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Delegates attend the opening ceremony of COP 31.
Where to find IIED and partners at COP31: event listing
Event, 09 November 2026
Tow people are in a field, picking crops. They are both wearing green t-shirts.
LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 1: adaptation
Event, 22 July 2026
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Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Myanmar: A Practice Compendium and MCAN Recommendations
… Myanmar is facing rising climate risks alongside deep constraints on formal delivery capacity. In many places, the work of adaptation is happening through civil society, community groups, youth … what has been shown to work in comparable contexts and what needs to change to make NbS more effective, fair and durable. …
Publication, 18 May 2026
Woman swimming in water with diving equipment, writing data down on a clipboard.
Fifth Climate & Development Ministerial calls for action on adaptation finance at COP30
… Held in Brasília alongside the COP30 pre-meetings, the fifth Climate and Development Ministerial (C&DM) was co-hosted by Vanuatu, … climate-vulnerable countries and catalyse bold, collective action for change by improving finance access and delivery.  The fifth C&DM brought … and identify practical steps to simplify access to, and scale up, adaptation finance. Ministers and representatives from SIDS and LDCs …
Insight, 05 November 2025
Speakers, including chief executive officer of the COP32 presidency secretariat office and member of the government of Ethiopia Negusu Aklilu, IIED executive director Tom Mitchell, the Rt Hon. Baroness Chapman of Darlington and chief executive officer of British International Investment Leslie Maasdorp, at the opening plenary of the 2026 summi
Brutal heatwave spurs leaders to action at climate resilience finance summit
News, 26 June 2026
A man stands beside a river and a floating raft on which stand plant pots full of crops.
Introduction to community-based adaptation to climate change
… What is community-based adaptation? Community-based adaptation (CBA) is a participatory approach that puts local people front and centre in climate and development action. Key features of CBA include the … governments and donors to help those most vulnerable to climate change. The CBA community Over the years a community of practice has …
Project, 02 February 2025
A grup of men and women extract seeds from fruit and lay out the seeds on blankets on the ground.
Learning from decentralised climate finance in Senegal
… Decentralised climate finance enables local governments and communities to identify, prioritise and fund appropriate climate adaptation investments through participatory planning and devolved … , which provided technical support to government partners and local institutions throughout implementation. The pilot generated a wealth of …
Project, 02 September 2026
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Advancing locally led approaches for people, climate and nature: a critical comparison of guiding principles for the integrated landscape approach and locally led adaptation
Publication, 26 June 2026
Climate-resilient water infrastructure in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 2: loss and damage
… their Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), in particular, the adaptation and loss and damage sections. The BTR is the primary vehicle for countries to present information on climate action and support under the Paris Agreement. For LDCs, whose vulnerabilities to climate change are significant, reporting on adaptation and loss and damage …
Event, 29 July 2026
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From power to influence: counter-mapping for urban living labs
… Urban climate adaptation is increasingly shaped by dual uncertainties: rapid … through repeated, embodied engagement that helps communities and institutions re-see the territory, reopen simplified risk narratives and change who can speak with authority about the future. … Climate change …
Publication, 15 April 2026