IIED is a UK based research institute with over 100 members of staff. It is one of the world’s most influential international development and environment policy research organisations. Founded in 1971 by economist Barbara Ward, who forged the concept and cause of sustainable development, we work with partners Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific. We build bridges between policy and practice, rich and poor communities, the government and private sector, and across diverse interest groups. We contribute to international policy processes and frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UN conventions on climate change and biological diversity.