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Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2015: publications
… local rights in natural resource investments in low and middle-income countries. Urbanisation, rural–urban migration and urban poverty … in cities and rural-urban linkages.  Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible? The 17 Sustainable …
Article, 31 December 2015
Head and shoulders image of Alok Sharma talking to a computer camera in front of the Union flag
Ministers, NGOs, academia and grassroots discuss resilience beyond COVID-19
… the keynote speech, Sharma noted that those who had contributed the least to climate change also have the fewest resources to adapt to it. … to Climate Vulnerable Forum, and Director @ICCCAD , outlines how countries can learn about resilience and adaptation from Bangladesh. … real commitments. Tenzin Wangmo, the lead negotiator for the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group at the UN climate negotiations, …
News, 07 July 2020
Policymakers at a UN meeting in New York discuss how to end the legal 'no man's land' on 50 per cent of the Earth's surface (Photo by IISD/Francis Dejon)
Governing the ungoverned 50% of the planet
… part of the debate. The G77 plus China, the Africa Group and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are rightly of the opinion that MGRs should include …
Insight, 11 April 2016
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… Sunday, 16 October Partner organisations: UNFPA In rapidly urbanising countries, towns and cities contain a disproportionate number of working … sustainable cities . Harnessing the potential of urbanisation in Least Developed Countries Side event Date: Monday, 17 October Partner …
Event, 20 October 2016
Two fishermen cast their nets from a small boat
New guide to monitoring progress on SDG14
… important for small island developing states (SIDS) and those least developed countries (LDCs) whose economies and societal wellbeing depend on …
News, 08 July 2019
IIED's 2015-16 Annual Report (Image: Arc/IIED)
IIED's 2015/2016 annual report focuses on partnership
… with individuals, communities and organisations in more than 60 countries. This year's annual report analyses the elements needed for … enlarge them). The report illustrates the partnerships that IIED has developed with research bodies, international and national agencies, … of projects that IIED is delivering via partnerships, including: The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (LDC-IEG),  an …
News, 01 November 2016
Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
… (UNFCCC) must balance all of the issues that matter to different countries. So far though, the prime immediate concern of the world’s … to assisting developing countries. Article 3 clearly establishes developed countries’ responsibility to take into account the special … to take into account the specific needs and special situations of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) when considering funding and technology …
Insight, 07 November 2013
Cover for G03038.pdf
Climate Change and Health in Tanzania
… will be experienced globally, but will most negatively affect poor countries which have limited adaptation and coping capabilities. As one of the least developed countries (LDCs), Tanzania is highly vulnerable to the impacts …
Publication, 01 January 2008
Delegates at CBA12 in Malawi gather around a table and write on a document
CBA13: galvanising locally-based adaptation in a crunch year for climate action
… was left bruised following last month’s UN climate negotiations, when countries failed to agree how they will bring emissions under control … that have the most impact, and begin to mainstream them. The group developed a set of shared principles for devolved climate finance – for … Climate Action Summit, CBA13 will also feed directly into the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative for Effective Adaptation and …
Insight, 22 January 2019
An image of the world showing global surface temperatures: April 2016 was the hottest April on record, the seventh month in a row to break temperature records. You can watch a video progression of changing global temperatures below (Image: NASA)
Taking the Paris Agreement forward: what to expect in Bonn?
… These aim to initiate negotiations on producing: Further guidance for countries on the commitments they must make on emissions reductions as … the full participation of small delegations, including those from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).   This means continuing the UNFCCC practice …
Insight, 16 May 2016