News and insight

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.

A woman farmer ploughs a barren-looking field.

Insight

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

Nicola Sorsby and Barbara Lassen
27 July 2026

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

News

Extreme heat costing Indian workers billions in lost wages

20 July 2026

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

Insight

Can people-centred justice stop forced evictions?

Camila Cociña and Paula Sevilla Núñez
09 July 2026

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

Event

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.

Event

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.

Event

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

News

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

News

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

25 June 2026

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