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A young woman wearing shorts, standing on a beach in the Seychelles. There is a boat behind her.
Gearing debt swaps towards debt relief
… The approach taken by HIPC is therefore similar to debt for climate and nature swaps that also seek debt relief in exchange for … and poverty-reducing investments.  In the case of debt for climate and nature swaps, ‘growth-enhancing and poverty-reducing’ extends to climate adaptation, mitigation and measures, and systems that support …
Insight, 03 April 2024
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Adaptation in Africa: the global failure to deliver funding
… Will Africa be steamrollered by climate change? The continent harbours 33 of the Least Developed … Climate change …
Publication, 01 December 2008
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Learning from Paris: what would ‘Kunming-compliant’ look like for development cooperation agencies?
Insight, 25 February 2021
Angola aims to achieve its mitigation goals through the promotion of renewable energy, stabilisation of agricultural emissions, carbon sequestration from the forestry sector and other activities (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance is vital to secure a future worth having
Insight, 09 December 2015
A man in a suit holding a microphone laughs along with a woman standing next to him behind a podium.
IIED deepens links with largest global network of local governments
… them collaborating on issues of housing justice, urban equality and climate change. UCLG is a global network of cities and local, regional … and housing justice; we look forward to working on issues of climate change.” UCLG’s secretary general Emilia Saiz highlighted the …
News, 12 March 2024
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change marked a fundamental shift in the global development … Countries (LDC) Group  and our networks in the LDCs to promote climate diplomacy, climate action planning and capacity and resilience … drawing together our  experience with effective approaches for delivering local finance , which was deployed to drive change in global …
Page, 29 July 2022
Scotland’s Climate Justice Fund sets international precedent
News, 07 October 2013
CBA13 participants speaking
CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
… discussions to explore how communities can be supported to shape a climate-resilient future by 2050.  The key messages from CBA13 have been … published today. The messages draw on the three conference themes of climate finance, adaptation technology and informed policy engagement. They emphasise that the community organisations and climate champions who gathered at CBA13 are leading from the front, both …
News, 17 July 2019
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Climate watchlist: key issues for Cancun Negotiations
Publication, 01 November 2010
Covers of best publications 2021.
IIED's best of 2021: publications
… jobs, food security and empowerment as well as resilience to climate change.   Overall, we found a wealth of evidence that … and countries are increasingly unable to adapt to or absorb worsening climate impacts. Greater international support is overdue, but the … IIED this year: in July, Brianna Craft discussed why  delivering an inclusive COP26 in the age of COVID-19 required more than …
Article, 17 December 2021