Participatory approaches to research and development in IIED: learning from experience

This report, produced by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), is the first title in the Policy and Planning Processes series, and is the result of an internal learning exercise within IIED on participatory approaches to research and development. The report details the steps that IIED took to carry out the internal review and it illustrates the complexity of 'practising what we preach'. After asking why have a participation review and looking at some of the conceptual shifts and debates, it goes on to look at participation in collaborative research, detail some of the methods and tools and takes a look at IIEDs donors and their impact on projects. Finally it provides a summary of findings and recommendations.