Financing social and environmental justice in the global South

Communities most affected by the overlapping climate, environmental, social and economic crises receive the fewest resources to respond to them, hindered by a global financing architecture that is not designed to reflect their realities. Global South funds are demonstrating that alternative financing models can be more effective at driving impact.

At the first edition of the Global South House at the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, these funds and their partners shared their trust-based, grassroots-driven approaches to advancing social and environmental justice.

The report, ‘The Global South House at COP30: lessons, barriers and the path forward,’ produced by IIED for the Global South House, offers critical lessons that lay out the foundations for transforming society into one that takes better care of people and the planet. This briefing summarises its key findings.