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We regularly publish news, interviews, podcasts and opinion from our experts and our partners from across the world. We also organise a range of events and frequently send out email newsletters on key issues.

Thousands of fish are caught in a net off the side of a large trawler ship.

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IIED at the World Trade Organisation Public Forum 2026

Event on 15 September 2026

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More money for nature? Ensuring finance supports local action is as important

Anna Ducros and Nicola Sorsby
08 September 2026

A group of people, sitting in chairs and on the ground in a circle, write on a piece of paper on the ground in the middle.

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How can local knowledge be institutionalised in climate decision-making?

Event on 24 September 2026

A group of people on the edge of a mountain gather around a man making a presentation and holding a large sheet of white paper, with a spectacular mountain backdrop.

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Achieving 30x30: the vital role of Indigenous and traditional territories, rights and governance

Barbara Lassen and Krystyna Swiderska
27 August 2026

Woman pumping water using from a well in Zambia.

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Drought unmasks structural failures and systemic inequalities in Mazyopa informal settlement

Marcelle Mardon and Melanie Chirwa
25 August 2026

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Living with urban drought: Make Change Happen podcast episode 39

25 August 2026

A long-range photo of a landscape showing tiered levels that denote mining in front of mountains.

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Energy-defence-AI convergence spurs demand for critical minerals

Josefina Lehnen and Lorenzo Cotula
12 August 2026

A rickshaw puller in Dhaka pauses by the roadside to drink water before continuing his route.

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Bangladeshi workers beset by extreme heat, study finds

12 August 2026

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IIED at WUF12

Event on 04 November 2024

UN biodiversity conference (COP16)

A series of pages related to IIED's activities around the 16th Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP16)

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Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

A series of articles exploring the critical shifts in governance, policy and action needed to transform informal settlements on a warming planet

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The transition to a predominantly urban world

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Women farmers in a field, collecting and tending to crops.

Why nature finance and gender data are central to achieving the world’s biodiversity goals

Insight, 06 August 2026

The Sistema Agroflorestal Dendê - or palm oil agroforestry system in Tomé-Açu managed by Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu.

Trailblazing in Tomé Açu: inspiring a global agroforestry transition in northern Brazil

Insight, 03 August 2026

Two people wade through water to plant saplings.

Getting back on track: turning global biodiversity promises into fair and locally-led action by 2030

Insight, 27 July 2026

A builder labours in the sun in India. Outdoor workers lose weeks of work every year due to extreme heat

Extreme heat costing Indian workers billions in lost wages

Press release, 20 July 2026

Image of grafitti of child crying on a building in Favela Metro-Mangueira. The buildings next to it are torn down.

Can people-centred justice stop forced evictions?

Insight, 09 July 2026

Climate-resilient water infrastructure in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.

LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 2: loss and damage

Event on 29 July 2026

Tow people are in a field, picking crops. They are both wearing green t-shirts.

LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 1: adaptation

Event on 22 July 2026

Older man standing in a middle of a busy street in Dhaka, looking straight at the camera. He is wearing a grey t-shirt and a red scarf on his head, and holding his motorcycle.

Too hot to work, too poor to rest

Event on 20 July 2026

Speakers, including chief executive officer of the COP32 presidency secretariat office and member of the government of Ethiopia Negusu Aklilu, IIED executive director Tom Mitchell, the Rt Hon. Baroness Chapman of Darlington and chief executive officer of British International Investment Leslie Maasdorp, at the opening plenary of the 2026 summi

Brutal heatwave spurs leaders to action at climate resilience finance summit

News, 26 June 2026

IIED executive director Tom Mitchell speaking during the opening plenary session of the London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2026

Preparing for extreme weather shocks a huge opportunity, and the right thing to do

Press release, 25 June 2026

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IIED at the World Trade Organisation Public Forum 2026

More money for nature? Ensuring finance supports local action is as important

How can local knowledge be institutionalised in climate decision-making?

Achieving 30x30: the vital role of Indigenous and traditional territories, rights and governance

Drought unmasks structural failures and systemic inequalities in Mazyopa informal settlement

Living with urban drought: Make Change Happen podcast episode 39

Energy-defence-AI convergence spurs demand for critical minerals

Bangladeshi workers beset by extreme heat, study finds

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IIED at WUF12

UN biodiversity conference (COP16)

Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

The transition to a predominantly urban world

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

Connect with us

Why nature finance and gender data are central to achieving the world’s biodiversity goals

Trailblazing in Tomé Açu: inspiring a global agroforestry transition in northern Brazil

Getting back on track: turning global biodiversity promises into fair and locally-led action by 2030

Extreme heat costing Indian workers billions in lost wages

Can people-centred justice stop forced evictions?

LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 2: loss and damage

LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 1: adaptation

Too hot to work, too poor to rest

Brutal heatwave spurs leaders to action at climate resilience finance summit

Preparing for extreme weather shocks a huge opportunity, and the right thing to do