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Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change

23 June 2022

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Where to find IIED and partners at CBD COP15: event listing

Event on 05 December 2022

Project

Scaling up support for locally led adaptation

July 2021 - December 2022

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New IIED Europe tracker sets the agenda for EU policy change

25 January 2023

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IIED Europe Global Research Priority Tracker

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Climate change, economics top agenda for Majority World experts seeking EU policy change

25 January 2023

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Blog

Why does so little aid seem to go to basic needs? – part two

David Satterthwaite
24 January 2023

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Blog

COP27: were the climate-vulnerable finally heard in Egypt?

Pape Lamine Diouf and Lina Yassin
22 December 2022

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New tracker paves the way for researchers to identify EU priorities from Majority World experts

20 December 2022

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COP15 negotiations agree new global biodiversity framework

19 December 2022

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Blog

Engaging youth in climate action: recommendations from Ireland and Tanzania

Sarah McIvor
15 December 2022

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Mobilising money to where it matters

A programme of work helping to initiate a positive shift in the quantity and quality of climate finance reaching the local level to support locally-led solutions that address climate change, poverty and biodiversity loss

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Stepping up global ambition for climate action and justice

A programme of work showing how IIED is supporting the most vulnerable countries to increase global ambition to stay below 1.5°C

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Putting social and environmental justice at the core of conservation, climate and development

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EU policies and the Majority World

Non-economic loss and damage: closing the knowledge gap

ALL ACT now! Progressing locally led action on loss and damage

City planning with displaced communities: the benefits of inclusion

Mapping COVID-19’s web of impact

How Uganda’s climate reporting is delivering national value

The power of ‘tech plus people’ in collective climate action

Local responses to climate-related non-economic losses and damages: a case study in Burigoalini and Gabura Union, Southwest Bangladesh

Financing loss and damage: four key challenges

Practical action to tackle loss and damage risks: ten guiding principles

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Pandemic lessons from Karachi

Blog, 28 September 2022

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How can loss and damage finance reach those enduring climate catastrophe?

Blog, 13 September 2022

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Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively

Blog, 05 September 2022

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On the road to COP27 and a new climate finance goal – next stop: Manila

Blog, 30 August 2022

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Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development

Archived Project

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Delivering impact: governments follow IIED's model for evaluating progress on sustainable development

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Waking up: the vital long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement

Blog, 02 August 2022

Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change

Article, 23 June 2022

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Embracing disruptive resilience

Article, 23 June 2022

No climate justice without housing justice

Article, 23 June 2022