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American Law Cafe
Torts: IIED, False Imprisonment and Conversion
In this episode, we explore three powerful tort doctrines shaping personal injury law in Tennessee and Alabama: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED), False Imprisonment, and Conversion. From shocking hospital mishandling to wrongful property control and alleged unlawful detentions, we dive into the legal standards and courtroom battles that define what’s outrageous, what’s unlawful, and what crosses the line.We unpack key cases like:Johnson v. Woman’s Hospital — where a grieving mother was handed her infant’s body in a jar of formaldehyde,Medlin v. Allied Investment Co. — clar...
2025-07-17
21 min
Study for the Bar in Your Car
Torts - Wrap-Up and Review (No Negligence)
Embark on a comprehensive journey with AI hosts Claude and Ma in Episode 20 of the Study for the Bar in Your Car podcast! This grand wrap-up of tort law draws from Angela's meticulous notes, providing a vital framework for your bar exam preparation.This episode distills centuries of legal thinking into actionable insights, covering the entire spectrum of civil wrongs. Dive into intentional torts, understanding how "intent" differs from criminal law. Explore key concepts like battery (harmful/offensive contact, nominal damages), assault (apprehension of imminent battery), false imprisonment (confinement to a bounded area), and Intentional Infliction of...
2025-07-13
1h 36
Study for the Bar in Your Car
Torts - IIED - Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and Hulk Hogan
Get ready to delve into the intense world of emotional distress torts with the latest "Study for the Bar in Your Car" podcast! In Episode 10, your AI hosts, Claude and Ma, drawing from Angela's meticulously compiled law school notes, take a deep dive into Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED). This is a critical area for bar exam success, focusing on the most egregious forms of conduct that cause profound emotional harm.We break down the four essential elements a plaintiff must prove for an IIED claim:Extreme and Outrageous Conduct: This isn't about mere rudeness...
2025-07-03
33 min
Make Change Happen
35. Time to reset the international development agenda
In this episode, IIED executive director Tom Mitchell discusses revitalising a commitment to international development and in the process, getting money to where it is needed most and can be used to best effect – to the local level.
2025-06-25
14 min
Make Change Happen
34. Nature finance: what’s being done and is it working?
In this episode, principal researcher Ebony Holland talks to Simon Cullen about the importance of nature finance and the need for changes in practice to make sure money for nature resilience gets to Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
2025-06-11
13 min
Make Change Happen
Anita Varghese — Keystone Foundation, India | Who holds the power in nature restoration?
This excerpt comes from REDAA’s webinar “Tackling the power and politics of locally led nature restoration”. This event examines how power and politics in South Asia and Southeast Asia, are- or are not - shaped to support, scale and sustain locally led action for nature restoration. Conversation lead, Anita Varghese, opens the discussion by asking whether we’re getting in right in terms of restoration governance. Who makes the decisions? Who shapes the policies? Whose priorities count?
2025-05-08
00 min
Make Change Happen
Lassana Koné — Forest Peoples Programme, Congo Basin | Indigenous rights and legal frameworks
This excerpt comes from REDAA’s webinar "Tackling the power and politics of locally led nature restoration”. This event examines how power and politics in sub-Saharan Africa, are- or are not - shaped to support, scale and sustain locally led action for nature restoration. Lassana Koné, of the Forest Peoples Programme, discusses the tension between statutory and customary law in the Congo basin, highlighting why Indigenous right must be at the centre restoration initiatives.
2025-05-08
01 min
Make Change Happen
33. Locally-led nature restoration: critical for a sustainable future
In this episode, IIED researcher Francesca Booker and Ritchel Cahilig from the Haribon Foundation talk about the critical role local leadership plays not only in restoring nature itself but also in conserving local culture, identity and communities too.
2025-04-22
23 min
Make Change Happen
32. Gender justice: why is progress so slow?
In this episode, IIED’s senior researcher Karen Wong-Pérez talks to IIED’s senior press and PR manager, Simon Cullen, about global progress towards gender justice and why the journey towards gender-just environmental action isn’t moving quickly enough.
2025-04-10
15 min
Make Change Happen
31. Country climate targets: another missed deadline
In this episode, IIED’s climate diplomacy researcher Camilla More and senior climate finance researcher Sejal Patel discuss why so many countries missed the recent deadline for submitting their 2035 climate targets – and the implications for global climate action.
2025-02-20
14 min
Make Change Happen
30. Trump 2.0 and the future of global climate action
In this episode, IIED’s head of global climate governance, Subhi Barakat, and IIED’s senior press and PR manager, Simon Cullen, discuss what Donald Trump’s recent return to the White House means for international climate action.
2025-01-30
15 min
Malo Isem Podcast بودكاست مالو اسم
The Syrian Victory النصر السوري
بالحلقة الأولى من "بودكاست مالو اسم"، منسافر ع قلب الحدث، ع سوريا الثورة.رح تسمعوا أصوات من قلب هالأيام، أصوات كتاب وصحفيين حطوا حياتهن ع كف عفريت ليحكوا للعالم شو عم يصير. متل ما وثّقت وعد الخطيب مأساة حلب بفيلم "من أجل سما" (Al-Kateab, 2019)، رح نشوف كيف الإعلام كان أداة لنحكي قصص المصالحة، متل ما بيشرحوا جيك لينش وآنابل مكغولدريك (2005) بمفهوم "صحافة المصالحة".منغوص كمان بكتاب "امرأة في تقاطع نيران" لسمر يزبك (2012)، لنشوف كيف عاشت هالكاتبة هالتجربة، وكيف قدرت توثق بشجاعة مشاعر الخوف والأمل بقلب كل سوري. ومنفكر سوا بدور التكنولوجيا بهالثورة: كيف كانت سلاح بإيد الناس لتوصل صوتها، وبنفس الوقت كيف صارت أداة لمراقبة كل خطوة، متل ما بيوصف ديفيد ليون (2006) بمفهوم "البانوبتيكون الرقمي". ومنشوف كيف منصات متل "أوشاهيدي" يلي هي أداة مفتوحة المصدر لجمع المعلومات من الناس ممكن تكون مصدر الهام لصحافة سوريا بالمستقبلبهالحلقة رح تكتشفوا كيف كل صورة وكل كلمة انكتبت كانت جزء من معركة كبيرة، معركة من أجل الحقيقة. تعوا نسمع، نفهم، ونتأمل سواانضمولي برحلة "نصر سوريا"، ولا تنسوا تشاركوا الحلقة مع اللي بتحبوهن. وخليكن معي ب"بودكاست مالو اسم" لنستكشف سوا أفكار وتساؤلات بتشغلنا كلنا. Host, Script, Research, Editing, Audio Production, Cover Art: NourSegment Intros Music: Janty (Chicho) المراجعAl-Kateab, W. (2019). For Sama [Film]. Channel 4; Frontline.International Institute for Environment and Development. (2011). Ushahidi, or 'testimony': Web 2.0 tools for crowdsourcing crisis information. IIED. https://www.iied.