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The Edinburgh office of the '''International Institute for Environment and Development''' (IIED) is another exception in Scotland’s think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the [[Sourcewatch:International Institute for Environmental Affairs|International Institute for Environmental Affairs]], its main office today is in London.  
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The Edinburgh office of the '''International Institute for Environment and Development''' [http://www.iied.org/ IIEDis an exception in Scotland's think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the [[Sourcewatch:International Institute for Environmental Affairs|International Institute for Environmental Affairs]], its main office today is in London.
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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. It is a ‘specialist think-tank’44, as it focuses on environmental issues and does not pursue an ‘all-round’-agenda like many other think-tanks. In 2000/01 the IIED received about £6 million from aid and development ministries, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors from across Europe and North America45. The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website.
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==Board of Trustees==
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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==
 
==Funding==
IIED receives funding from aid and development ministries, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors. Annual receivable income is about UK£6 million (2000/01), covering approximately 250 projects involving over 1000 partners.
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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:
  
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (BMZ), Germany
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'''Government and Government Agencies'''
  
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada
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GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND
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DEVELOPMENT, Germany
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CIDA, Canada
  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Denmark
  
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada
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DEFRA, UK
  
Department for International Development (DFID)
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DFID, UK
  
Environment Canada
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FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, UK
  
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Netherlands
  
Irish Embassy, Mozambique
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MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY, France
  
Natural Resources Canada
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IRISH AID, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Ireland
  
Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs (DGIS)
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, Netherlands
  
Norwegian Ministry Development Cooperation (NORAD)
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NORAD, Norway
  
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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NORWEGIAN MFA, Norway
  
Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA)
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SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (Sida), Sweden
  
Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA)
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Sweden
  
Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC)
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SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT & CO-OPERATION (SDC), Switzerland
International & Multilateral Agencies
 
  
European Commission (EC)
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'''International & Multilateral Agencies'''
  
Evangelische Zentralstelle Für Entwicklungshilfe (EZE)
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  
United Nations Secretariat for the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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UN
  
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
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UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
  
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
  
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO)
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UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION
  
United Nations Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS)
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UN HABITAT
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UNOPS
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WORLD BANK GROUP
  
World Bank
 
 
'''Foundations and other funders'''
 
'''Foundations and other funders'''
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THE ALLACHY TRUST, UK
  
 
ALTERRA, Netherlands
 
ALTERRA, Netherlands
  
Conservation Law Foundation
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CARE, Denmark
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COMIC RELIEF, UK
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CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL, UK
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CORDAID, Netherlands
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BIG LOTTERY FUND, UK
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ECOLOGIC GMBH, Germany
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ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UK
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ESMÉE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION, UK
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ETC, Netherlands
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FORD FOUNDATION INDIA, India
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FOUNDATION INT.ENV.LAW & DEVELOPMENT, UK
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W&F HEWLETT FOUNDATION, USA
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GOTEBORG UNIVERSITY, Sweden
  
European Partners for the Environment Secretariat
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ICCO, Netherlands
  
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
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ILEIA, Netherlands
  
Institute for Development Studies (IDS)
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER, Canada
  
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
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INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INST, USA
  
Justus-Liebig University - Giessen
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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE
  
Loughborough University
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DEVELOPMENT, Canada
  
[[MacArthur Foundation]]
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INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UK
  
[[Misereor]]
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JOSEPH ROWNTREE, UK
  
[[National Lotteries Charity Board]] (NLCB)
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MISEREOR, Germany
  
[[National Resources Institute]]
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ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, USA
  
[[Rockefeller Foundation]]
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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, UK
  
The [[Ruben and Elizabeth Rausing Trust]]
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RUFFORD MAURICE LAING, UK
  
University of Leeds
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THE SIGRID RAUSING TRUST, UK
  
University of Trieste
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SOUTHSOUTHNORTH, South Africa
  
University of Oxford
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STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE, Sweden
  
*World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
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SWEDBIO, Sweden
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THE JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, UK
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THE TRAVEL FOUNDATION, UK
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TVE, UK
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UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, Denmark
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UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTER, UK
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UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, UK
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WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE, UK/ Switzerland
  
 
'''Corporate'''
 
'''Corporate'''
NRI International Ltd
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Coillte Consultants Ltd
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GHK (HONG KONG) LTD, Hong Kong
COWI Denmark
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*[[Shell]] IPC
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HTS DEVELOPMENT LTD, UK
*[[Sourcewatch:World Business Council for Sustainable Development|World Business Council for Sustainable Development ]]
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MRAG LTD., UK
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NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASS., UK
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NORDIC TIMBER COUNCIL, Norway
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PROFOREST, UK
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RAMBOLL, HANNEMANN & HOJLUND A/S, Denmark
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SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & CO, UK
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
International Institute for Environment and Development Website [http://www.iied.org/]
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[http://www.iied.org/ International Institute for Environment and Development Website]
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Think Tanks]][[Category:Scotland]]
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[[Category:Scottish Think Tanks]]

Latest revision as of 11:24, 12 November 2008

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

External links

International Institute for Environment and Development Website

Notes