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New IIED toolkit supports LDCs and SIDS with climate reporting

26 October 2026

'Rey Zamuro' habitat bank, San Martin de los Llanos, Meta department, Colombia. Aerial view of the morichal forest in the habitat bank. It is managed by Terrasos, a Colombian-based company founded in 2013 specialising in the structuring and operation of environmental investments. In 2016, they developed their first habitat banking model in Colombia as a solution for delivering biodiversity compensation and are now expanding to issue biocredits for the voluntary market. This territory has historically been d

Two-thirds of nature finance fails to mention local communities, study suggests

12 October 2026

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

Bangladeshi workers beset by extreme heat, study finds

12 August 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

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

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

25 June 2026

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Registration opens for second climate resilience finance summit

13 April 2026

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Call for expressions of interest: peer learning series on gender and biodiversity data

02 April 2026

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Celebrating 20 years of promoting decoloniality: relaunching the biocultural heritage website

News, 04 July 2025

Image of Wopke Hoekstra, EU Commissioner for climate, net zero and clean growth, speaking at the 2025 London Climate Resilience Finance Summit.

Global climate finance leaders unite in London to "supercharge" climate resilience finance

News, 04 July 2025

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Who will benefit from the Lobito Corridor revamp?

Press release, 23 June 2025

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Key nature fund failing to get money to frontline communities

Press release, 19 May 2025

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Six months out from COP30, only 21 countries have submitted updated climate targets

Press release, 09 May 2025

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Currency fluctuations costing low-income countries billions in higher debt repayments

Press release, 25 April 2025

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Nairobi to launch pioneering refugee integration strategy

News, 23 April 2025

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Adequate housing for all: bridging the gap in Sierra Leone

News, 04 April 2025

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Climate change rivals war for disruptive impact on life in Mali

Press release, 03 April 2025

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‘Dia Alternativo’ at CBA19: don’t miss all the locally-led action

News, 26 March 2025

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Major disaster in the US declared every four days in 2024, IIED analysis shows

News, 25 March 2025

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COP16 in Rome agrees way forward on biodiversity

Press release, 28 February 2025

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Climate change leaving Bangladesh migrant workers vulnerable to modern slavery

Press release, 18 February 2025

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Barriers keeping women from top tables at UN climate talks

Press release, 11 February 2025

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Only 13 countries submitted 2035 climate targets on time

Press release, 11 February 2025

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New collaborative initiative launches to transform housing justice

News, 08 January 2025

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New biodiversity reports ‘a wake-up call’ for action

Press release, 18 December 2024

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CBA bound for Brazil in May 2025

News, 17 December 2024

Two people riding a scooter on a road in Timor-Leste.

Climate-vulnerable nations need credit rating reform

Press release, 06 December 2024

COP29 reaction: A wealthy few prioritised consumption and fossil fuels

Press release, 25 November 2024

IIED-América Latina wins Global Center on Adaptation award at COP29

News, 19 November 2024

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G20 nations need to act on debt

Press release, 15 November 2024

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Huq inspires COP29 hub for climate action

News, 12 November 2024

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COP29 must deliver ambitious climate finance deal

Press release, 08 November 2024