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/migrate/G02842.pdfLyon, D. (2006). Theorizing surveillance: The panopticon and beyond. Willan Publishing.Lynch, J., McGoldrick, A. (2005). Peace journalism. Hawthorn Press.Ushahidi. (n.d.). Ushahidi: The open source platform for community voices. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.ushahidi.com/Yazbek, S. (2012). A woman in the crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian revolution. Haus Publishing. الكلمات المفتاحية: الثورة السورية، إعلام، أدب، تكنولوجيا، صحافة المصالحة #Podcast (#بودكاست) #ArabicPodcast (#بودكاست_عربي) #NamelessPodcast (#بودكاست_مالو_اسم) #Media (#الإعلام) #Technology (#التكنولوجيا) #Literature (ا#لأدب) (#مالو_اسم) #syria (#سوريا) #arabcontent #حرية #الثورة_السورية #الهوية_الوطنية #سوريا_الحرة #الأمل #عدالة #سلام #دمشق #الثورة #سوريا_الجديدة #syrianrevolution #SyriaFreedom #justice #hope #PeaceForSyria #freesyria #SyrianIdentity #freedom
2025-01-06
12 min
Malo Isem Podcast بودكاست مالو اسم
The Syrian Victory النصر السوري
بالحلقة الأولى من "بودكاست مالو اسم"، منسافر ع قلب الحدث، ع سوريا الثورة. رح تسمعوا أصوات من قلب هالأيام، أصوات كتاب وصحفيين حطوا حياتهن ع كف عفريت ليحكوا للعالم شو عم يصير. متل ما وثّقت وعد الخطيب مأساة حلب بفيلم "من أجل سما" (Al-Kateab, 2019)، رح نشوف كيف الإعلام كان أداة لنحكي قصص المصالحة، متل ما بيشرحوا جيك لينش وآنابل مكغولدريك (2005) بمفهوم "صحافة المصالحة". منغوص كمان بكتاب "امرأة في تقاطع نيران" لسمر يزبك (2012)، لنشوف كيف عاشت هالكاتبة هالتجربة، وكيف قدرت توثق بشجاعة مشاعر الخوف والأمل بقلب كل سوري. ومنفكر سوا بدور التكنولوجيا بهالثورة: كيف كانت سلاح بإيد الناس لتوصل صوتها، وبنفس الوقت كيف صارت أداة لمراقبة كل خطوة، متل ما بيوصف ديفيد ليون (2006) بمفهوم "البانوبتيكون الرقمي". ومنشوف كيف منصات متل "أوشاهيدي" يلي هي أداة مفتوحة المصدر لجمع المعلومات من الناس ممكن تكون مصدر الهام لصحافة سوريا بالمستقبل بهالحلقة رح تكتشفوا كيف كل صورة وكل كلمة انكتبت كانت جزء من معركة كبيرة، معركة من أجل الحقيقة. تعوا نسمع، نفهم، ونتأمل سوا انضمولي برحلة "نصر سوريا"، ولا تنسوا تشاركوا الحلقة مع اللي بتحبوهن. وخليكن معي ب"بودكاست مالو اسم" لنستكشف سوا أفكار وتساؤلات بتشغلنا كلنا. Host, Script, Research, Editing, Audio Production, Cover Art: Nour Segment Intros Music: Janty (Chicho) المراجع Al-Kateab, W. (2019). For Sama [Film]. Channel 4; Frontline. International Institute for Environment and Development. (2011). Ushahidi, or 'testimony': Web 2.0 tools for crowdsourcing crisis information. IIED. https://www.iied.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/migrate/G02842.pdf Lyon, D. (2006). Theorizing surveillance: The panopticon and beyond. Willan Publishing. Lynch, J., & McGoldrick, A. (2005). Peace journalism. Hawthorn Press. Ushahidi. (n.d.). Ushahidi: The open source platform for community voices. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.ushahidi.com/ Yazbek, S. (2012). A woman in the crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian revolution. Haus Publishing. الكلمات المفتاحية: الثورة السورية، إعلام، أدب، تكنولوجيا، صحافة المصالحة
2025-01-06
12 min
Make Change Happen
29. Taking stock – opportunities for action in 2025
Our latest episode revisits the key themes covered on Make Change Happen during 2025, including critical minerals, climate action and reform of the international financial architecture. As well as reflecting on the progress made, our hosts – IIED’s Simon Cullen and Lindlyn Moma – highlight the big opportunities for global action in 2025, discussing what it will take to see change in the nature, climate and inequality crises.
2024-12-12
27 min
Law School
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED) Source: Excerpts from "Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)" Main Themes: Definition and elements of IIED Examples of outrageous conduct Requirements of intent or recklessness Defenses against IIED claims Application of IIED in specific circumstances (public figures, workplace) Limitations and challenges of IIED claims Most Important Ideas/Facts: 1. Definition and Elements: IIED allows recovery for severe emotional suffering caused by outrageous and intentional conduct. Four elements must be proven...
2024-11-06
18 min
Make Change Happen
28. Money, politics and power – reforming the international financial architecture
There is a critical need to reform the international financial architecture (IFA) – the framework of institutions, policies, rules and practices that govern the global financial system. In the episode, IIED’s Laura Kelly and Mohsen Gul set the scene by explaining why the IFA needs to be fit for purpose and work for everyone, including the least developed countries (LDCs), and why discussions around IFA reforms must include the voices of lower-income countries, LDCs and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). IIED’s chief economist Paul Steele then outlines three priorities for reform of the IFA. We also hear from IIED’s Ritu B...
2024-09-30
24 min
Make Change Happen
27. Confronting injustice with collective action – IIED's new manifesto
IIED has launched a 'Manifesto for a thriving world’ and the need for new responses to a range of compounding crises, greater uncertainty and growing injustice. In this episode, the chair of IIED's board of trustees Tara Shine and trustee John Taylor discuss the intitute's plans for the future and changing ways of working. Tom Mitchell, IIED's executive director, stresses the importance of IIED being outward looking and being grounded in evidence and including the knowledge and voices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. And Crissy Guerrero of the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme in Asia gives a practical example, ou...
2024-07-25
22 min
Law School
ES1: The Legal Breakdown (Law school style questions and model answers)
Welcome to "The Legal Breakdown," where we focus on law school-style questions and deliver model answers to help you excel in your studies and beyond. Each episode, we present a challenging legal question, dissect its complexities, and provide a detailed model answer, guiding you through the reasoning process. Tort Law Exam Question: Jane and Bob are having a heated argument in a park. During the argument, Jane raises her fist and yells, "I'm going to punch you right now!" Bob, fearing imminent harm, steps back. At that moment, Jane's friend Mike, without permission, takes Bob's...
