International Institute for Environment and Development
| Founded | 1971 |
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| Founder | Barbara Ward |
| Type | Registered charity |
| Focus | Sustainable development |
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Area served
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World wide |
| Method | Research, policy, advocacy |
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Key people
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Andrew Norton, Camilla Toulmin, David Satterthwaite, Lorenzo Cotula, Diana Mitlin, Saleemul Huq, David Dodman |
| Website | www.iied.org |
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent policy research institute (think tank) whose stated mission is to "build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others." Its director is Dr Andrew Norton.
IIED is one of a small group of independent, not-for-profit organisations that has provided core concepts and methods for thinking about sustainability and social change. IIED's main way of working is through partnership with like-minded organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The institute's work is currently divided into five main areas: natural resources;climate change;human settlements; sustainable markets; and governance.
IIED is based in central London on Gray's Inn Road, and has a smaller office in Edinburgh. It formerly had offices in Dakar, Senegal (now an independent organisation IED-Afrique) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (also an independent sister institution, IIED-America Latina). There was also an office in Washington DC, USA (until IIED North America merged with the World Resources Institute in 1988).
The International Institution of Environment and Development has more than 120 employees and researchers from 16 countries. They are hired on experience and skill sets that help toward the mission of the IIED, to create a fairer, environmentally healthy global community. The organisation's Board of Trustees are all volunteers, currently 13 representative from 11 different countries. The board's duty is to oversee all cases of the IIED to ensure laws are being followed, standards of the IIED are being upheld and take legal responsibility when necessary. The working budget of the IIED, £20 million, is achieved through donations, grants and mutually beneficial partnerships.
IIED was set up in 1971 with backing from industrialist Robert O. Anderson and was originally called the International Institute for Environmental Affairs. In 1973, its first director Barbara Ward moved the organisation to London and changed its name to IIED.
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