IID's Consulting Servcies cover a wide range of areas and sectors which can be found in four main areas as briefly introduced below. More details can be found in the "Services" submenu.
Rural Development
IID has a strong focus on rural development and associated sub-sectors including regional Natural Resource Management arrangements involving public and private stakeholders, health, education, agro-processing, marketing and value chain development; in addition to the mainstream agriculture, horticulture, livestock, livestock health and agro-forestry. IID and its members have extensive experience in rural development in more than 40 countries in Asia, Africa and the Pacific over the last 30 years. More details are included here (link to Project Experience page).
IID provides services with respect to the conduct of (feasibility) studies, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and the provision of strategic advice and policy development related to rural development.
IID has a strong focus on rural development and associated sub-sectors including regional Natural Resource Management arrangements involving public and private stakeholders, health, education, agro-processing, marketing and value chain development; in addition to the mainstream agriculture, horticulture, livestock, livestock health and agro-forestry. IID and its members have extensive experience in rural development in more than 40 countries in Asia, Africa and the Pacific over the last 30 years. More details are included here (link to Project Experience page).
IID provides services with respect to the conduct of (feasibility) studies, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and the provision of strategic advice and policy development related to rural development.
Natural Resource Management
IID has been involved in NRM planning and monitoring in Australia for state governments of NSW and SA; in South East Asia for the Mekong River Commission and UNDP-GEF, in Central Asia for ADB-GEF, in Azerbaijan and Vietnam for UNDP-GEF.
Planning for NRM can have several approaches, a common feature is the need for the key regional stakeholders to agree on a future medium term ‘vision’ to use in dealing with possible investors such as Government, key industry partners and development banks. Some NRM boards take a risk science based approach (link to Disaster Risk Science page) in which the key regional NRM and other ‘assets’ such as heritage are identified along with the ‘hazards’ they may be threatened with to prioritise actions to reduce vulnerability to the hazards.
IID has used this approach to analysis the remaining post recovery needs in the Ayeyarwady delta in Myanmar following the international and national investments to address the damage from TC Nargis that struck in 2008 with a human loss of some 140,000 people and a subsequent collapse of the fisheries ecosystem.
IID has been involved in NRM planning and monitoring in Australia for state governments of NSW and SA; in South East Asia for the Mekong River Commission and UNDP-GEF, in Central Asia for ADB-GEF, in Azerbaijan and Vietnam for UNDP-GEF.
Planning for NRM can have several approaches, a common feature is the need for the key regional stakeholders to agree on a future medium term ‘vision’ to use in dealing with possible investors such as Government, key industry partners and development banks. Some NRM boards take a risk science based approach (link to Disaster Risk Science page) in which the key regional NRM and other ‘assets’ such as heritage are identified along with the ‘hazards’ they may be threatened with to prioritise actions to reduce vulnerability to the hazards.
IID has used this approach to analysis the remaining post recovery needs in the Ayeyarwady delta in Myanmar following the international and national investments to address the damage from TC Nargis that struck in 2008 with a human loss of some 140,000 people and a subsequent collapse of the fisheries ecosystem.
Disaster Risk Science
IID is able to offer the following range of disaster risk management services covering the natural hazards such as bushfire, storm and severe wind, flood, storm tide, tsunami, landslide, earthquake and heatwave:
• risk identification studies including analysis of the elements in the community at risk and their vulnerability;
• risk assessment studies for single hazards or for multi-hazard situations;
• GIS-based disaster management information system design, development and training;
• post-disaster surveys and studies;
• community consultation, community education and community awareness programs;
• peer reviews and technical assessment panels.
It is to be noted that apart from earthquakes and tsunami each of these hazards are also consequences of climate change so that risk management services are a necessary part of climate change strategies.
IID is able to offer the following range of disaster risk management services covering the natural hazards such as bushfire, storm and severe wind, flood, storm tide, tsunami, landslide, earthquake and heatwave:
• risk identification studies including analysis of the elements in the community at risk and their vulnerability;
• risk assessment studies for single hazards or for multi-hazard situations;
• GIS-based disaster management information system design, development and training;
• post-disaster surveys and studies;
• community consultation, community education and community awareness programs;
• peer reviews and technical assessment panels.
It is to be noted that apart from earthquakes and tsunami each of these hazards are also consequences of climate change so that risk management services are a necessary part of climate change strategies.
Climate Change in Natural Resources Management
Due to a strong interest in Rural Development, IID undertook a review of the literature on the potential to mitigate climate change through REDD and associated rural development. As a result of research work, IID formed a Climate Group, combining skills from the Disaster Risk Science Group in 2007, planning and designing mitigation strategies for specific situations, and skills from the Company's core skills in rural development to assist communities to develop skills to take advantage of emerging carbon markets. Communities can identify the needed land management changes and mobilise other investment to off set carbon emissions in ways that will improve their livelihoods.
In addition, strong and effective working relationships are being maintained with leading public sector and academic institutions that work in the climate and disaster risk management fields. These include the Climate Research Institute of The University of Adelaide, The University of Adelaide Community Development Faculty, the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia (formerly the Australian Geological Survey Organisation - AGSO), Risk Frontiers (the Natural Hazards Research Centre at Macquarie University) and the Centre for Disaster Studies at James Cook University.
By drawing on this very significant skills and knowledge base, IID is able to assemble expert teams and service links tailored to meet the requirements of any Climate Change task involving land based community development, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in the tropics and subtropics.
Due to a strong interest in Rural Development, IID undertook a review of the literature on the potential to mitigate climate change through REDD and associated rural development. As a result of research work, IID formed a Climate Group, combining skills from the Disaster Risk Science Group in 2007, planning and designing mitigation strategies for specific situations, and skills from the Company's core skills in rural development to assist communities to develop skills to take advantage of emerging carbon markets. Communities can identify the needed land management changes and mobilise other investment to off set carbon emissions in ways that will improve their livelihoods.
In addition, strong and effective working relationships are being maintained with leading public sector and academic institutions that work in the climate and disaster risk management fields. These include the Climate Research Institute of The University of Adelaide, The University of Adelaide Community Development Faculty, the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia (formerly the Australian Geological Survey Organisation - AGSO), Risk Frontiers (the Natural Hazards Research Centre at Macquarie University) and the Centre for Disaster Studies at James Cook University.
By drawing on this very significant skills and knowledge base, IID is able to assemble expert teams and service links tailored to meet the requirements of any Climate Change task involving land based community development, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in the tropics and subtropics.