Development Goals, will IIED be out of a job? The SDGs may have a lot to say about what needs to be achieved but not about how, by whom and with what funding and support. There is hardly any mention of local government and local civil society. But you cannot meet the commitments listed above or indeed most of the other goals and targets in urban areas without their support.
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Why communication matters – and needs to be funded
DFID'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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Strengthening civil society to support natural resource management
A new report finds that civil society organisations in Africa struggle to get the support they need to play an effective role in natural resource management and conservation.
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Civil society coalition calls for inclusive Sustainable Energy for All agenda
At the second annual UN Sustainable Energy for All Forum (SE4ALL), held in New York 18-22 May, a group of 26 civil society organisations (CSOs) from around the world are calling for the SE4ALL initiative to ensure civil society can participate effectively in national and regional decision-making processes
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The rise of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia and the Philippines
Investment treaties can have far-reaching implications for communities, but how can citizens in low- and medium-income countries influence their content? An IIED webinar examined the role of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia, the Philippines and beyond
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Rushing into a new year
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, IIED director Camilla Toulmin looks at the promises and challenges for the year ahead
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It's getting hot here: Southern advocacy to address climate change
A new advocacy toolkit aims to close the gap between the science and the lacklustre ambition and action by the public and policy makers on climate change
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Paving a path towards redressing grievances and holding investors accountable
How can remote communities with little formal education hold investors to account and seek redress when their rights to land and resources are threatened? An IIED webinar examined the role of grievance mechanisms
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Legal tools: sharing lessons from innovation
Around the world, citizens' groups are taking action to change the way investments in natural resources are happening, to protect the rights of citizens and the environment for a fairer and more sustainable world. The Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment initiative shares tools and tactics among practitioners
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Saleem selected for UN climate summit
IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq has been chosen as one of 38 civil society representatives to attend the UN Secretary General's climate summit
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Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
Why transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects
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Investor-state arbitration: Lessons from civil society advocacy
How can civil society promote public awareness and scrutiny? Two civil society practitioners recently shared their experiences during IIED's second Legal Tools webinar
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Civil society plays key role in policymaking in a changing climate
Civil society plays key roles in pushing for new laws, programmes, policies or strategies on climate change, in holding governments to account on their commitments; in identifying the lack of joined-up government responses to climate change; and in ensuring that national policy making does not forget the poor and vulnerable.
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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: "No more hanky panky"
A global initiative requiring public reporting of revenues from extractive industries could go further
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The Ring alliance
The Ring was an alliance of 13 established and renowned policy research organisations promoting sustainable development through collaborative research, dissemination and policy advocacy.
