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The event was held in the Africa pavilion at the Paris climate summit (Photo: IIED)
COP21 side event discusses how to unlock climate finance for developing countries
News, 02 December 2015
Chart showing decentralised energy access – finance needed and contribution of climate finance (Image: Sarah Best/IIED)
The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend?
… The Green Climate Fund (GCF) board will meet at the end of this month in Songdo, … bring real benefit to those hardest hit by the impacts of climate change? Good news for adaptation funding Most projects approved in the … is a senior researcher in IIED's Climate Change research group ; Sarah Best ([email protected]) is senior researcher in IIED's …
Insight, 24 June 2016
A wind farm outside Adigrat, northern Ethiopia, is an example of low-carbon renewable technologies can initiate a process of transformational change within developing countries
Green Climate Fund: a big step forward, but many decisions pending
Insight, 28 February 2014
Global forest plan could boost fight against poverty and climate change
… An emerging initiative could pave the way for fundamental change in the way forests are managed, boosting efforts to fight both poverty and climate change, says research published today by the International … says co-author James Mayers, head of IIED’s Natural Resources Group. "What the bank must now avoid is trying to drive the partnership …
News, 09 July 2008
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Forest Governance Learning Group - Uganda: Progress report 2012
… The Forest Governance Learning Group is an informal alliance of in-country groups and international … and various press and publications on forest rights, governance and climate change. … Forest Governance Learning Group - Uganda: Progress report 2012 …
Publication, 01 April 2013
An illustration on a pink background showing connections from individual objects and people.
Connecting for common goals: exploring 50 years of IIED and sustainable development
… sustainable development movements, including the drives for global climate justice, grassroots sustainable urbanisation and an inclusive … by founder Barbara Ward , that remain central to our theory of change today.  ‘Connecting for common goals’ also classifies eight key … local to global, and people to science to policy. “The entire LDC Group benefited from IIED’s real-time support in the complex climate …
News, 26 May 2022
Two people walking in a rural landscape
Practical guide helps negotiators put equity at the heart of the new global biodiversity framework
Insight, 04 May 2021
A man fishing in a large lake.
Reflections on a journey of rethinking capacity building
… is losing its way of life due to falling fish stocks caused by climate change and environmental degradation. It is threatened by large-scale …
Insight, 10 April 2024
This sewage treatment plant in Delawas, Jaipur, was funded by the Asian Development Bank. There are concerns omitting local people from decision-making processes can lead to climate funds not sufficiently representing local priorities (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Getting Green Climate Funding to the local level
… Ahead of the Paris climate summit (COP21), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board will decide … and sustainable outcomes, closest to those most vulnerable to climate change. There are a number of possible reasons why sub-national entities … ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in IIED's Climate Change Group and Marek Soanes ([email protected]) is a consultant with …
Insight, 28 October 2015
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Forest Governance Learning Group - Cameroon 2011 Report
… The Forest Governance Learning Group is an informal alliance of in-country groups and international … and Small Forest Enterprises; Legitimate Forest Products; Pro-poor Climate Change Mitigation; and Trans-national processes and preparedness. … Forest Governance Learning Group - Cameroon 2011 Report …
Publication, 01 September 2012