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A large number of people stand and pose for a photo in front of a huge COP30 sign.
Climate and Development Ministerial
… disproportionately threatens the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, such as communities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs), the Climate and Development Ministerial …
Article, 29 August 2025
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A shrinking pot: how can the LDC climate fund keep up with targets?
… element of the NCQG decision is paragraph 16, which calls for at least tripling (by 2030, relative to 2022 levels) annual outflows from … One of the funds expected to deliver on that promise is the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). It is the only UN-backed climate fund dedicated …
Insight, 16 January 2026
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What to watch for across the multilateral climate funds landscape: key moments and leverage points
… and explicitly addressing the differentiated needs and capacities of least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Indigenous …
Insight, 25 March 2026
Group of women walking along the bank of a river, carrying big canisters on the way to get fresh water. They are wearing traditional, colorful clothing.
Currency fluctuations costing low-income countries billions in higher debt repayments
… The world’s poorest countries are spending billions of dollars more every year to repay … currency fluctuations affect countries that are either members of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group or the Small Island Developing States … Currency fluctuations costing low-income countries billions in higher debt repayments …
News, 25 April 2025
Close up of two men: one clapping and another giving a 'V' sign for victory/peace.
‘Historical’ COP28 outcomes nowhere near enough for least developed countries
Insight, 15 December 2023
Collage of the cover photos of all top 10 best publications for 2025.
IIED's best of 2025: publications
Article, 16 December 2025
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Least developed countries call for rapid action to get Paris climate goals back on track
… The Global Stocktake, to assess countries’ progress against the goals on climate change laid out in the … with the effects of a changed climate, according to the group of 46 least developed countries (LDCs) that negotiates as a bloc at the UN’s climate … Least developed countries call for rapid action to get Paris climate …
News, 21 November 2023
Two women, one wearing a face mask, at a conference.
Interview: Women from least developed countries and the international climate negotiations − how can we close the gap?
Article, 05 July 2023
A group of workers work stand in a flooded road, with water up to their knees and vast swathes of mud in the background.
Debt repayments eclipse climate finance for low-income nations
… The world’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries continue to spend billions more to repay debts than they … points In 2023, the most recent year for which data was available, 59 least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) …
News, 13 October 2025
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Harnessing Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in least developed countries
… Least developed countries (LDCs) are facing increasingly devastating impacts of climate change that … Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in least developed countries …
Publication, 25 August 2022