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Woman wearing a blazer checks her mobile phone in the street.
Towards gender equality: the digital rights of girls and women
… Digital ownership, awareness and use are unevenly distributed across countries and socio-economic groups; the internet’s life-enhancing … 21% more likely to be online than women , increasing to 52% in the least developed countries (LDCs), where only 19% of women are using the …
Insight, 24 January 2022
Woman holding a shovel to the ground in a cropped field.
IIED's best of 2021: blogs
… of employment, income and food for millions, especially in developing countries, but COVID-19 affected the entire aquatic food system. In this … solutions: building blocks for green recovery and climate action in least developed countries August : The economies of least developed countries …
Article, 23 December 2021
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
… better understood, especially those of lesser-heard voices, including least developed countries (LDCs) and marginalised groups. Consultative events and direct …
Project, 21 May 2014
Cover for G03978.pdf
Private Sector Facility: A Review Note for the 9th Meeting of the Green Climate Fund
Publication, 01 March 2015
US special climate envoy Todd Stern tells journalists his views on the 'Higher Ambition Coalition'. LDC chair Giza Gaspar-Martins in second left on the panel at the press conference (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
A symbolic victory on 1.5 degrees for LDC Group in Paris
Insight, 18 December 2015
Cover for G03855.pdf
Comments and Analysis: GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme
… 8th meeting in Barbados in October 2014. One of the key issues for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDs) is the …
Publication, 01 October 2014
There was an 'atmosphere of suspicion' at the climate change talks in Warsaw in November (Credit: DrabikPany, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Climate diplomacy can build the trust needed to secure our common future
… change talks as a national negotiator for The Gambia, as chair of the Least Developed Countries group, and now as Gambia's Special Climate Envoy. This journey …
Insight, 14 January 2014
Local community-based funds can help farmers in climate-sensitive areas to diversify. Mercyline Atieno got a loan for her poultry business in Kenya (Photo: T.Muchaba/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Now is the time to ensure GCF finance reaches the local level
… from international institutions; none will be led by those from the least developed countries (LDCs).  Overall, just four per cent  of the US$1.5 billion …
Insight, 03 April 2017
Officials on a climate finance course meet farmers in Bangladesh to learn about the benefits of solar irrigation pumps (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance for those who need it most
… for mitigation and adaptation – is critical in enabling developing countries to respond to climate change. The finance levels … But these funds still fall short in making a real difference in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that are most vulnerable to climate change. …
Article, 13 May 2016
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
Event, 02 December 2019