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Our insights give our experts and partners from across the world the platform to provide insight into key events, updates on ongoing research, and share experiences from their work

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Faith in ecology: how one group of Indigenous people in the Philippines are advancing agrobiodiversity

Duncan J Macqueen
05 December 2024

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The journey to reform the international financial architecture: a long and winding road

Laura Kelly
12 November 2024

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Social movements for climate justice

A series of insights and interviews exploring the vital role social movements play in prompting climate action and climate justice

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The transition to a predominantly urban world

A series of insights and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South

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What works for women’s land rights?

A series of insights looking at ways to strengthen women’s access to and control over land in Africa

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Integrating four urban agendas for climate resilience

Insight, 04 July 2023

Aerial view of trees with a town and the sea in the backround.

Reform the global financial system to support transformational adaptation

Insight, 03 July 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

Insight, 28 June 2023

Woman bends over to light fir under a cooking pot.

Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses

Insight, 27 June 2023

Telling a different story – 'Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir'

Insight, 21 June 2023

Getting local adaptation expertise into global spaces: five key messages we’re taking forward from CBA17

Insight, 20 June 2023

A man walking through a flooded street in front of a destroyed building.

We need a new, layered approach to debt relief and climate financing

Insight, 19 June 2023

A street with terraced houses, trees and cars parked in front

How to build resilience: the ‘eco-flat’ at 33 Gauden Road

Insight, 12 June 2023

A room full of men sitting around tables, with a COP27 sign on the wall.

Understanding the gender imbalance at the international climate negotiations

Insight, 07 June 2023

A man kneeling on the ground holding a hose

Climate adaptation needs urgent philanthropy support

Insight, 31 May 2023

People standing and walking on a street with informal stalls

COVID-19’s web of impact: rising inequality and intersectional vulnerabilities

Insight, 30 May 2023

Four ways local organisations can use AI to support locally led adaptation and build resilience

Insight, 25 May 2023

A herd of cattle standing on top of a dry grass field with smoky chimneys in the background

Climate action is being held back by ‘hidden handbrakes’

Insight, 18 May 2023

A woman is sowing seeds on the side of the road.

Urbanising the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Insight, 15 May 2023

Aerial view of a flooded village. Only roofs and vegetation are visible.

Action on climate resilience is business critical

Insight, 12 May 2023

Women hands weeds to another one in a field

Reconciling power imbalances in conservation

Insight, 11 May 2023

Climate change is pushing the poorest countries further into debt. Can insurance fix it?

Insight, 09 May 2023

A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart

Insight, 04 May 2023

From low wages to no wages: the changing pattern of inequality in greater Johannesburg

Insight, 02 May 2023

Montage of Kristalina Georgieva, Mia Mottley and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The third woman – getting trade back on track

Insight, 26 April 2023

Aerial view of a floded town and vegetation

National Adaptation Plans: LDCs need financing to turn words into reality

Insight, 24 April 2023

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Trapped in camps or struggling in the city: the realities facing Somali refugee women in Kenya

Insight, 20 April 2023

Trends in racial inequality in greater Johannesburg

Insight, 17 April 2023

Street art with a queer theme. A woman walks by pushing a pram

‘Poetry as illumination’: using creative writing to explore how gender and sexuality shape our work

Insight, 13 April 2023

Insights

Faith in ecology: how one group of Indigenous people in the Philippines are advancing agrobiodiversity

A missed opportunity: why COP29’s broken promises will leave billions behind

Measuring small towns – why definitions matter?

The transparency framework: the mainstay of efforts to combat climate change

Cities are vulnerable to climate change and central to its solutions

Strengthening climate resilience through agroforestry and community forestry

Bringing nature to children in disadvantaged urban communities

The journey to reform the international financial architecture: a long and winding road

Podcasts

Longreads

Authors

About IIED insights

Insight series

Countdown to COP15

Social movements for climate justice

The transition to a predominantly urban world

What works for women’s land rights?

Get closer to our latest research on critical issues by signing up to our range of email newsletters

Connect with us

Integrating four urban agendas for climate resilience

Reform the global financial system to support transformational adaptation

IIED launches SAGE version 2.0 – a tool for improving governance and equity in nature conservation

Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses

Telling a different story – 'Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir'

Getting local adaptation expertise into global spaces: five key messages we’re taking forward from CBA17

We need a new, layered approach to debt relief and climate financing

How to build resilience: the ‘eco-flat’ at 33 Gauden Road

Understanding the gender imbalance at the international climate negotiations

Climate adaptation needs urgent philanthropy support

COVID-19’s web of impact: rising inequality and intersectional vulnerabilities

Four ways local organisations can use AI to support locally led adaptation and build resilience

Climate action is being held back by ‘hidden handbrakes’

Urbanising the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Action on climate resilience is business critical

Reconciling power imbalances in conservation

Climate change is pushing the poorest countries further into debt. Can insurance fix it?

A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart

From low wages to no wages: the changing pattern of inequality in greater Johannesburg

The third woman – getting trade back on track

National Adaptation Plans: LDCs need financing to turn words into reality

Trapped in camps or struggling in the city: the realities facing Somali refugee women in Kenya

Trends in racial inequality in greater Johannesburg

‘Poetry as illumination’: using creative writing to explore how gender and sexuality shape our work