IIED at London Climate Action Week 2026
London Climate Action Week 2026 will bring together world-leading climate professionals and communities from across London and the globe to find practical solutions to climate change.
London financial district, where LCAW 2026 will be held (Photo: Frans Ruiter on Unsplash)
At a time when multilateralism is under pressure, London Climate Action Week 2026 is a vital moment for cooperation in a fractured world. IIED will use the week to convene partners across government, finance, civil society, research and business to explore how climate action can be fairer, more locally led and more effective.
Across our engagements, we will focus on:
- Getting finance to where it is needed most: mobilising for climate resilience, locally led adaptation, sustainable livelihoods and green development, particularly for communities most affected by climate and nature crises.
- Reforming financial architecture and incentives: exploring how public finance, private investment and subsidies can be reshaped to support people, nature and long-term resilience.
- Advancing locally-led, rights-based climate and nature action: supporting local leadership, land rights and recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ knowledge in global processes.
- Supporting just transitions and inclusive green development: advocating for transitions in energy, land use, supply chains and mineral-rich countries that deliver benefits for local communities, while protecting human rights and ecosystems.
Together, these conversations will help connect local realities with global decision-making, ensuring climate ambition is grounded in equity, rights and practical solutions.
Key events
Monday, 22 June
Funding climate action at scale: lessons from effective global philanthropy
Time: 10-2pm (BST)
Location: Aga Khan Centre, 10 Handyside Street
Hosted by: GAGGA, Alliance
With support from: IIED
Speakers include: Sonia Medina (CIFF); Juliana Tinoco (Socio-Environmental Funds of the Global South (Alianza Fondos del Sur/The Global South House); Elika Roohi (Alliance)
Gender-just, locally-led solutions are not a ‘nice to have’, they are the most effective response we have to the climate crisis. Evidence from a decade of funding by the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) and three decades of covering philanthropy by Alliance magazine shows that local interventions that centre communities ultimately lead to resilience and long-term sustainability.
In a panel discussion, we will explore effective models from across global philanthropy that are making a difference in the climate space. Following a break for networking and refreshments, we will dive back into the topic in a workshop prompting participants to challenge assumptions and bring new ideas into their own work.
Further reading: Principles for locally led adaptation
Wednesday, 24 June
Building convergence to scale high integrity nature credit markets
Time: 2-6pm (BST)
Location: Europe House, 32 Smith Square
Hosted by: IIED, BCA, IAPB, GFI, Terrasos
Nature credit markets are evolving rapidly, with growing interest from governments, investors, businesses and conservation leaders seeking credible mechanisms to finance biodiversity protection and restoration at scale.
This high-level event, co-organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the UK, IIED, International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits, Biodiversity Credit Alliance, Green Finance Institute, UNEP Finance Initiative and Terassos, brings together financial institutions, policymakers, market developers, conservation organisations and practitioners to explore how greater convergence across policy, market architecture and high-integrity project supply can accelerate the growth of high integrity nature credit markets.
Through three interactive panel discussions and audience engagement, the event will examine:
- The business case for investing in biodiversity and nature credits
- The role of high-integrity supply in stimulating market demand
- Emerging policy frameworks and market architecture needed for market activation
- Lessons from Latin America, East Africa and other global South initiatives, and
- The connection between nature credits, sustainable supply chains and resilient business operations.
Consultation on locally led adaptation sector guides
Private event
Hosted by: IIED, Mercy Corps
With support from: Climate Resilience Alliance
IIED and partners are developing sectoral guidance for national governments on locally led adaptation across three sectors: food, water and infrastructure, and human settlements.
This event will allow key actors to meet and share their inputs that will help shape the development of these guides.
Contact
Oliver Arnold-Richards ([email protected]), strategic campaigns manager, IIED's Communications Group
