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New scorecards expose what’s going wrong in the climate finance delivery chain – and pilot how to fix it

With new accountability scorecards able to track how money for climate adaptation projects reaches local communities, ICCCAD's Afsara Binte Mirza explains how they work and the initial findings

30 November 2023

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Carbon-intensive ultra-processed ingredients subsidised by nearly $43 billion a year

28 November 2023

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Actions after impacts: non-party stakeholders delivering solutions to address loss and damage

Event on 06 December 2023

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Where to find IIED and partners at COP28: event listing

Event on 30 November 2023

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Fossil fuel companies rake in $80 billion of taxpayers’ money through shadowy investment tribunals

23 November 2023

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Do national governments and international agencies need urban health departments?

David Satterthwaite
22 November 2023

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Development and Climate Days 2023

Event on 07 December 2023

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Silent battles, resounding strength: the lives of transgender refugees in Kenya

Adrian Kibe
21 November 2023

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Least developed countries call for rapid action to get Paris climate goals back on track

21 November 2023

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Professor Saleemul Huq OBE (1952-2023)

It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Professor Saleemul Huq, senior fellow, IIED. This book of remembrance is open to all who wish to share their memories of Saleem

29 October 2023

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IIED at COP28

Find out more about our activities and events at the Dubai climate conference

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Development and Climate Days 2023

Event on 07 December 2023

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Navigating conflict: my difficult journey to become a new climate change negotiator

Tasneem Sied Ahmed
03 November 2023

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Countries missing deadlines to submit climate plans more than half the time

19 September 2023

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