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| − | The Edinburgh office of the '''International Institute for Environment and Development''' [http://www.iied.org/ IIED] is an exception in Scotland's think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the [[ | + | The Edinburgh office of the '''International Institute for Environment and Development''' [http://www.iied.org/ IIED] is an exception in Scotland's think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the [[International Institute for Environmental Affairs|International Institute for Environmental Affairs]], its main office today is in London. |
The IIED is a non-profit organization promoting sustainable world development. It describes itself as a globally operating agency contributing to 'environmental policy and action'. The Scottish IIED office concentrates on promoting sustainable development for Africa's drylands belt south of the Sahara. In 2006/07 the IIED received about £8.8 million from aid and development departments, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors from across Europe and North America [http://www.iied.org/general/about-iied/funding]. The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website. | The IIED is a non-profit organization promoting sustainable world development. It describes itself as a globally operating agency contributing to 'environmental policy and action'. The Scottish IIED office concentrates on promoting sustainable development for Africa's drylands belt south of the Sahara. In 2006/07 the IIED received about £8.8 million from aid and development departments, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors from across Europe and North America [http://www.iied.org/general/about-iied/funding]. The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website. | ||
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 International Institute for Environment and Development  (Think tank)    | |
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| Founder | Barbara Ward |
| Type | Registered charity |
The Edinburgh office of the International Institute for Environment and Development IIED is an exception in Scotland's think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the International Institute for Environmental Affairs, its main office today is in London. The IIED is a non-profit organization promoting sustainable world development. It describes itself as a globally operating agency contributing to 'environmental policy and action'. The Scottish IIED office concentrates on promoting sustainable development for Africa's drylands belt south of the Sahara. In 2006/07 the IIED received about £8.8 million from aid and development departments, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors from across Europe and North America [1]. The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website.
Board of Trustees
Maureen O'Neil, Chair, Canada | Alan Jenkins, Vice Chair, United Kingdom | Julio Berdeguè, Mexico | Margaret Catley-Carlson, Canada | Teresa Fogelberg, The Netherlands | Timothy Hornsby, United Kingdom | Laila Iskandar, Egypt | Lailai Li, China | Carol Madison Graham FRSA, USA/UK | Anna Maembe, Tanzania | Pancho Ndebele, South Africa | Sheela Patel, India | Peter Ratzer, UK | Henrik Secher Marcussen, Denmark
Funding
IIED receives funding from aid and development ministries, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors. Annual receivable income is about UK£8.8 million (2006/07), covering approximately 250 projects involving over 1000 partners:
Government and Government Agencies
GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Germany CIDA, Canada
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Denmark
DEFRA, UK
DFID, UK
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, UK
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Netherlands
MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY, France
IRISH AID, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Ireland
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, Netherlands
NORAD, Norway
NORWEGIAN MFA, Norway
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (Sida), Sweden
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Sweden
SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT & CO-OPERATION (SDC), Switzerland
International & Multilateral Agencies
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
UN
UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION
UN HABITAT
UNOPS
WORLD BANK GROUP
Foundations and other funders
THE ALLACHY TRUST, UK
ALTERRA, Netherlands
CARE, Denmark
COMIC RELIEF, UK
CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL, UK
CORDAID, Netherlands
BIG LOTTERY FUND, UK
ECOLOGIC GMBH, Germany
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UK
ESMÉE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION, UK
ETC, Netherlands
FORD FOUNDATION INDIA, India
FOUNDATION INT.ENV.LAW & DEVELOPMENT, UK
W&F HEWLETT FOUNDATION, USA
GOTEBORG UNIVERSITY, Sweden
ICCO, Netherlands
ILEIA, Netherlands
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER, Canada
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INST, USA
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, Canada
INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UK
JOSEPH ROWNTREE, UK
MISEREOR, Germany
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, USA
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, UK
RUFFORD MAURICE LAING, UK
THE SIGRID RAUSING TRUST, UK
SOUTHSOUTHNORTH, South Africa
STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE, Sweden
SWEDBIO, Sweden
THE JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, UK
THE TRAVEL FOUNDATION, UK
TVE, UK
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Denmark
UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTER, UK
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, UK
WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE, UK/ Switzerland
Corporate
GHK (HONG KONG) LTD, Hong Kong
HTS DEVELOPMENT LTD, UK
MRAG LTD., UK
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASS., UK
NORDIC TIMBER COUNCIL, Norway
PROFOREST, UK
RAMBOLL, HANNEMANN & HOJLUND A/S, Denmark
SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & CO, UK
