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

Woman standing in a field of plants.

COP28 leaders pledge to make climate finance 'available, accessible and affordable'

01 December 2023

People posing in front of national flags.

Building political ambition for adaptation at COP28 and beyond

UnaMay Gordon
01 December 2023

People sitting in chairs forming a circle.

New scorecards expose what’s going wrong in the climate finance delivery chain – and pilot how to fix it

30 November 2023

A conference room with people sitting at tables.

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

21 November 2023

Vegetables street vendors sitting on the floor.

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

Aerial view of an isle surrounded by water

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

Publications

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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

Schoolgirls and a teacher in a classroom

Pathways to learning – finding new ways to evaluate SDG progress

Article, 15 July 2019

The new landcam website

New 'Landcam' website launched

News, 01 May 2019

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Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future

Archived Project

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, headquarters building in Vienna (Photo: Michela Mazzoli, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Investor-state arbitration: an opportunity for real reform?

Blog, 07 December 2018

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CBD COP14: a breakthrough on understanding and assessing equity in conservation

Blog, 27 November 2018

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First steps towards a global agreement

Blog, 21 September 2018

More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)

How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?

Blog, 16 July 2018

Men stand on a river bank and in the water to clear detritus

Long-term strategies under the Paris Agreement – key principles for good governance

Blog, 13 July 2018

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Helping the LDCs negotiate the high seas

Active Project

Farmers in Nepal. Nepal has introduced a range of strategies and policies to tackle climate change (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Author Q&A: Trends in climate change legislation

Article, 08 May 2018