2024-07-04
18 min
Law School
Torts Chapter 2: Intentional Torts (Part 1)
Summary of Chapter 2: Intentional Torts. Chapter 2 of the Tort Law Hornbook delves into the category of intentional torts, which involve deliberate actions that cause harm to others. The key intentional torts discussed include battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), trespass to land, trespass to chattels, and conversion. Battery: Defined as intentional and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person without consent. Key elements include intent, contact, and the harmful or offensive nature of the contact. Defenses include consent, self-defense, and defense of others. Assault: Involves creating a reasonable...
2024-06-26
35 min
Law School
Torts Chapter 2: Intentional Torts (Part 2)
Summary of Chapter 2: Intentional Torts. Chapter 2 of the Tort Law Hornbook delves into the category of intentional torts, which involve deliberate actions that cause harm to others. The key intentional torts discussed include battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), trespass to land, trespass to chattels, and conversion. Battery: Defined as intentional and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person without consent. Key elements include intent, contact, and the harmful or offensive nature of the contact. Defenses include consent, self-defense, and defense of others. Assault: Involves creating a reasonable...
2024-06-26
36 min
Make Change Happen
26. Critical minerals and the green energy transition
Critical minerals – such as cobalt, lithium and copper – are in the headlines, attracting global attention for their potential in supporting the green energy pathway and accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels. They make green technologies including electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines possible. The opportunities are huge and demand is booming. But this doesn't come without issues. If not managed well, extraction can have negative impacts on communities, ecosystems and local economies. This episode is a conversation between IIED senior researcher Eric Bisil and executive director of Africa Resources Watch (Afrewatch) Emmanuel Umpula. They discuss the potential of crit...
2024-05-23
22 min
Make Change Happen
25. Hidden handbrakes – what’s holding back climate action?
Despite global efforts to tackle the impacts of climate change, we are failing to achieve critical climate objectives. IIED’s Hidden Handbrake campaign aims to reveal and explain the bureaucratic, political, legal and practical barriers to countries taking effective action in response to climate change. Progress on mitigation and adaptation measures and anticipatory actions to reduce the potential of loss and damage is drastically slowed where these barriers exist. They must be brought out into the open, challenged and removed. This episode is a conversation between Tom Mitchell, executive director of IIED, and Sejal Patel, a senior researcher in IIED fo...
2024-01-31
25 min
Make Change Happen
24. Filling in the gaps: how Delhi organisations provided food relief during COVID-19
This special guest episode, produced by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) looks at the work of a social network in Delhi that delivered food relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Delhi Coordinated Relief Network succeeded in reaching some of the most vulnerable neighbourhoods in the city during an unprecedented crisis. This episode of Make Change Happen is hosted by Rashee Mehra of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, with guests Juhi Jain, deputy director of the Centre for Advocacy and Research and Dr Gautam Bhan, the associate dean of the School of Human Development at IIHS.
2023-10-18
49 min
Make Change Happen
23. Help cities help people – bringing everyone together in the refugee response
According to UNHCR, the global number of people forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, human rights abuses, and other forms of persecution has reached 110 million. When asked to imagine the living conditions of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs), rows of white tents or temporary structures often come to mind. In fact, around 60% of refugees and IDPs live in towns and cities. This episode of Make Change Happen is hosted by Lucy Earle, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, and features Nassim Majidi, co-founder and executive director of Samuel Hall; Jack Makau, associate director of Slum Dwellers International in Kenya...
2023-08-17
31 min
Make Change Happen
22. Challenging queer erasure in climate action and urban development
In this episode of Make Change Happen, marking LGBTQI+ Pride month, we want to spark conversations about how urban development and climate action can be truly inclusive of queer communities. What can we learn from queer thinking and practice? How can we challenge LGBTQI+ erasure in decision making to deliver stronger and more equitable change? Hosted by Tucker Landesman, senior researcher in IIED’s Human Settlements research group, this podcast features lawyer and urban planner Rodrigo Faria G. Iacovini, working with the Instituto Pólis in Sao Paul, Brazil and queer activist Sarah Louis Montgomery, project coordinator at the global netw...
2023-06-26
37 min
Make Change Happen
21. Ripple effects and revolutions: women leaders in climate and biodiversity
In this episode, launched to coincide with International Women’s Day, an all-women panel share the transformative change driven by women as they take on leadership roles at every level – from remote rural villages to international conventions. Hosted by James Persad, director of IIED’s Communications group, this podcast features Ritu Bharadwaj, principal researcher in IIED’s Climate Change research group; Omaira Bolaños, director of the Latin America and Gender Justice programmes at Rights and Resources Initiative; and Ivonne Higuero, secretary-general of CITES. Participants discuss what women leadership looks like, why spaces must be created for women leaders in climate a...
2023-03-07
32 min
Make Change Happen
20. Can mitigation deliver better cities in the global South?
Our last episode of 2022 brings together experts from across the world to explore how far climate mitigation action can respond to pervasive urban poverty in the global South – seen in a lack of housing and basic services such as water, sanitation and energy – and contribute to more just and equitable cities. This special episode is hosted by Anna Walnycki, principal researcher in IIED’s Human Settlements research group. Alongside two IIED colleagues, principal researcher Aditya Bahadur and researcher Tucker Landesman, she is joined by two experts working on urban mitigation projects. Bijal Brahmbhatt is executive director of the Mahila Housing Trust...
2022-12-19
26 min
Slam the Gavel
Marineka Bowman And Nick Giles Discuss Kangaroo Courts And What Really Is IIED
Slam the Gavel welcomes back Marineka Bowman and Nick Giles to the podcast. They were last on Season 3, Episode 159. We discussed several topics including the definition of a Kangaroo Court as well as what Family Court puts families through, using them as pawns for money, traumatizing children. Also discussed was the subject of IIED. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress. This is a civil tort from common law and is a gap filler tort. IIED is an acronym for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress sometimes called tort of outrage. There is also what is called negligent infliction of emotional distres...
2022-11-22
56 min
Slam the Gavel
Marineka Bowman And Nick Giles Discuss Kangaroo Courts And What Really Is IIED
Slam the Gavel welcomes back Marineka Bowman and Nick Giles to the podcast. They were last on Season 3, Episode 159. We discussed several topics including the definition of a Kangaroo Court as well as what Family Court puts families through, using them as pawns for money, traumatizing children. Also discussed was the subject of IIED. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress. This is a civil tort from common law and is a gap filler tort. IIED is an acronym for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress sometimes called tort of outrage. There is also what is called negligent infliction of emotional distre...
