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Houses surrounded by trees and greenery.
The decarbonisation debate: exploring climate action for equitable cities
Event, 24 June 2024
A group of people sitting at desks in a room facing a panel
Hidden handbrakes – exposing the unseen blockers of climate action
Event, 30 June 2023
Cotton farmers in a field.
Building climate resilience for India’s cotton farmers: insurance's role?
… in the global textile supply chain is increasingly threatened by climate change. Heatwaves and periods of erratic rainfall are becoming … about its affordability and effectiveness in its current form. This London Climate Action Week event discussed a recent study conducted by IIED with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and All India …
Event, 27 June 2024
Green urban space
LCAW: Adaptation Drinks
… Adaptation Drinks used to be a feature of the London social scene but has not happened for a couple of years. IIED is reviving and hosting it in 2024 – and also looking to make it more of a fixture of London Climate Action Week in the future. The goal of Adaptation Drinks is to … Climate change …
Event, 24 June 2024
A refinery under a clear blue night sky.
Hidden handbrakes: an Open Space conversation
… Progress on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and addressing loss and damage is … global financial system. With funding from the Generation Foundation, IIED's hidden handbrakes campaign was launched at London Climate Action Week in 2023. In the last year we have gathered … Climate change …
Event, 25 June 2024
The panellists sitting on stage at the event
London Climate Week: is the world ready with its emergency response?
… The first ever London Climate Action Week could not have come at a more critical time. The … responding with urgency to the climate emergency ' was hosted by IIED, Willis Towers Watson , the Global Resilience Partnership and the … Climate change … London Climate Week: is the world ready with its emergency response? …
Insight, 03 July 2019
Design with a book, a tablet and picture of Brianna Craft. Text reads "UK launch of Everything that Rises: A Climate Change Memoir by Brianna Craft"
Everything That Rises: an evening with Brianna Craft
… IIED and Brianna Craft, senior researcher in IIED's Climate Change research group, hosted the UK launch of her book, … her own sense of agency and asks readers to shape collective climate action by voting, protesting and divesting to protect our shared home. … Weinhardt of the climate negotiations team. This event was part of  London Climate Action Week 2023 . …
Event, 27 June 2023
A city view of Kolkata
City resilience bonds: an idea whose time has come?
Event, 29 June 2023
Men pile up sandbags in a long line on a beach, with the ocean in the background.
Scaling practical solutions for tackling loss and damage in LDCs and SIDS
… Loss and damage is one of the most important issues for climate-vulnerable developing countries that are facing new types and … responsive to immediate, medium and long-term needs. In this event, IIED, in partnership with ICCCAD , Risk-informed Early Action … about financing these practical solutions. This event was part of London Climate Action Week 2023 . …
Event, 30 June 2023
Hand holding wheat in a field.
A just transition in agriculture: putting workers at the centre
… more generally, are highly vulnerable to rising temperatures and climate volatility.   In the UK alone, 2024 brought the wettest 18-month … human impacts and identify good practices In early 2025, ETI, IIED and Banana Link launched a new collaborative research project that … and identify further areas to explore.   Later this month, during London Climate Action Week, we’ll host a roundtable bringing together …
Insight, 05 June 2025