Governance

Our governance work focuses on tools and tactics that can support a just and fair governance system that protects the rights of communities in local, national and global decision making

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Least developed countries (LDCs)

Forest governance

China-Africa Forest Governance Platform

Climate change negotiations

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Least developed countries call for rapid action to get Paris climate goals back on track

21 November 2023

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Transformative food systems governance and the environmental agenda: lessons from the national and city level

Event on 13 September 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

Phil Franks
28 June 2023

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A new climate finance goal is in the making: what must happen in 2023?

Illari Aragon
02 March 2023

IIED welcomes new chief operating officer

20 February 2023

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Addressing power dynamics and inequity in institutional partnership models

Tracy Kajumba
13 February 2023

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Strengthening ethical and equitable partnerships

May 2022 - June 2023

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Loss and damage the priority for least developed countries at upcoming climate negotiations

24 October 2022

Publications

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21966iied.pdf

Regaining momentum: critical negotiations for LDCs at COP28

22031g.pdf

Assessment of how to link social protection and climate resilience objectives and interventions

21886IIED.pdf

Dialogues on strengthening equitable partnerships

21621iied.pdf

Sustainable food systems multi-stakeholder mechanisms

21616IIED.pdf

Food systems governance and the environmental agenda

21611g.pdf

Tackling environmental challenges through food systems governance

21596iied.pdf

Equitable governance underpins effective conservation

21561iied.pdf

Bringing coherence and a rights-based approach to Indonesia’s climate and investment governance

Whistleblowing policy

21236iied.pdf

CBA16 key messages

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Bridging the urban adaptation finance gap

Blog, 25 April 2022

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Responses to Putin’s war risk impeding international cooperation on climate

Blog, 28 March 2022

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Chinese hydropower starting to adopt social and environmental safeguarding norms, but with limitations

News, 17 March 2022

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How do European policies impact developing countries? We want to hear from you

Blog, 11 March 2022

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Negotiators return to the high seas

Blog, 07 March 2022

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Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals

Blog, 14 February 2022

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Starting a journey – reflections on race and racism and the work to do in our organisations and our sector

Blog, 15 December 2021

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Financing long-term strategies: are least developed countries and funders aligned?

Event on 19 October 2020

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Food Systems Summit: implications for global food governance

Blog, 30 September 2021

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Accelerating adaptation finance

Event on 22 September 2021