International Institute for Environment and Development

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent <a href="/facts/Policy/0DtXG95q">policy</a> research institute (<a href="/facts/Think_tank/xl9t8HmC">think tank</a>) whose stated mission is to "build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others." Its director is Dr Tom Mitchell.
IIED is one of a small group of independent, <a href="/facts/Not-for-profit/AmXu2c85">not-for-profit</a> organisations that has provided core concepts and methods for thinking about <a href="/facts/Sustainability/9oYH9mAs">sustainability</a> and <a href="/facts/Social_change/koLr0mLY">social change</a>. 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 four main areas: natural resources, climate change, human settlements and sustainable markets.
IIED is based in central London near Chancery Lane and has an office in Edinburgh. It formerly had offices in Dakar, Senegal (now an independent organisation <a href="http://www.iedafrique.org/">IED-Afrique</a>) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (also now an independent organisation, <a href="https://www.iied-al.org.ar/">IIED-America Latina</a>). There was also an office in Washington DC, USA (until IIED North America merged with the <a href="/facts/World_Resources_Institute/gK16YEME">World Resources Institute</a> in 1988).
The International Institute of Environment and Development has more than 170 employees and researchers from dozens of countries. The organisation's board of trustees are all volunteers, currently 13 representatives from nine different countries. The working budget of the IIED, £26.1 million in 2023/24, is achieved through donations, grants and mutually beneficial partnerships.

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International Institute for Environment and Development