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Thousands of workers assemble and test fiber optic systems in a Chinese factory (Photo: Steve Jurvetson, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Governments in developing countries need to act now to avoid technology's threat to jobs
News, 07 August 2017
People from the Youth Group at COP30 gathered and listening to someone speak off-camera.
The power of the process: why multilateral climate negotiations still matter
Insight, 03 June 2026
Panel discussion at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Four speakers are sitting on chairs behind a table on a podium with a big blue screen behind while the audience is sitting on chairs and listening.
Santa Marta conference highlights legal barriers to the energy transition
… a three-hour bus ride away, highlighted that to make real progress, countries must tackle the structural factors that sustain the fossil … Dispute Settlement (ISDS) . The conference Co-convened by the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands, the Santa Marta conference … is a major source of public revenue for La Guajira, highlighting the need to develop alternative livelihood systems. The spread of renewable …
Insight, 18 May 2026
A large group of seated people listen to a women speaking at a podium.
Progressive countries agree shared vision at COP28 to transform adaptation finance
… and E3G that have taken place through the course of the year. Twelve countries and one organisation stepped forward at the launch to endorse … work together to drive forward progress on the goals. They were the governments of Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Malawi, Nepal, the Netherlands, … complement the negotiation process and help drive things forward. Developing a shared vision helps give legitimacy to collective action, …
Insight, 13 December 2023
Group image of the members of the C20 working group
Driving impact at the G20: lessons from IIED's engagement with philanthropies
… 400 organisations to understand how philanthropies contribute to G20 countries’ commitment to improve the multilateral system and sustainable … networks. These are more than just providers of funds.  They act as powerful facilitators between communities and government … such as by supporting wealth taxation.  They also spoke of the need to increase South-South cooperation – including through the South …
Insight, 24 July 2024
Woman washing dishes with a jerrycan.
To address food insecurity in Uganda post COVID-19 the government must act now
… In Uganda, as in many countries across the world, COVID-19 has challenged communities and the … of maize flour and beans were distributed to people in greatest need. But these rations would not last a month for many households, … should pay particular attention to women. Our call to the government: act now The Food Rights Alliance and Twaweza East Africa call on the …
Insight, 24 September 2020
G7 needs to provide debt relief, SDRs and aid for COVID-19 recovery and climate goals in low-income countries
… The debt burdens of low- and middle-income countries have become so great due to COVID-19, they are unsustainable … The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in public financing needs as governments spend more to mitigate the socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic. The G7 leaders meeting this weekend needs to act to increase debt relief as part of a package of measures to help …
News, 10 June 2021
A woman stands to speak at a community meeting, surrounded by other people.
Mining and Community Development Agreements: a panacea for community justice in Uganda?
… 2022, the Ugandan government signed into law the Mining and Minerals Act 2022 to better regulate the industry and distribute benefits from mining activities. The act introduces the use of Community Development Agreements (CDAs) to …
Insight, 29 November 2022
Aerial view of two side of farming land, split down the middle by a river. the left side is the community land that has been planted with oil palm and the right side is the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve - Sebokor, whose large trees are no longer visible.
New deforestation regulations must consider smallholder farmers
… there has also been a power shift between producing and consuming countries, with the latter exerting more influence through trade … of the complex nature of supply chains and deforestation. They need to take a holistic, bottom-up approach and work with those on the … rests outside of the farm, with buyers, manufacturers, retailers and governments. A just transition must address consumption and production …
Insight, 09 July 2025
Man walking on a flooded road.
Grants for developing nations to address climate change outweighed two to one by new debt
… Vastly more of the funds developing countries receive for projects to address climate change come as loans … possible. “Most climate finance is provided as loans that only push governments further into debt, which means they have less money … Grants for developing nations to address climate change outweighed two to one by …
News, 07 September 2023