2022-11-22
56 min
Make Change Happen
19. A spur to action – getting money to the local level for nature and climate
At COP26, political leaders called for more action to address biodiversity loss and climate change together. In this episode of Make Change Happen, we discuss how this must be financed and the possible mechanisms for spurring actions on the ground. Hosted for the first time by James Persad, IIED’s new director of communications, this episode features Mandy Barnett from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Moses Egaru of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Yiching Song from the Farmers’ Seed Network China and Xiaoting Hou Jones, senior researcher at IIED's Natural Resources research group.
2022-09-21
38 min
EXALT Podcast
Usman Ashraf - Who could lose from planting billions of trees in Pakistan?
This month we were delighted to be joined by fellow University of Helsinki, Global Development Studies doctoral researcher, Usman Ashraf. Usman moved from the natural sciences to the social sciences and his research focuses on Chinese investment in Pakistan’s forestry sector. In particular we talked about the Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation project and the subsequent 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation project. We touched on the landscape changes that attend this kind of project and the impacts that these projects have on the human and other than human beings in the affected areas. He gives us insight into how the im...
2022-08-26
58 min
Make Change Happen
18. Uncomfortable conversations? Confronting development’s White gaze
In this episode of Make Change Happen, we discuss racism and decolonisation in the development sector. Hosted by Liz Carlile, IIED’s outgoing director of communications, this episode features Natalie Lartey, IIED’s advocacy and engagement manager; Maryam Mohsin, head of media and communications at Bond; and Mpho Tapela, executive director of Youth Unlimited Network in Botswana. We explore how development organisations have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement, with a particular focus on language and narratives.
2022-07-20
41 min
Beneath the Baobab
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods ft. Dr Dilys Roe and Sam Shaba
In this episode of Beneath the Baobab, Gordon Buchanan takes a look at the human dimensions of conservation. Dr Dilys Roe @dilysroe and Sam Shaba share examples of models for supporting livelihoods and wildlife to thrive in shared spaces, from ecotourism and carbon credit schemes to incentivisation of the sustainable use of natural resources. Dilys is Chair of the Sustainable Use and Livelihoods (SULi) specialist group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This global volunteer network aims to mobilise cross-sector expertise to support sustainable use models that also meet human nee...
2022-07-14
58 min
Make Change Happen
17. Making sustainable development a reality: movements that inspire change
As IIED celebrates its 50th birthday, this episode of Make Change Happen brings together four established members of the IIED family to reflect on key movements in the journey towards sustainable development. Host Liz Carlile, IIED's director of communications, is joined by ex-colleagues Steve Bass, now a consultant in sustainable development; Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD); and former IIED director Camilla Toulmin, who is now a professor at the University of Lancaster’s Environment Centre and an associate at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. All three are also senior associates working wi...
2022-06-21
44 min
Make Change Happen
16. Shifting the power – climate justice means gender justice
To reflect on International Women’s Day, and the 2022 theme ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’, this episode of Make Change Happen discusses how gender equity and intersectionality approaches are central to climate justice, and that means putting people’s rights, lived experiences and priorities at the centre of every response. Heather McGray, director of the Climate Justice Resilience Fund, Vitumbiko Chinoko, project manager at the Open Forum on Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi, and IIED’s Tracy Kajumba join host Liz Carlile. We explore what is meant by the term ‘climate justice’, and unpack how through shifting the dynamics of op...
2022-03-29
36 min
Make Change Happen
15. IIED at 50: reflecting on the past, looking to the future
In the year IIED celebrates 50 years of working for a fairer and more sustainable world, we invite two eminent former colleagues to look back at where we came from, how we have developed, and where we should be going. Achala Abeysinghe, Asia regional director for the Global Green Growth Institute and ex-IIED vice-president David Runnalls, a fellow with the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada, join host Liz Carlile for the discussion. Among the issues that arise are climate finance, partnerships and how to support the poorest and the most vulnerable to ensure their voices are heard and they...
2022-01-10
45 min
Make Change Happen
14. Walking the talk of climate ambition: why that walk needs nature too
Experts discuss the connections between the climate emergency, loss of biodiversity and rising inequalities, and why it is important to include nature in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to address these crises globally. The latest episode of the Make Change Happen podcast focuses on why and how developing countries are incorporating nature-based solutions in their NDCs to increase and deliver their climate ambitions. Guests include Nathalie Seddon, professor of biodiversity and director of the Nature Based Solutions initiative at the University of Oxford; Bob Natifu, acting commissioner on climate change in the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda; Maria Caballero...
2021-11-01
40 min
Make Change Happen
13. Getting climate resilience right: the case for backing smallholder organisations
Forest and farm smallholders are fighting for their livelihoods and food security. New research shows producers’ practical measures for climate resilience have impact, but barriers remain to scaling the work up and out. In this ‘super year’ of climate and nature, the latest episode of the Make Change Happen podcast hosts a discussion on what support smallholders need, and who should provide it. Guests include Ugandan young agriprenuer Elizabeth Nsimadala, IIED Climate Change director Clare Shakya and Duncan Macqueen, leader of IIED's forest team and an expert on locally controlled forestry, climate-resilient forest enterprises and forest governance approaches.
2021-09-13
40 min
The Indian Ocean World Podcast
Chandni Singh & Roger Few - Recovery with Dignity in South Asia
In this podcast, Dr Chandni Singh (Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, India) and Prof. Roger Few (University of East Anglia) discuss the different meanings of recovery from disasters and highlight how disasters are caused as much by physical hazards as they are socially generated. Using case studies from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Singh and Few argue that long-term recovery from disasters should focus not only on the measurable, tangible impact (roads, buildings), but also on rebuilding the well-being of communities. Differential access to resources and assets - e.g., loans to rebuild a house, or...
2021-07-28
39 min
Make Change Happen
12. Wanted: an inclusive vision of urban recovery from COVID-19
The urban dimensions of COVID-19 have been largely ignored and yet the economic impacts of the pandemic are especially severe in cities and towns in the global South, where low-income residents have been disproportionately affected. In this episode of Make Change Happen, expert practitioners discuss the effects of the pandemic in urban areas, and they share a range of inclusive, locally led responses from the global South.
2021-06-21
31 min
Make Change Happen
11. Indigenous knowledge, people and nature – all crucial to Kunming
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have been the guardians of biodiversity for thousands of years. As a result, today, they conserve the world’s richest biodiversity on their lands and territories. In this Make Change Happen episode we learn about the term biocultural heritage, which comes from the lived experience of Indigenous Peoples, and is critical to the success of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework up for negotiation in Kunming later this year. Hosted by Liz Carlile, this podcast features IIED’s principal researcher Krystyna Swiderska; Alejandro Argumedo, Quechuan native from southern Peru and coordinator of the Mountain Indigenous People’s Netw...
