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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

People from the Youth Group at COP30 gathered and listening to someone speak off-camera.

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The power of the process: why multilateral climate negotiations still matter

Binyam Gebreyes
03 June 2026

People walking on the streets on Karachi.

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Are international financial institutions becoming disconnected from reality?

Arif Hasan
29 May 2026

Person standing next to a printed out poster, pointing and speaking. Other people are gathered and listening.

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A shared vision, clear actions and a growing community: the next 20 years of locally led adaptation starts now

Paul Mitchell and May Thazin Aung
21 May 2026

Panel discussion at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Four speakers are sitting on chairs behind a table on a podium with a big blue screen behind while the audience is sitting on chairs and listening.

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Santa Marta conference highlights legal barriers to the energy transition

Lorenzo Cotula and Kyla Tienhaara
18 May 2026

People sit outside under a canopy behind tables with the words "reuse, recycle and reduce".

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Youth strategies from informal settlements: harnessing civic media to drive change around urban governance and housing

Camila Cociña and Alexandre Apsan Frediani
18 May 2026

Community members from Zambia gathered next to a tree, sitting down and discussing.

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Advancing land-based investment governance: reflections on a collaborative technical support project

Lorenzo Cotula
05 May 2026

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Karachi’s housing crisis is about inequality, not just infrastructure

Arif Hasan
23 April 2026

Boat of fisherman returning to shore in Ghana

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Rebuilding trade rules through WTO reform: what next for sustainable development?

Anna Ducros and Laura Kelly
09 April 2026

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What to watch for across the multilateral climate funds landscape: key moments and leverage points

Insight, 25 March 2026

Woman is filling up bucket with drinking water from an outside tap.

The missing link in water stewardship: why gender equity is not an add-on

Insight, 22 March 2026

Two women are checking crops in a field, talking.

How LDCs and SIDS are building finance tools to take adaptation projects to scale

Insight, 19 March 2026

Image of informal settlement in Pakistan showing houses built very close together.

What I have learnt in 50 years of engagement with urban issues

Insight, 18 March 2026

Bright, small packets hang down from ropes in front of a partly destroyed building.

Three years on from the Antakya earthquake: reconnecting people to places

Insight, 18 February 2026

Group of community members gathered and sitting on the group, while one person is standing at the front, talking.

Living heritage approach leads to owner-driven, post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, India

Insight, 02 February 2026

Indonesia’s nickel refining boom: lessons for other mineral-rich countries

Insight, 28 January 2026

Aerial photo of a busy street, packed with vehicles through a smoky haze and with flags flying above.

Anger issues and infrastructure in Karachi: why are we all so angry?

Insight, 21 January 2026

Woman standing in low water holding two mangroves plants, getting ready to plant them.

A shrinking pot: how can the LDC climate fund keep up with targets?

Insight, 16 January 2026

People gathered around the COP30 president, deliberating.

Putting pledges into practice: what did COP30 mean for the multilateral climate funds?

Insight, 12 December 2025

Woman worker in a stone quarry wearing a bright orange saree is making a phone call using a land line outside a building.

Using data to reduce gender-based violence in the energy transition

Insight, 10 December 2025

Group of men standing and talking in front of a building.

Bridging the gap between local, organised communities and city government

Insight, 10 December 2025

Rainforest on the banks of the River Pará.

Nature finance: some progress at COP30 with more needed in 2026

Insight, 08 December 2025

Two people pointing at a smartphone screen showing a map for a forest area.

Countdown to law for deforestation-free products: smallholders need support, not surprises

Insight, 03 December 2025

A group of men of different nationalities, all in formal dress, clap and smile as they pose for a photo.

Critical minerals: reflections on the G20 Leaders’ Summit

Insight, 02 December 2025

Farmer posing next to a cow and calf on his farm.

Agroforestry entrepreneurship by smallholder farmers – regreening Nepal

Insight, 19 November 2025

Woman checking the ground and how the forest is growing in Timor-Leste.

Multilateral climate funds are making changes to support locally led adaptation: where have they got to?

Insight, 18 November 2025

Woman sitting on a balcony wearing a face mask. Behind here, an informal neighbourhood of houses can be seen.

Five years on: how Brazil’s Zero Eviction Campaign is driving policy change for housing justice

Insight, 06 November 2025

Woman swimming in water with diving equipment, writing data down on a clipboard.

Fifth Climate & Development Ministerial calls for action on adaptation finance at COP30

Insight, 05 November 2025

Group of community members Kibaale, Uganda are sitting down and discussing during consultations with officials. Two women are sitting on blue chairs, listening and noting things down on notebooks.

Country platforms: are we asking the right questions?

Insight, 29 October 2025

Woman farmer looking at crops in a small field. Another woman is seen in the background sitting down in the shade of a tree.

Multilateral climate funds: three ways to step up for the world’s most vulnerable nations

Insight, 28 October 2025

Informal settlement in Mumbai situated next to train tracks with various electric wires going above it.

Rethinking electricity access in informal settlements

Insight, 22 October 2025

Informal housing destroyed after natural disaster in Lagos, Nigeria circa 2017.

Forced evictions and climate change: on risk, CO2 emissions and anti-eviction struggles

Insight, 21 October 2025

Group of people gathered in a outside sitting spot in the evening, talking and laughing.

Mobilisation of living heritage for community-led recovery

Insight, 13 October 2025

Insights

The power of the process: why multilateral climate negotiations still matter

Are international financial institutions becoming disconnected from reality?

A shared vision, clear actions and a growing community: the next 20 years of locally led adaptation starts now

Santa Marta conference highlights legal barriers to the energy transition

Youth strategies from informal settlements: harnessing civic media to drive change around urban governance and housing

Advancing land-based investment governance: reflections on a collaborative technical support project

Karachi’s housing crisis is about inequality, not just infrastructure

Rebuilding trade rules through WTO reform: what next for sustainable development?

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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

What to watch for across the multilateral climate funds landscape: key moments and leverage points

The missing link in water stewardship: why gender equity is not an add-on

How LDCs and SIDS are building finance tools to take adaptation projects to scale

What I have learnt in 50 years of engagement with urban issues

Three years on from the Antakya earthquake: reconnecting people to places

Living heritage approach leads to owner-driven, post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, India

Indonesia’s nickel refining boom: lessons for other mineral-rich countries

Anger issues and infrastructure in Karachi: why are we all so angry?

A shrinking pot: how can the LDC climate fund keep up with targets?

Putting pledges into practice: what did COP30 mean for the multilateral climate funds?

Using data to reduce gender-based violence in the energy transition

Bridging the gap between local, organised communities and city government

Nature finance: some progress at COP30 with more needed in 2026

Countdown to law for deforestation-free products: smallholders need support, not surprises

Critical minerals: reflections on the G20 Leaders’ Summit

Agroforestry entrepreneurship by smallholder farmers – regreening Nepal

Multilateral climate funds are making changes to support locally led adaptation: where have they got to?

Five years on: how Brazil’s Zero Eviction Campaign is driving policy change for housing justice

Fifth Climate & Development Ministerial calls for action on adaptation finance at COP30

Country platforms: are we asking the right questions?

Multilateral climate funds: three ways to step up for the world’s most vulnerable nations

Rethinking electricity access in informal settlements

Forced evictions and climate change: on risk, CO2 emissions and anti-eviction struggles

Mobilisation of living heritage for community-led recovery