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Trust in climate finance requires meaningful transparency
Publication, 22 January 2021
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IIED’s urban legend wins global UN-Habitat award
… researcher, who lives in London, has dedicated more than 50 years to delivering positive change in urban development , informal settlements and climate change adaptation. He is a former director of IIED’s Human …
News, 17 September 2024
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Why we need strong farmer organisations to achieve the world’s big environmental goals
… what’s possible. Other initiatives funded by the GEF, the Green Climate Fund and similar mechanisms should follow suit. If we want to …
Insight, 01 September 2025
Emissions cuts, climate finance top agenda for Least Developed Countries Group at Glasgow climate talks
… to cut carbon emissions and increase the quantity and quality of climate finance will be vital to the success of the forthcoming climate talks in Glasgow, according to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group.  In the paper ' Resetting climate negotiations: LDC priorities for an ambitious COP26 ', …
News, 20 October 2021
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Least Developed Countries launch 2050 Vision for a climate-resilient future
… More than two thirds of the people killed in climate-related disasters during the past 50 years were living in the … by the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. The LDC Group at the UN climate … ' LDC 2050 Vision: towards a climate-resilient future (PDF) 'Delivering our climate-resilient future: lessons from a global evidence …
News, 23 September 2019
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Urban resilience past, present and future: celebrating David Satterthwaite
… the Volvo Environment Prize who has dedicated more than 50 years to delivering positive change in informal settlements and climate change adaptation. Attendees explored David’s influence and … teaching, his work at IIED and with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and his engagement with federations of the urban …
Event, 14 May 2024
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IIED at London Climate Action Week, November 2020
… This was the second series of London Climate Action Week events this year, with IIED again taking … in July 2020 . This week of events fell on the dates when the UN climate summit (COP26) was originally scheduled, and was a major … ‘Building a sustainable, net zero London’; and ‘Whole of society climate mobilisation’. London Climate Action Week was an opportunity to …
Event, 17 November 2020
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Locally led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey
Insight, 12 January 2021
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Building local impact for better access to climate finance
… need for better delivery mechanisms and institutions that can channel climate finance to local actors, as they are the ones who can deliver more targeted, context-relevant and appropriate climate adaptation outcomes. The shake-up of priorities brought by … their capabilities to mobilise and manage increased volumes of climate finance. Examining emerging evidence from this work and broader …
Publication, 01 November 2020
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Strengthening anticipatory risk response and financing mechanisms for social protection: a practical approach to tackling loss and damage
… Climate change loss and damage is leading to increasingly devastating … programmes to help communities better absorb the effects of climate risks, adapt to climate impacts and transform their capacities to address growing … Climate change …
Publication, 07 December 2022