| Dr Camilla
Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment and
Development based in London. (IIED), having formerly run the Drylands
Programme from 1987-2002. An economist by training, her work has focused
on social, economic, and environmental development in dryland Africa.
This has combined field research, policy analysis, capacity building and
advocacy. It has involved engaging with people at many different levels
from farmers and researchers, to national governments, NGOs, donor agencies
and international bodies. As Director of IIED since February 2004, Camilla
has focused on developing the institute's strategy and encouraging greater
cohesion between the diverse areas of IIED's work: climate change, human
settlements, natural resources, sustainable markets, and governance. Camilla
studied Economics at Cambridge and London, before gaining her doctorate
in Economics at Oxford. Camilla is fluent in English and French. She is
trustee of WWF (UK), ICARDA (Syria) and has been a member of several boards. |
