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UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, Türkiye's Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum, and COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago during a preparatory press conference for COP31 held in Istanbul.
Where to find IIED and partners at COP31: event listing
… The 2026 UN climate change conference (COP31) will take place from 9 to 20 November in Antalya, Türkiye. The negotiations will focus on turning climate commitments into action, securing the scale and … that put finance and power in the hands of those most affected. Our events and policy engagement will focus on the following …
Event, 09 November 2026
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Lead global change: IIED seeks new trustee chair
… courageous leader to govern IIED through this time of innovation and change,” said current chair Paul George, who will step down next year. … climate, nature and inequality crises. We mobilise funding for our partners to address the challenges they face. As the world has grown … to highlight and address some of the barriers and headwinds our partners face. In 2024 IIED adopted a ‘ Manifesto for a thriving …
Article, 17 December 2025
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How we monitor and evaluate our work
… IIED’s work is based on three elements: our manifesto , our institutional theory of change and our monitoring evaluation and learning system. These work … How we monitor and evaluate our work …
Page, 13 May 2024
London street during night time, with cars on the roads and people walking on the side walks.
IIED at London Climate Action Week 2026
… action can be fairer, more locally led and more effective.  Across our engagements, we will focus on: Getting finance to where it is needed most: mobilising for … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP31) …
Event, 20 June 2026
Rainforest on the banks of the River Pará.
Nature finance: some progress at COP30 with more needed in 2026
… COP’ or ‘forest COP’, with finance for nature and climate as a key focus. Combating deforestation was a top priority for addressing climate change and the COP welcomed an unprecedented number of Indigenous … together. At the Climate and Development Ministerial  event with our partner E3G, we reinforced the importance of ensuring country …
Insight, 08 December 2025
COP30 official logo. Words read 'United National Climate Change Conference COP30 Amazonia. Cuidar do planeta para o futuro da humanidade. Belem, Brazil, 2025'.
Where to find IIED and partners at COP30: event listing
… The 2025 global climate change negotiations ran from 10 to 21 November in Belém, Brazil, and saw a focus on securing the scale of finance needed to support resilience and … for all. We hosted and contributed to a range of events alongside our partners, focusing on four critical themes:  Get money to where it’s …
Event, 10 November 2025
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… us to begin working towards the next strategy period from 2019. Our strategic priorities The signing of the Sustainable Development … Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change marked a fundamental shift in the global development agenda. … Locally controlled forestry Biodiversity Water resources, including a focus in West Africa, and  Chinese aid, trade and investment in African …
Page, 29 July 2022
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A shared vision, clear actions and a growing community: the next 20 years of locally led adaptation starts now
… core themes reflected the most pressing adaptation challenges of our time: Achieving just and equitable adaptation in urban areas, … gender, decolonisation and equity cut across all sessions, ensuring our technical discussions remained rooted in social justice. … Climate change …
Insight, 21 May 2026
Photo of Tasneem Sied Ahmed.
Navigating conflict: my difficult journey to become a new climate change negotiator
… decision-making of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany earlier this year. My story begins in … environmental concerns, especially given the lack of awareness among our population and policymakers. In March, I applied to IIED’s programme … the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage, coupled with an increased focus on implementing solutions and financial support for vulnerable …
Insight, 03 November 2023
Mary Robinson talking to Maarten van Aalst
Interview: What if our best world is still in front of us?
… of CREAF , a Spanish ecology research centre focused on global change and biodiversity. Mary Robinson (MR) is a former chair of IIED's … and they also happen to be many of the Black and brown people of our world. And so there was a sense of racial injustice. And then the … were going to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture now, what would you focus on, and why?    MR:  I would focus on this need for urgency. …
Article, 05 July 2022