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Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about IIED’s work to ensure climate finance reaches those who need it most by advocating for decentralised funding, building local capacity to access and manage resources, and highlighting the importance of community-led solutions in addressing climate change.

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Speakers, including chief executive officer of the COP32 presidency secretariat office and member of the government of Ethiopia Negusu Aklilu, IIED executive director Tom Mitchell, the Rt Hon. Baroness Chapman of Darlington and chief executive officer of British International Investment Leslie Maasdorp, at the opening plenary of the 2026 summi

Brutal heatwave spurs leaders to action at climate resilience finance summit

26 June 2026

IIED executive director Tom Mitchell speaking during the opening plenary session of the London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2026

Preparing for extreme weather shocks a huge opportunity, and the right thing to do

25 June 2026

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The Global South House at COP30: lessons, barriers and the path forward

22 June 2026

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Financing social and environmental justice in the global South

22 June 2026

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IIED at London Climate Action Week 2026

Event on 20 June 2026

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The power of the process: why multilateral climate negotiations still matter

Binyam Gebreyes
03 June 2026

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Complementarity and coherence among climate funds: a tool for improved access in LDCs and SIDS?

02 July 2026

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Measuring what matters: climate funds’ results and monitoring systems

18 June 2026

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Mobilising money to where it matters

A programme of work helping to initiate a positive shift in the quantity and quality of climate finance reaching the local level to support locally-led solutions that address climate change, poverty and biodiversity loss

Delivering climate finance at the local level

A series of case studies showing solutions for getting climate finance to local communities

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Speakers, including chief executive officer of the COP32 presidency secretariat office and member of the government of Ethiopia Negusu Aklilu, IIED executive director Tom Mitchell, the Rt Hon. Baroness Chapman of Darlington and chief executive officer of British International Investment Leslie Maasdorp, at the opening plenary of the 2026 summi

Brutal heatwave spurs leaders to action at climate resilience finance summit

News, 26 June 2026

IIED executive director Tom Mitchell speaking during the opening plenary session of the London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2026

Preparing for extreme weather shocks a huge opportunity, and the right thing to do

Press release, 25 June 2026

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The Global South House at COP30: lessons, barriers and the path forward

Publication, 22 June 2026

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Financing social and environmental justice in the global South

Publication, 22 June 2026

London street during night time, with cars on the roads and people walking on the side walks.

IIED at London Climate Action Week 2026

Event on 20 June 2026

People from the Youth Group at COP30 gathered and listening to someone speak off-camera.

The power of the process: why multilateral climate negotiations still matter

Insight, 03 June 2026

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Complementarity and coherence among climate funds: a tool for improved access in LDCs and SIDS?

Publication, 02 July 2026

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Measuring what matters: climate funds’ results and monitoring systems

Publication, 18 June 2026

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Unlocking urban climate finance: barriers and progress in African cities

Publication, 18 May 2026

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Country Platforms Action Toolkit

Publication, 17 April 2026

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ASPIRE locally led monitoring: tracking household resilience trajectories using the RISE resilience ladder

Publication, 17 June 2026

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Registration opens for second climate resilience finance summit

News, 13 April 2026

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Multilateral climate funds for climate adaptation

Article, 07 April 2026

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Scaling adaptation finance: what works in LDCs and SIDS

Event on 23 April 2026

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The promise of direct access to climate finance: evidence and lessons from LDCs and SIDS

Publication, 07 May 2026

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What to watch for across the multilateral climate funds landscape: key moments and leverage points

Insight, 25 March 2026

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Food security in a warming world: who is at risk, why and what comes next?

Publication, 23 March 2026

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How LDCs and SIDS are building finance tools to take adaptation projects to scale

Insight, 19 March 2026

London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2026

Event on 25 June 2026

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Registration opens for landmark CBA20 in Manila

News, 26 February 2026

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CBA20: Local solutions inspiring global action

Event on 11 May 2026

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Brazil readiness assessment: delivering anticipatory social protection

Publication, 14 May 2026

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From aspiration to application: making the Global Goal on Adaptation work

Publication, 01 April 2026

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Interview: embedding gender in the multilateral climate funds

Article, 12 February 2026

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