Blogs

Our blogs give our experts and partners from across the world the platform to provide insight into key events, updates on ongoing research, and share experiences from their work

Water tanker.

Beyond the city’s borders: water and sanitation access for refugees in Mafraq

Reem Alhaddadin
28 September 2023

Condensed housing borders a grassy area which has litter strewn over it.

Keeping urban health on the agenda in the 1980s and 90s

David Satterthwaite
27 September 2023

A man wearing a mask, standing in front of a large number of solar panels, talks to a wider group of people who are mostly wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats.

Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?

Kevin Johnstone and Frank Bergh
25 September 2023

Man wearing a mask on a protest march carries a sign, with a pink background, saying: "There is no pride on a dead planet".

Queering climate justice − what climate justice can learn from queer groups

May Thazin Aung
21 September 2023

A mess of burned out buildings and vehicles in front of imposing mountains in the background.

Adaptation's turning point: can we set global targets in time for COP28?

Lina Yassin and Binyam Gebreyes
20 September 2023

A man thrashes rice in a field, with mountains in the background.

The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Mutmainnah Adenan and Imran Tumora
12 September 2023

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Christopher Yap
05 September 2023

Man sitting on a bench holding a walking stick, and a herd of goats.

Just transition litigation: a tool for more just and sustainable economies

Maria Antonia Tigre and Natalia Urzola
04 September 2023

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Aerial view of destroyed housing and infrastructure.

Resilient prosperity in SIDS: forging a new finance compact

Blog, 29 August 2023

City traffic and buildings in Stalinist architecture.

(Mis)adventures in the former Soviet Union with the WHO

Blog, 21 August 2023

A seated panel of four people listen to a speech given by a remote colleague on a television screen positioned to their left.

Europe needs transformational adaptation: lessons from the frontline

Blog, 16 August 2023

Woman walking a flooded road with piles of trash bags next to her.

Getting attention to urban health issues – or not?

Blog, 07 August 2023

Ten elders sir on benches in a forest.

Achieving 30x30: supporting Indigenous and traditional territories and cultures

Blog, 26 July 2023

Man carrying a bag over his next next to a truck full of bags.

Formalising artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC: much work remains

Blog, 25 July 2023

A boat on a river next to a pile of garbage with buildings in the background.

Climate chasm: the yawning gap between policy and reality

Blog, 24 July 2023

People walking up a green hill.

Learning from adaptation financing that is working for LDCs and SIDS

Blog, 20 July 2023

Two people by the sea shore

The non-economic impacts of loss and damage: destroying the spirit, breaking the soul

Blog, 19 July 2023

Aerial view of informal housing.

Locally-led housing action needed to accelerate the UN’s urban SDG

Blog, 13 July 2023

A couple walking a dog on a small island very close to the water.

Transformational change is needed in the adaptation finance landscape for LDCs and SIDS

Blog, 06 July 2023

Aerial view of informal housing surrounded by garbage.

Integrating four urban agendas for climate resilience

Blog, 04 July 2023

Aerial view of trees with a town and the sea in the backround.

Reform the global financial system to support transformational adaptation

Blog, 03 July 2023

A woman carrying a basket through a plantation.

IIED launches SAGE version 2.0 – a tool for improving governance and equity in nature conservation

Blog, 28 June 2023

Woman bends over to light fir under a cooking pot.

Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses

Blog, 27 June 2023

Two women in a crowd lifting their arms

Telling a different story – 'Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir'

Blog, 21 June 2023

Groups of people talking to each other

Getting local adaptation expertise into global spaces: five key messages we’re taking forward from CBA17

Blog, 20 June 2023

A man walking through a flooded street in front of a destroyed building.

We need a new, layered approach to debt relief and climate financing

Blog, 19 June 2023

A street with terraced houses, trees and cars parked in front

How to build resilience: the ‘eco-flat’ at 33 Gauden Road

Blog, 12 June 2023

A room full of men sitting around tables, with a COP27 sign on the wall.

Understanding the gender imbalance at the international climate negotiations

Blog, 07 June 2023

A man kneeling on the ground holding a hose

Climate adaptation needs urgent philanthropy support

Blog, 31 May 2023

People standing and walking on a street with informal stalls

COVID-19’s web of impact: rising inequality and intersectional vulnerabilities

Blog, 30 May 2023

View of the Earth from the space

Four ways local organisations can use AI to support locally led adaptation and build resilience

Blog, 25 May 2023

A herd of cattle standing on top of a dry grass field with smoky chimneys in the background

Climate action is being held back by ‘hidden handbrakes’

Blog, 18 May 2023