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Climate finance

Debt management and swaps

Least developed countries (LDCs)

Climate change adaptation

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Community-led climate action: building equitable, resilient cities from the bottom up

Nina Schoonman
02 May 2024

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China's urbanisation conundrum: balancing economic growth and human wellbeing

Bingqin Li
30 April 2024

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Gearing debt swaps towards debt relief

Sejal Patel
03 April 2024

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Inequality 2.0

Laura Kelly
26 April 2024

22326IIED.pdf

Mobilising internal finance

02 April 2024

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Global climate finance leader to deliver 2024 Barbara Ward Lecture

19 March 2024

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Learn more about focused areas of IIED's economics work

Mobilising money to where it matters

A programme of work helping to initiate a positive shift in the quantity and quality of climate finance reaching the local level to support locally-led solutions that address climate change, poverty and biodiversity loss

Inclusive green economy

A programme of work on increasing equity, access and agency in the green economy

Inclusive blue economy

A programme of work supporting resilient marine and coastal ecosystems and the millions of people who depend on them to thrive by aligning incentives with investments

Insights: linking business and sustainability

A series of articles helping businesses and investors address development and environment challenges

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Publications

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22326IIED.pdf

Mobilising internal finance

22201iied.pdf

Biocredit catalogue: a collection of biocredit developers and schemes

21606IIED.pdf

Sinking islands, rising debts

21521iied.pdf

Layering debt relief solutions to move countries from vicious to virtuous cycles of debt

21451g.pdf

A case study of the Santa Anita Savings and Credit Cooperative

21446g.pdf

A case study of the Masopo Women’s Club of Choma, Zambia

21426IIED.pdf

Protecting against sovereign debt defaults under growing climate impacts: role for parametric insurance

21371iied.pdf

Redesigning debt swaps for a more sustainable future

21261IIED.pdf

Tracking the money for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction

21251IIED.pdf

Jordan climate and nature financing analysis

Our nature finance work

Learn about IIED's efforts to transform nature for finance

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Transforming nature finance

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Biocredits for nature conservation and poverty reduction

Began March 2020

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PCLG: a small grants initiative for locally led action on the links between people and great ape conservation

2005 - 2024

Development and Climate Days 2024: Turning climate ambition into action – confronting uncomfortable truths

Event on 17 November 2024

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Money, politics and power – reforming the international financial architecture: Make Change Happen podcast episode 28

Article, 30 September 2024

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Influencing global climate and development discourses for locally led adaptation

Article

IIED at the Summit of the Future

Event on 22 September 2024

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Generating ambition for locally led adaptation

Active Project

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Co-designing a debt support service for Small Island Developing States

Impact story, 28 August 2024

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Charting a comprehensive financial solution for resilient prosperity

Active Project

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Transforming funding landscapes to benefit communities

Insight, 29 July 2024

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The G20 climate funds review must help finance reach the local level

Insight, 17 June 2024

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Climate funds need to prioritise local action

Press release, 17 June 2024