2021-04-26
39 min
Make Change Happen
10. Loss and damage – recognising the costs of climate change
Climate change has devastating impacts on our planet and people. Some impacts are very noticeable, but many go unmentioned. In this episode of Make Change Happen, we acknowledge the untold loss and damage from climate change having devastating effects on culture and communities. Hosted by Liz Carlile, this edition’s podcast features IIED’s senior associate director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in Bangladesh Saleem Huq, senior researcher in IIED’s Climate Change research group Brianna Craft, and Gladys Hub, a climate activist from the Solomon Islands, who is also a UNICEF Pacific Supporter and a full...
2021-03-02
35 min
Make Change Happen
9. No time to lose – collective action for our common future
2020 set us back in achieving environment and development progress, leaving an unprecedented challenge ahead. But recovery is possible if we learn from last year and move ahead quickly. In the first ‘Make Change Happen’ episode of 2021, we learn that early action, youth participation and collaborative policymaking are pivotal to making change happen and a better future for us all. Hosted by Liz Carlile, this episode’s conversation features IIED director Andrew Norton; Ineza Umehoza Grace, founder and chief executive officer of the Rwandan organisation, The Green Fighter; and Dr Tara Shine, chair of the board of trustees of IIED and direct...
2021-01-05
30 min
Earth to Humans
ETH 217: Biodiversity and Climate Change: 1 Coin 2 Sides
Rosalind Helfand was enamored with the wild hills of Simi Valley as a child. Their continuous destruction by human expansion ignited a quest for justice that has embedded Roz on the frontlines fighting for environmental and social issues her entire life. Recognition that human rights and the plights facing our natural ecosystems are intertwined has strengthened her resolve.Roz works as a consultant helping develop progressive policies for non-profit and governmental entities. A recent focus has been on the upcoming 2021 Convention on Biological Diversity where her efforts and those of many others have helped establish the...
2020-12-30
48 min
Make Change Happen
8. Debt swaps for climate and nature: innovation for resilience
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns over debt owed by developing nations are increasing substantially. The burden of developing country debt stands at eight trillion US dollars, so action on debt relief is now more pressing than ever. Debt swaps for climate and nature could help relieve debt and offer great gains for the wellbeing of the planet. But they are a controversial idea. In this episode of ‘Make Change Happen’, guests discuss the challenges and potential of debt swaps for climate and nature, highlight a lived example of a marine debt swap from the Seychelles, and analyse what...
2020-11-12
35 min
Climate Action Show
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi farmer in CovidTimes (repeat)CLIMATE CRISIS FRONTLINESEpisode 1- BANGLADESH13th July 2020Guests:Runa Khan - Founder of "Friendship" floating hospitals in Bangladeshhttps://friendship.ngo/floods-in-bangladesh-and-friendships-response/(link is external)https://friendship.ngo/about-us/leadership/runa-khan-founder-and-executive-director/(link is external)Dr Saleemul Huq - Scientist and Director of International Centre for Climate Change and Developmenthttps://www.iied.org/climate-covid-19-collaboration-we-need(link is external)COP is no longer fit for purpose :https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1iUHL94bWo7kN34oPG6V_dny1BJ4hwEW&v=g3nuz1_Ani0(link is external)Music: Stand Up tall by Miguel Heatwole and the choirSound E...
2020-08-31
00 min
Make Change Happen
7. Shared vulnerabilities? Connecting climate and health in cities
Cities and towns are hugely impacted by both climate change and public health crises. This combined (and intertwined) threat weighs heaviest on the poorest urban communities. Health and climate specialists are already working hard on reducing urban risk and increasing resilience, but what has COVID-19 shown us about how these experts could learn from each other, and how they could work better with knowledgeable local actors? Hosted by Anna Walnycki, senior researcher in the Human Settlements group of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the discussion features principal researcher Aditya Bahadur, climate change researcher Sarah McIvor, both also...
2020-08-06
39 min
Climate Action Show
BANGLADESH
Bangladeshi farmer in CovidTimesCLIMATE CRISIS FRONTLINES Episode 1- BANGLADESH13th July 2020Guests: Runa Khan - Founder of "Friendship" floating hospitals in Bagladeshhttps://friendship.ngo/floods-in-bangladesh-and-friendships-response/https://friendship.ngo/about-us/leadership/runa-khan-founder-and-executive-director/Dr Saleemul Huq - Scientist and Director of International Centre for Climate Change and Developmenthttps://www.iied.org/climate-covid-19-collaboration-we-needCOP is no longer fit for purpose :https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1iUHL94bWo7kN34oPG6V_dny1BJ4hwEW&v=g3nuz1_Ani0Music: Stand Up tall by Miguel Heatwole and the choirSound Effects : by Maqubul from Freesound "Be prepared" is the message from Bangladesh. Runa Khan de...
2020-07-13
00 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer
"Get Off Your Donkey": How to build a career in social entrepreneurship and international development.
"Working with communities", "social entrepreneurship", "consulting with the UN" are all terms students in International Development have heard and use. But how to get started? In this episode Soudeh Jamshidian joins Dr. Bob to chat about how she has worked on various social entrepreneurship initiatives as well as with the United Nations, and founding her own organization "Peace Geeks"? How to engage in global development through social entrepreneurship? It's easy, according to Soudeh. "Just get off your Donkey"....you'll see what she means. Soudeh (B.Sc., M.Sc. in Natural Resources Engineering) is a social entrepreneur and envir...
2020-06-23
21 min
Make Change Happen
6. Reimagining refugee futures: cities, not camps?
Of the approximately 71 million people displaced by conflict and violence worldwide, nearly 26 million are considered refugees. But are more secure futures hindered by a collective failure to see refugees as diverse people, with skills to offer, and preferences about where they call home? For World Refugee Day, we discuss new IIED research comparing refugees’ experiences of life in urban areas to that in camps, examining Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Jordan and Kenya. And we hear about an energy access project that captures some of the complexity of working with displaced people. Hosted by Liz Carlile, IIED’s director of communications, the discussion feat...
2020-06-19
48 min
Make Change Happen
5 What makes a sustainable diet? And who decides?
Globally, we are producing more food than ever. But for many of the world’s poorer citizens, secure access to safe food is becoming less certain. To counter this, an advocacy programme called Sustainable Diets for All is asking: how can we create food systems that are fairer, healthier and more sustainable? Over the last four years, Dutch NGO Hivos and IIED have worked with local organisations in Uganda, Bolivia, Indonesia, Zambia and Kenya to find out how we can make sustainable diets – those that serve both planet and people – available to everybody. The Sustainable Diets programme is bridging the gap be...
2020-05-05
41 min
Make Change Happen
4 The trouble with growth
Growth is usually measured by gross domestic product (GDP). But while this can indicate the health of other factors – such as jobs, livelihoods and even poverty reduction – it paints a limited picture. GDP does not capture inequality, despite the effect this has on wellbeing. It excludes the environment and the care economy – meaning a huge amount of work done by women literally doesn’t count. GDP also largely overlooks greenhouse gas emissions, failing to count the cost to vulnerable countries. In fact, damaging climate shocks can even count as ‘positive’ when we focus on GDP, as destruction prompts recovery spending. Discussing t...
