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Interview: How can the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage meet the technical needs of communities vulnerable to climate change?

The least developed countries (LDCs) climate negotiating group’s co-coordinator on loss and damage, Hafij Khan, sets out what the LDC Group needs the Santiago Network to deliver, and key decisions to be made at COP27

29 September 2022

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Blog

Pandemic lessons from Karachi

Arif Hasan and Amal Hashim
28 September 2022

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Event

A narrative for change: how can racism in storytelling impact development?

Event on 17 October 2022

Interview

Interview: Why should governments, banks and multilateral agencies attend CBA16?

27 September 2022

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News

New animation shows how climate-related loss and damage is impacting people in Nepal

22 September 2022

A number of roles with IIED are currently being advertised (Photo: IIED)

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Wanted: latest advertised roles at IIED

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CBA16: putting the LLA principles into practice

If your purpose is creating a world where all people are on a pathway to climate-resilient, low-emission sustainable development, and putting the principles for locally led adaptation into practice, then join us at CBA16

Event on 03 October 2022

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A narrative for change: how can racism in storytelling impact development?

Event on 17 October 2022

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Social protection and informal job market reform for tackling climate migration nexus

Shared labels: Selling stories that conserve biocultural diversity and promote resilience

Taking stock of smallholder inclusion in modern value chains: ambitions, reality and signs of change

Establishing a Biocultural Heritage Territory to protect Kenya's Kaya forests - project launch workshop report

Harnessing Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in least developed countries

Women, girls and biodiversity loss: an evidence and policy review

Supporting small-scale farmer agency in commercial agriculture: Collective learning on the role of socio-legal empowerment from an international action-research project

Addressing loss and damage: practical insights for tackling multidimensional risks in LDCs and SIDS

Our work in depth

Our researchers are active on a range of projects under wider programmes of work to tackle the biggest global challenges...

Mobilising money to where it matters

A programme of work researching the benefits and challenges of getting development and climate finance flowing to the local level

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Housing justice

A programme of work producing knowledge and methodologies for housing policy and initiatives that promote wellbeing and sustainability in cities of the global South

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Localising forest-climate action

A programme of work engaging with locally-controlled forestry organisations to upscale effective climate change adaptation, resilience and mitigation through the restoration of forest landscape biodiversity

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