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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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Five steps to accelerate finance for climate resilience

Mohsen Gul and Tom Mitchell
09 September 2026

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Learning from decentralised climate finance in Senegal

January 2025 - May 2027

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No escaping the heat: health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban Bangladesh

12 August 2026

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Why nature finance and gender data are central to achieving the world’s biodiversity goals

Nicola Sorsby and Karen Wong Pérez
06 August 2026

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Extreme heat costing Indian workers billions in lost wages

20 July 2026

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Too hot to work, too poor to rest

20 July 2026

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

In-depth reading

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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COP27: re-imagining partnerships for adaption finance

Insight, 05 October 2022

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Financing loss and damage: four key challenges

Publication, 17 October 2022

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Responding to a growing crisis: LDC expectations for COP27

Publication, 24 October 2022

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Social protection and informal job market reform for tackling climate migration nexus

Publication, 30 September 2022

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Harnessing Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in least developed countries

Publication, 25 August 2022

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Urgent but overlooked: a spotlight on the long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement

Publication, 01 August 2022

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A spur to action – getting money to the local level for nature and climate: Make Change Happen podcast episode 19

Article, 21 September 2022

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IIED at Climate Week NYC 2022

Event on 21 September 2022

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How can loss and damage finance reach those enduring climate catastrophe?

Insight, 13 September 2022

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Incentives for an inclusive green economy

Article, 06 September 2022

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From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development

Insight, 01 September 2022

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On the road to COP27 and a new climate finance goal – next stop: Manila

Insight, 30 August 2022

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Waking up: the vital long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement

Insight, 02 August 2022

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CBA16: putting the LLA principles into practice

Event on 03 October 2022

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Addressing loss and damage: actions to respond, recover and reduce the risk

Event on 27 July 2022

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Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance

Insight, 13 July 2022

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A changing world needs changing methods: six steps for evaluations to assess “what will work”

Insight, 11 July 2022

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Public participation in climate budgeting: learning from experiences in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal

Publication, 04 August 2022

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Embracing disruptive resilience

Article, 23 June 2022

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Urban climate justice: connecting social justice and decarbonisation

Article, 23 June 2022

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Enhanced Direct Access to climate finance: "I wish I knew that at the start!"

Event on 01 July 2022

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Stockholm+50: priorities for re-energising global action

Insight, 07 June 2022

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IIED at Stockholm+50

Event on 02 June 2022

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Fair share of adaptation finance in 2025

Publication, 08 June 2022

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