2020-03-11
28 min
Make Change Happen
3 Seizing opportunities for urban change
A quarter of the world’s urban population live in informal settlements, mostly in the global South. In advance of the 2020 World Urban Forum in February 2020, this episode looks at how IIED’s work with marginalised urban communities developed, and what opportunities exist now for building more inclusive cities. To discuss these and other related issues, in this podcast our director of communications, Liz Carlile, talks with two urban experts, David Satterthwaite and Anna Walnycki. Both guests explain why they feel optimistic about the opportunities for inclusive, low-carbon sustainable urbanisation, inspired by successful community-led projects and the urban residents doing this...
2020-02-04
30 min
Beaver Sound
Grimshaw Speakers #3: Andrew Norton on Supporting Least Developed Countries in Climate Negotiations
At our recent Grimshaw Simposium on The Changing Face of International Affairs, we spoke to Andrew Norton, Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), about his work in climate change negotiations and partnering with least developed countries to train their negotiators and support them in the process. Yasmina O'Sullivan chairs the discussion. This is Grimshaw Speaker, a partnership between the Grimshaw Club and Beaver Sound. We bring you conversations with exceptional individuals, discussing the issues of our times. For more from The Beaver click here and from the Grimshaw Club click here.
2019-12-16
38 min
Make Change Happen
2 Delivering energy access for all
Access to electricity in the poorest countries has begun to accelerate, energy efficiency continues to improve, and renewable energy is making gains in the electricity sector. Despite this progress, around a billion people remain without access to electricity while some 3 billion are without access to clean cooking fuels and technologies. Off-grid and mini-grid solutions can be designed to provide affordable electricity to poor communities in hard-to-reach areas, but Governments hoping to harness these technologies to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 — universal access to energy by 2030 — need to find new ways to attract more finance as they currently receive only a fraction of the...
2019-11-14
40 min
Make Change Happen
1 Protecting the ocean
With nearly three quarters of our planet covered by water, the ocean is the earth’s essential life support system. But much of the ocean is under-regulated and over-exploited. In the first episode of a new podcast from the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED), we examine international efforts to protect the ocean, support marine biodiversity and create sustainable fisheries. Joining host Liz Carlile to discuss how to protect our ocean are experts Essam Yassin Mohammed, an environmental economics specialist whose fascination with fisheries began when he fell in love with the orangeface butterflyfish that lives in the Red Se...
2019-08-21
30 min
Bondcast
Climate and environment issues are development challenges too
We need to wake up to the triple challenges of tackling climate change, eliminating poverty and protecting the natural environment. At the recent Bond Conference, we brought together experts from different sectors to interrogate how we as NGOs can tackle this urgent crisis together. Hear thoughts from Farhana Yamin from Extinction Rebellion, Tanya Steele from WWF UK, and Christine Allen from CAFOD. The panel was moderated by Clare Shakya from IIED. If you liked this podcast, please rate or review us on your chosen player.
2019-05-16
22 min
Kink Korner with Constance
Kink Korner New Year New Show....
okay so I Iied same old crazy kink korner just a new year LOL and we will talk funny resolutions
2019-01-03
56 min
留学声(第1季)
黄泓翔:从复旦到哥大,从中国到美国再到非洲,从调查记者到创业者,我的人生抉择
黄泓翔:ChinaHouse 中南屋首席执行官、创始人,复旦大学新闻学学士,哥伦比亚大学国际关系硕士,哥伦比亚大学访问学者,英国环境与发展研究所(IIED),世界自然基金会等多家顶级国际组织特约顾问,自2011年以来,赴南美洲、非洲数十个国家进行学术调研学术调研,研究中国企业走出去遇到的环境与社会问题,在国内外顶级媒体如《南方周末》《外交政策》《大西洋月刊》等发表大量作品,也在约翰霍布金斯大学中非研究项目等平台发表中非关系领域的学术论文。并在2016年成为了Netflix国际纪录大片《象牙游戏》的主角,受到了国际野保英雄珍古道尔等人的大力支持。 主持人赵一昕:哥伦比亚大学教育学院传播学&教育学硕士
2018-10-15
20 min
The Belt and Road Podcast
Chinese Infrastructure Building and its Effects on Economic Development - A Case Study in Mozambique featuring Ulrikke Wethal
This episode features the dynamic researcher from the Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo - Ulrikke Wethal The topic of discussion comes from her latest article:Beyond the China Factor: Challenges to backwards linkages in the Mozambican construction sector from the June 2018 edition of the Journal of Modern African Studies Recommendations: Ulrikke: 1) Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies - China-Africa Research Initiative Data 2) Belt and Road Music Video Erik: 1) IIED's new documentary short on Mr. Forest, a Chinese investor who...
2018-10-05
33 min
Audio Law
Cullison V. Medley (Mere Words)
When do words constitute an assault? When can they constitute Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED). Find out how "mere words" are regarded for both of these torts in Audio Law's coverage of Cullision v. Medley (1991).
2018-09-28
12 min
Audio Law
Taylor V. Vallelunga (Intention)
How important is it for the defendant to know their actions will cause severe emotional distress? Does transferred intent apply in cases of IIED? Gain context and answers to these questions in Taylor V. Vallelunga (1959).
2018-09-28
07 min
Audio Law
Slocum V. Food Fair Stores, Inc. (Insufficient Severe Emotional Distress)
IIED is the Intentional Infliction of severe Emotional Distress (subjective) by relatively extreme and outrageous conduct which actually causes Severe Emotional Distress (objective). Can an insult cause severe emotional distress? Hear about the court's decision regarding IIED in Slocum v. Food Fair Stores, Inc.
2018-09-28
09 min
Skylines, the CityMetric podcast
98. A huge, developing problem
This week, we’re talking about one of the biggest problems facing the developing world today. Untold millions are moving from country to cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, in search of a better life – but with a few exceptions, those cities are not building the infrastructure those new arrivals require. So, what to do?Luckily, we have an expert on hand to tell us. Sarah Colenbrander is an environmental economist currently working at the International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED). She tells me why the urban poor are growing in absolute terms, albeit not as a pr...
2018-08-02
25 min
VisionKeepers™
Denise Loga - Sustainable Food Academy
Denise is the co-founder and managing director of the Berlin-based Sustainable Food Academy which offers B2B services for executives working in food business contexts. Denise is a sustainability expert and trend scout with the thematic focus on "Future Food“. As a strategic policy consultant, project manager and researcher, Denise previously worked for the United Nations (UN), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in the areas of climate policy & economic development.
2018-06-14
00 min
Law to Fact
Torts: Intentional Torts to Person
This episode reviews the following intentional torts to the person: BatteryAssaultFalse Imprisonment Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)The episode begins with an explanation of intent and then discusses the rules and relevant case law necessary to understand each of the four intentional torts to the person. We end with an analytical framework and strategy for attacking these torts on a law school exam.-As always, if you have any suggestions for an episode topic, please let us know! You can email leslie@lawtofact.com or tweet @lawtofact. -Find us on...
