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London Climate Week: is the world ready with its emergency response?
… itself as a global leader on climate action, a delegation from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), plus grassroots community organisations and climate …
Insight, 03 July 2019
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IIED's best of 2021: publications
… outcomes, both positive and negative. Focusing specifically on poorer countries, it explores documented evidence that ‘nature-based … principles shown in a 42-page issue paper published in January were developed by a partnership of peers, formed under the Global Commission … and policy  Toolkit Loss and damage is an urgent issue: the world’s least-resourced communities and countries are increasingly unable to …
Article, 17 December 2021
A father and son plough a field in Ethiopia. For Ethiopia's smallholder farmers, oxen are still the main source of agricultural power. It is one of the world's least developed countries, making it more vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Bjvisser, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Momentum builds for ambitious agreements at COP24
… change is a matter of life and death. That’s why the group of the 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which I chair, will be pushing for the strongest …
Insight, 19 November 2018
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Message to the Green Climate Fund board: step up finance access for the most vulnerable
… vulnerable . In the face of wholly inadequate global efforts, the least developed countries (LDCs) have taken leadership, taking stock of what is …
Insight, 12 March 2021
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National adaptation funding: ways forward for the poorest countries
Publication, 01 March 2009
Smog over Kathamandu. Air pollution in Nepal's capital regularly breaches the World Health Organisation's safety guidelines (Kashish Das Shrestha)
Clearing the air in Kathmandu
… as one of the world's most natural disaster and climate vulnerable Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Perhaps at no other time in recent history have these … Least developed countries (LDC) challenges: how can SDG implementation focus …
Insight, 07 June 2016
A large audience sits in a cricualr room, facing a man behind a lectern. The UN logo is printed on the wall.
Is COP26 back on track? The UN General Assembly will be a pivotal moment
Insight, 28 July 2021
Headshot of Tom Mitchell with IIED logo in the top right corner.
IIED appoints new executive director
… over a new global biodiversity framework   Continuing to support the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in urgent action for climate justice  Advocating for …
News, 04 April 2022
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Making the SDGs a reality in LDCs: action for transformation
… In June 2016, the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group, IIED, and the ESRC's STEPS Centre hosted a dialogue for Least Developed Country (LDC) experts to discuss how the Sustainable … Making the SDGs a reality in LDCs: action for transformation …
Publication, 01 July 2016
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Seize the moment: towards fairer capacity building and marine technology transfer
… A new international legally binding instrument, developed under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), will … on technology transfer and capacity building — in particular the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) — to safeguard and fully implement present standards. …
Publication, 01 August 2018