Mining in Solomon Islands is expanding rapidly, often without free, prior, and informed consent from communities who bear the environmental and social risks. Photo by Alex DeCiccio, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International...
The Power of Structured Data: Transforming Advocacy Through Data Literacy In today’s world, advocacy organizations rely on the power of data to tell stories, drive change, and measure impact. Yet, many nonprofits struggle with the chaos of raw, unstructured data. This...
At ICAAD, we believe systemic change grows through long-term, partner-led relationships. Our theory of change is grounded in relational systems transformation: listening first, co-building slowly, and moving at the pace of trust. This is what that looks like in...
Take the next Advocacy Essentials course and learn to navigate power, conflict, and change without losing yourself or your people. The next Advocacy Essentials course is now open for enrollment and will start on July 9th. While it’s our “foundations”...
A new mining bill in the Solomon Islands reveals what’s at stake when communities are shut out of decision-making Right now, the Solomon Islands Parliament is considering a new mining law that could reshape land rights and resource decisions for decades. The Mineral...
As humanity reaches further into the cosmos, the legal questions of space exploration are no longer the stuff of science fiction—they’re matters of urgent global policy. In “Space Treaties & Terrestrial Analogs,” ICAAD offers a compelling look at how legal...