2017-11-28
16 min
IIED
Clare Shakya on CBA11 and increasing climate ambition
Ahead of the 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA11), which takes place in Uganda in late June, Clare Shakya discusses the value of the community of practitioners at the event, and the importance of increasing climate ambition. Shakya is the head of the Climate Change research group at IIED.
2017-06-12
03 min
IIED
Clare Shakya interviewed on the impact of the US leaving the Paris Agreement
IIED's director of climate change Clare Shakya discusses the implications of the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on BBC Radio 5 Live on 1 June. Also on the show is Dr Benny Peiser, of the Global Warming Policy Foundation
2017-06-02
15 min
IIED
IIED panel on Least Developed Countries ambition
On 3 March 2017, the chair of the Least Developed Countries Group of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Gebru Jember Endalew, was part of a panel discussing the ambition of the LDC Group following the Paris Agreement. The panel was hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and also featured IIED director Andrew Norton and principal researcher Achala Abeysinghe, who provides legal and technical advice to the LDC Group. More details:
2017-03-03
1h 20
IIED
Post-COP22 analysis, hosted by IIED
What lessons were there from the UN climate talks in Marrakech (COP22) in November 2016? What needs to happen next? On 2 December 2016, IIED hosted a panel featuring senior fellow Saleemul Huq, principal researcher Achala Abeysinghe and senior researcher Subhi Barakat. The event was moderated by IIED director of communications Liz Carlile. The panel was streamed live on Periscope and can be viewed via https://www.periscope.tv/w/1LyGBOndAEnJN
2016-12-02
1h 07
IIED
Fish Night 4: Emily Penn on plastic pollution in the high seas
IIED's latest Fish Night on 1 December 2016 looked at the high seas and biodiversity. Can governing the high seas have an impact for biodiversity? How do the challenges faced by high seas governance impact us in our daily lives? Skipper and ocean plastics expert Emily Penn was the guest speaker.
2016-12-02
32 min
IIED
Critical theme: Conflict, climate and migration in Syria – did the media get it right?
Andrew Norton, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development, introduces IIED's Critical Theme on the media reporting of links between migration, climate change and the conflict in Syria. More details: http://www.iied.org/critical-theme-conflict-climate-migration-syria-did-media-get-it-right
2016-10-24
03 min
The China Africa Project
Why more Chinese companies in Africa are choosing to be good neighbors
Chinese companies around the world, particularly in Africa, have a well-earned reputation for being bad corporate citizens. There are countless stories of labor rights violations, disregard of environmental policies and lack of engagement with local communities among many other allegations. While all of these examples highlight a serious problem in China's overseas corporate governance, it doesn't tell the whole story. New research from the International Institute for Environment and Development that surveyed 58 representatives across three African countries revealed that Chinese corporate behavior varies widely depending on the local conditions of where it invests. That is, in those areas where there...
2016-05-08
40 min
Cowries and Rice
Episode 73 - Chinese businesses in Africa, CSR, and Chinese government policy
In this episode, we go back to a topic we have previously discussed at Cowries and Rice yet one that we judge timely and important enough to revisit: Sustainable development. Both sustainable development and developing sustainably seem to be important slogans for China - Africa relations and reflect Chinese policy priorities. In order to further look into questions of the impact of development on the environment and Corporate Social Responsibility practices by Chinese firms abroad in general and in Africa more specifically, we have invited to the pod Ms. Xiaoxue Weng who is a researcher in International Institute for Environment...
2016-04-10
38 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: informal AND illegal AND unsustainable?
The third panel session on 'Informal AND illegal AND unsustainable?' during an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The third panel session focused on forestry and was presented by Paolo Cerutti, of CIFOR, with insights from Mohammad Amin Sulthon, of the Jepara small-scale furniture association in Indonesia, and Gustav Adu, Kumasi of t...
2016-03-08
27 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: recognition as a first step
The fourth panel session on 'Recognition as a first step' during an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The fourth panel session focused on artisanal and small-scale mining, and was presented by by Gavin Hilson, nof the University of Surrey, with insights from Jikssa Kidane, of the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natu...
2016-03-08
29 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: a different approach to policy
The fifth panel session on ' A different approach to policy' during an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The fifth panel session was presented by Sally Roever, of WIEGO, with insights from Alexandre Fernandes, of EPEA Brazil with Tearfund. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining...
2016-03-08
33 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: first plenary session
The first plenary session, moderated by Oliver Greenfield of the Green Economy Coalition, during an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the International Labour Organisation, and from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil...
2016-03-08
25 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: second plenary session
The second plenary session, moderated by Oliver Greenfield of the Green Economy Coalition, during an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the International Labour Organisation, and from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil...
2016-03-08
54 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: synthesis with Steve Bass
Steve Bass, senior fellow at IIED, gives a synthesis at the end of an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the International Labour Organisation, and from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil. It was h...
2016-03-08
15 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: informality and rural transition
The second panel session on 'Informality and rural transition' during an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The second panel session was presented by Philipp Heinrigs, of Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat, OECD, from rural development and food systems, with insights from Alejandro Guarín, of the German Development Institute, and Louis...
2016-03-08
27 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: the missing majority
The first panel session on 'The missing majority' during an an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The first panel session was presented by Emily Benson, of the Green Economy Coalition, with insights from Peter Poschen, of ILO, and Mao Amis, of the African Centre for a Green Economy. The event reviewed info...
2016-03-08
31 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: keynote address by Marty Chen
Marty Chen, co-founder and international coordinator of WIEGO, gives the keynote address at an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the International Labour Organisation, and from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil. It was h...
2016-03-08
23 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: Q&A with Marty Chen
Marty Chen, co-founder and international coordinator of WIEGO, answers questions after giving the keynote address at an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the International Labour Organisation, and from Ethiopia, Indonesi...
2016-03-08
28 min
IIED
The biggest private sector: introduction with Oliver Greenfield
Oliver Greenfield, of the Green Economy Coalition, introduces an event on 'The biggest ‘private sector’: What place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth? ' on Thursday, 25 February 2016. The conference took place at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, and was intended to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The event reviewed informal economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the International Labour Organisation, and from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil. It was hosted by IIED and the...
2016-03-08
09 min
IIED
Giza Gaspar-Martins in an interview with Aline Brachet from AEDD/AEF
Giza Gaspar-Martins, the chair of the Least Developed Countries Group in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations, is interviewed by Aline Brachet from AEDD/AEF. The interview took place on Wednesday, 9 December, 2015 during the United Nations climate talks (COP21) that took place in Paris.
