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Delegates attend the opening ceremony of COP 31.
Where to find IIED and partners at COP31: event listing
… The 2026 UN climate change conference (COP31) takes place from 9 to 20 November in Antalya, … into action, securing the scale and quality of finance needed for adaptation and resilience, and ensuring support reaches the communities … Climate change … Policy and planning … UN climate change conference (COP31) …
Event, 09 November 2026
A satellite image of a green island surrounded by blue water, with a dark green expanse showing the location of a mangrove forest.
New IIED toolkit supports LDCs and SIDS with climate reporting
… To achieve international climate goals, countries must report on their plans and progress, but … toolkit is designed to help the countries most vulnerable to climate change to report on objectives and track progress on adaptation and loss and damage. The toolkit is designed for national … Climate change … Policy and planning …
News, 26 October 2026
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Envisioning the future of the CBA conference series: learning from the past 20 years to initiate a shift from principles to practice
Publication, 09 November 2026
Man selling fruit and vegetable on the busy streets in India.
Closing the data gaps on heat stress and developing strategies for resilience
… Adapting to climate change in urban environments is becoming a major climate resilience challenge. In 2025, IIED analysis found the world’s … and the economic costs are largely unaddressed in national policy and international climate finance. … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP31) …
Article, 15 October 2026
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Beyond the principles: does locally led adaptation deliver?
… Locally led adaptation (LLA) works, but funders continue to cite a lack of evidence … applied it to 106 academic and grey literature sources on local-level adaptation. We found that, where projects are properly evaluated, more … Climate change … Policy and planning … Beyond the principles: does locally led adaptation deliver? …
Publication, 29 October 2026
People posing for an image in front of COP31 and UNFCCC logos.
LIFE-AR launches fully independent facility
News, 12 November 2026
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Regulation is key to a climate-resilient insurance market: how regulation can balance insurer interests and public resilience in the face of escalating climate risks
Publication, 05 November 2026
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Beyond the principles: evidence of whether locally led adaptation works in practice
… Locally led adaptation (LLA) is now widely endorsed in principle, yet the evidence … Climate change … Policy and planning … Beyond the principles: evidence of whether locally led adaptation works in practice …
Publication, 29 October 2026
A group of people, sitting in chairs and on the ground in a circle, write on a piece of paper on the ground in the middle.
How can local knowledge be institutionalised in climate decision-making?
… Climate adaptation efforts increasingly recognise the importance of local and … to share lessons from four projects supported by IDRC's Step Change Initiative, which promotes equitable, inclusive and locally led … practical approaches to strengthening participation, influencing policy, and ensuring local knowledge informs planning, budgeting and …
Event, 24 September 2026
Dandara people's agroecological garden in Recife, Brazil.
Nature for climate in cities: exploring nature-based solutions for informal settlements
… NGOs as an affordable, adaptable and effective response to climate change.  Some of the benefits presented are mitigating emissions, supporting climate adaptation and addressing the parallel crisis of biodiversity loss, … Climate change … Nature for climate in cities: exploring nature-based solutions for informal …
Project, 05 August 2026