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Image of building in Azerbaijan with COP29 logo
COP29 reaction: A wealthy few prioritised consumption and fossil fuels
… "Let’s be clear. Jobs, homes and lives will be lost to climate change impacts that could have been saved had the world’s wealthiest … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP29) …
News, 25 November 2024
Photo of Tasneem Sied Ahmed.
Navigating conflict: my difficult journey to become a new climate change negotiator
… to a resilient world where the loss and damage caused by the climate crisis is addressed with urgency and empathy. To become a … decision-making of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany earlier this year. My story begins in … negotiators . But just less than two weeks later, war broke out in my home city of Khartoum.  Escaping the war-torn city was not just a …
Insight, 03 November 2023
Woman walks next to sugar cane fields, carrying pots of water on her head.
Climate change link to hysterectomy crisis among Indian sugar workers
… New research links climate change to the scandal of female farm labourers in India undergoing … their homes to work in the sugar cane industry elsewhere because climate change is increasing the frequency of droughts and decimating … Climate change … Climate change link to hysterectomy crisis among Indian sugar workers …
News, 07 March 2024
The Sistema Agroflorestal Dendê - or palm oil agroforestry system in Tomé-Açu managed by Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu.
Trailblazing in Tomé Açu: inspiring a global agroforestry transition in northern Brazil
Insight, 03 August 2026
Aerial view of informal settlement in Tanzania.
Building heat resilience in informal settlements: community-led data collection
… Heatwaves are intensifying with climate change, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable urban communities. Informal settlements, home to the majority of residents in many cities, remain invisible in … Climate change …
Project, 07 August 2025
Image of person standing at the top of a hill looking into the distance in Mauritius.
World’s least developed countries spend twice as much servicing debts as they receive in climate finance
… The world’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries are spending more than twice as much to … it fairer for countries that have done the least to cause climate change but are bearing the brunt of its effects. The analysis uses the … the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) group. These countries are home to around 1.2 billion people.    Key findings from IIED’s analysis …
News, 16 October 2024
Two women in a crowd lifting their arms
Telling a different story – 'Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir'
… description people might not be expecting. Everything That Rises is a climate change memoir  about negotiating the Paris Agreement. It describes … love. And what we all need to do to protect each other and our shared home. My tipping point I can pinpoint the moment that prompted me to … Climate change … Telling a different story – 'Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir' …
Insight, 21 June 2023
A group of men standing around a black water tank.
Rainwater harvesting in vulnerable homes in Santo Domingo’s colonial centre
… Republic, as both the city and the country are highly vulnerable to climate change. There is a need to identify opportunities for implementing … a lower carbon footprint, to comply with the commitments in the Paris climate agreement.  The country has made a commitment to reduce … Frontrunner cities: connecting climate action and social justice …
Article, 14 February 2024
A tall metal water tower with several small brick buildings around it.
Community-led climate action: building equitable, resilient cities from the bottom up
… a virtual meeting to share their experiences and efforts to combat climate change. Reflecting on that exchange, this insight explores the … growth will take place in informal settlements, which are already home to 60% of the continent’s urban population . And, as climate change … Climate change … Community-led climate action: building equitable, resilient cities from the bottom up …
Insight, 02 May 2024
Houses on stilts along a river
Huge population growth in major river deltas puts tens of millions at increased risk from climate change floods
… vulnerable to the rising sea levels and extreme weather events that climate change will bring.  Although river deltas have been popular places to … deltas account for only 0.35% of the planet’s land mass they are home to 3.8% of its people and 3% of its built-up area. The paper … Climate change … in major river deltas puts tens of millions at increased risk from climate change floods …
News, 26 September 2023