2015-12-16
01 min
IIED
Cameroon PCLG project: Beach FM (French)
As part of the communication and sensitisation parts of the Cameroon Poverty and Conservation Learning Group project (2013-15), four local radio stations were retained by the Cameroon PCLG to produce radio programmes from March to August 2015. These were Beach FM and Kribi FM in the south region, and Ocean City Radio in Limbe and Radio Bonakanga in Buea, in the southwest region of Cameroon. The intention was to use media houses, which already had slots dedicated to addressing environmental issues, to incorporate the issue of great apes conservation in their shows. Within a period of six months, each of the...
2015-10-04
10 min
IIED
Cameroon PCLG project: Kribi FM (French)
As part of the communication and sensitisation parts of the Cameroon Poverty and Conservation Learning Group project (2013-15), four local radio stations were retained by the Cameroon PCLG to produce radio programmes from March to August 2015. These were Beach FM and Kribi FM in the south region, and Ocean City Radio in Limbe and Radio Bonakanga in Buea, in the southwest region of Cameroon. The intention was to use media houses, which already had slots dedicated to addressing environmental issues, to incorporate the issue of great apes conservation in their shows. Within a period of six months, each of the...
2015-10-04
06 min
IIED
Cameroon PCLG project: Radio Bonakanga Buea (English)
As part of the communication and sensitisation parts of the Cameroon Poverty and Conservation Learning Group project (2013-15), four local radio stations were retained by the Cameroon PCLG to produce radio programmes from March to August 2015. These were Beach FM and Kribi FM in the south region, and Ocean City Radio in Limbe and Radio Bonakanga in Buea, in the southwest region of Cameroon. The intention was to use media houses, which already had slots dedicated to addressing environmental issues, to incorporate the issue of great apes conservation in their shows. Within a period of six months, each of the...
2015-10-04
06 min
IIED
Cameroon PCLG project: Ocean City Radio, Limb (English)
As part of the communication and sensitisation parts of the Cameroon Poverty and Conservation Learning Group project (2013-15), four local radio stations were retained by the Cameroon PCLG to produce radio programmes from March to August 2015. These were Beach FM and Kribi FM in the south region, and Ocean City Radio in Limbe and Radio Bonakanga in Buea, in the southwest region of Cameroon. The intention was to use media houses, which already had slots dedicated to addressing environmental issues, to incorporate the issue of great apes conservation in their shows. Within a period of six months, each of the...
2015-10-04
04 min
IIED
Uganda PCLG radio show: Can conservation and poverty balance? (excerpt 6)
This is an edited excerpt from the third radio show discussing the linkages between biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction involving the Uganda Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG). The third show was broadcast on Monday, 22 December and featured guests Dr Arthur Mugisha, of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and Dr Robert Bitariho, of the Institute for Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC). This excerpt focuses on the key issues for poverty and conservation in Uganda. More details: http://povertyandconservation.info/en/pages/uganda-pclg
2015-06-17
02 min
IIED
Webinar recording (part 3): Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments
The IIED webinar 'Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments', was hosted on 26 November 2014. It was part of a series on legal tools for citizen empowerment. The entire recording of the discussion is available in three parts, and is also summarised. This recording is part 3. Part 1: http://bit.ly/1wlDYsS Part 2: http://bit.ly/1r2Bdfi Summary: http://bit.ly/1v3hfNX More details: http://www.iied.org/legal-tools.
2014-12-18
27 min
IIED
Webinar recording (part 2): Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments
The IIED webinar 'Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments', was hosted on 26 November 2014. It was part of a series on legal tools for citizen empowerment. The entire recording of the discussion is available in three parts, and is also summarised. This recording is part 2. Part 1: http://bit.ly/1wlDYsS Part 3: http://bit.ly/1x2bC99 Summary: http://bit.ly/1v3hfNX More details: http://www.iied.org/legal-tools.
2014-12-18
30 min
IIED
Webinar recording (part 1): Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments
The IIED webinar 'Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments', was hosted on 26 November 2014. It was part of a series on legal tools for citizen empowerment. The entire recording of the discussion is available in three parts, and is also summarised. This recording is part 1. Part 2: http://bit.ly/1r2Bdfi Part 3: http://bit.ly/1x2bC99 Summary: http://bit.ly/1v3hfNX More details: http://www.iied.org/legal-tools.
2014-12-18
29 min
IIED
Webinar summary: Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments
The IIED webinar 'Making use of grievance mechanisms for redress and accountability in agricultural and other natural resource investments', was hosted on 26 November 2014. It was part of a series on legal tools for citizen empowerment. This recording is a summary presented by Emily Polack at the end of the webinar. The entire recording is available in three parts: Part 1: http://bit.ly/1wlDYsS Part 2: http://bit.ly/1r2Bdfi Part 3: http://bit.ly/1x2bC99 More details: http://www.iied.org/legal-tools
2014-12-17
07 min
IIED
Camilla Toulmin: "Soil is the foundation for a prosperous society"
IED director Camilla Toulmin tells the BBC's Science in Action that much of the soil across sub-Saharan Africa needs urgent attention if it is to feed the continent. Neglect of agriculture, population pressures and poor farming techniques are leading to a continuous decline in the health of African soils, according to a report published in December 2014 by the Montpellier Panel, a group of African and European scientists. Among its key findings were that 65 per cent of the soil across sub-Saharan Africa is now so degraded that it needs urgent attention, if it is to grow the crops needed to feed...
2014-12-09
05 min
California SLAPP Law
SLAPP012 – Three Ways to Bring an Anti-SLAPP Motion Against an Ambiguous Complaint
Sometimes you just know that a SLAPP is hiding in the complaint, but the complaint is so ambiguous that the SLAPP allegations are unclear. What to do? In this episode, I tell you how to file an anti-SLAPP motion against an ambiguous complaint, which sometimes involves first beating it into shape. I have three approaches, which I call Demurrer, Discovery and Damn the Torpedoes. 1. Demurrer Approach. As you can probably guess, the demurrer approach uses a demurrer to the complaint as the means to force plaintiff/cross-complainant to better set forth t...
2014-12-08
26 min
IIED
Saleemul Huq is interviewed by Share Radio on the US-China announcement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions
IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq is interviewed by Share Radio (http://www.shareradio.co.uk/) following the US-China announcement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
2014-11-13
07 min
IIED
IIED director Camilla Toulmin discusses policies for equality
In an excerpt from a podcast produced by Scidev.net, IIED director Camilla Toulmin discusses policies which foster equality and the need to tackle those which keep poor people poor
2014-09-05
06 min
IIED
Youba Sokona speaks at post-2015 conference at Wilton Park
Youba Sokona, Special Advisor on Sustainable Development, The South Centre, Switzerland, speaks to IIED about the January 2014 conference on the post-2015 framework: priorities for the least developed countries and why it's vital that LDC voices are heard #LDCpriorities #post2015
2014-01-31
01 min