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Negotiators from developing countries get skills boost ahead of UN climate talks
13 November 2017More than 40 climate negotiators from vulnerable developing countries were briefed on key issues and negotiating strategies at a workshop just before the opening of the Bonn climate talks
Climate change: "The biggest social injustice of our generation"
12 November 2017IIED director Andrew Norton told the Development & Climate Days audience in Bonn that climate change is "the biggest social injustice of our generation"
Least Developed Countries Group sets out priorities for COP23
25 October 2017The chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group has issued the group's key priorities at a high-level preparatory meeting for the next UN climate talks
IIED's 2016/17 annual report highlights the institute's impact
17 October 2017The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has published its 2016/2017 annual report, focusing on the organisation's impact for change
IIED and Hivos film calls for life beyond maize in Zambia
10 October 2017A new film launched ahead of World Food Day highlights the importance of diversifying agricultural production in Zambia, from farm to fork, in order to improve the nation's diet
Leading experts set out their vision for a green economy
12 September 2017To mark the launch of its new website, the GEC asked leading green thinkers to set out their personal vision of a green economy. Politicians, activists and industry leaders from around the globe responded. Now the GEC is asking: "What does 'a green economy' mean to you?"
Asian and Pacific officials to build their climate negotiation skills
4 September 2017Junior climate negotiators from Asia and the Pacific region will develop their climate negotiation skills at a training workshop in Sri Lanka this month
Deals that keep large dam building fair
13 July 2017The Global Water Initiative (GWI) West Africa has released a new animation explaining how agreements between government and affected communities can be put in place to ensure large dams bring benefits to all
Using locally controlled funds to support communities affected by large dams
6 July 2017A new animation from the Global Water Initiative (GWI) West Africa highlights financial measures to help people affected by large dams
Mountain indigenous peoples call for support for biocultural landscapes to achieve the SDGs
28 June 2017The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples has called for support and legal protection for biocultural heritage landscapes and community conserved areas following an event in Peru
Building climate negotiation skills for African officials
31 May 2017Officials from African countries will have the opportunity to increase their climate negotiation skills at two training workshops in Dakar this June.
New film shows Chinese mountain communities protecting biocultural heritage
14 March 2017A new film tells stories from inhabitants of the Stone Village in China, home to 220 Naxi ethnic families and a living example of the value of conserving biocultural heritage
China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform puts focus on business solutions
14 February 2017An event in Beijing brought together Chinese and African stakeholders to focus on sustainable Chinese investment and trade affecting Africa's forests
GWI animation: how to secure land rights of people affected by dams
9 February 2017The Global Water Initiative (GWI) West Africa has released a new animation explaining how policymakers can work with local communities to protect the rights of people affected by large dams in West Africa
New video highlights how IIED's partnerships deliver change
12 January 2017Our new annual report animation illustrates how IIED is working with partners around the globe
Call for feedback: inventory of tools to support ecosystem-based adaptation
19 December 2016IIED, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and GIZ are seeking feedback on an inventory of ecosystem-based adaptation tools, designed to help practitioners and policymakers incorporate EbA into climate adaptation planning
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
2 December 2016A side event at COP22 heard how governments in Kenya, Tanzania, Mali and Senegal are using decentralised structures to get climate finance into the hands of local government and out to climate vulnerable communities who need it most
Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds
22 November 2016New research shows how indigenous communities are fine-tuning traditional knowledge to mitigate the risks of climate change
Inter-Parliamentary Union and IIED say raising the climate ambition is critical
21 November 2016With growing focus on the importance of driving the ambition for climate action, organisations focus on the need to increase the ambition for climate action
How devolved climate finance can deliver climate resilience at local level
14 November 2016IIED and partners are highlighting the potential of devolved climate finance to deliver climate funding that is equitable and responsive to the needs of local people. The organisations say that local climate adaptation planning offers significant benefits, particularly for people in poor and marginalised areas, and have released an animation that explains how decentralised climate funds operate, and the benefits they offer, that will be screened at a side event on devolved climate finance at COP22
Local voice must take pride of place: D&C calls for 'inside-out COP'
13 November 2016 Make COP for the practitioners who are actually implementing climate change action on the ground, says Saleemul HuqAnglophone African officials enhance their climate negotiating skills
3 November 2016A workshop in Dar es Salaam trained junior climate negotiators from Anglophone African countries
IIED's 2015/2016 annual report focuses on partnership
1 November 2016IIED's annual report looks at powering global change through partnership, and describes the many different types of partnerships which enable IIED to deliver impact and encourage positive change