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Conference of the Parties (COP) 26
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Bringing youth’s energy from the streets to the climate negotiating table
Guest blogger Yared Abera shares how he navigated the steep learning curve to becoming a climate negotiator and the valuable guidance he received along the way
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Why COP26 was worth it
Eva Peace Mukayiranga describes challenges and highlights from the negotiating rooms in Glasgow and shares how she’ll be taking forward skills she learnt to COP27
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COP27 and the important year ahead
Just over a week on from the end of COP26 in Glasgow and the dust is settling. But as Andrew Norton reflects, any gains made from the event will require ongoing work and citizens demanding more radical action
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D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
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COP26 debrief: where do we go from here?
COP26 debrief: where do we go from here?
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Record attendance expected at first-ever virtual D&C Days alongside ‘pivotal’ COP meeting
Development and Climate Days 2021 kicks off today (November 9) with a record number of participants, bringing together grassroots leaders, researchers, development practitioners and policymakers to explore how to build a climate-resilient future for all
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Champions Group on Adaptation Finance join forces to accelerate adaptation finance solutions beyond COP26
At the COP26 Resilience Hub on 8 November 2021, the recently launched informal Champions Group on Adaptation Finance, together with representatives from the UN Secretary-General's office, took stock of progress on adaptation finance over recent months and committed to further action heading into 2022
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Significant new support for locally-led adaptation principles
Danida, Sida, USAID and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs are the latest donor agencies to endorse eight principles for locally-led adaptation, developed to help ensure that local communities are empowered to lead sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level
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New solidarity funds could ringfence finance for loss and damage
On Adaptation, Loss and Damage Day at COP26, Clara Gallagher and Saleemul Huq consider how National Solidarity Funds for loss and damage could get new and additional finance to countries experiencing devastating and relentless loss and damage caused by climate change
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Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
Forests, and the communities who protect and manage them, are critical in tackling climate change and nature loss. From COP26, guest blogger Gustavo Sánchez explains why they can no longer be ignored in the distribution of climate finance and describes a new fund that gets money directly to local forest level
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Financing least developed countries’ climate strategies: taking the long view
COP26 must urge all countries to continue to submit and implement long-term climate strategies – but least developed countries will need long-term financing to match
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Delivering high-quality, predictable and accessible climate finance for least developed countries
Increasing climate finance is high on the COP26 agenda; but for climate finance to bring lasting change it must be provided over the long term, be accessible and go towards strengthening governance systems
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Climate-induced migration illustrates loss and damage already being felt by communities
As global warming bites, vulnerable communities are being pushed from their homes by disasters and longer-term pressures, and desperately require financial help
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Can COP26 reach ambitious outcomes for LDCs?
Ambitious, inclusive and equitable outcomes at COP26 are vital. Will major emitters commit to significant carbon cuts? Will countries honour their climate finance pledges? And how will finance reach those most in need? Anna Schulz sets out four outcomes for COP26 to be labelled a success for the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.
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Where to find IIED and partners at COP26: event listing
What IIED and partners did at COP26
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Inclusive negotiations: are hybrid meetings the answer?
As the organisers of COP26 face the complex challenges of getting 10-20,000 delegates to Glasgow for in-person negotiations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, what are the pros and cons of hybrid formats for making negotiations more inclusive
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Can COP26 lay firm foundations for an ambitious new climate finance goal?
With negotiations for the post-2025 climate goal due to commence at COP26, we ask what lessons can be learned from the previous – unmet – target and explore the priority issues for least developed countries (LDCs), who will be seeking changes to both the volume and nature of the climate finance they receive
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How the digital divide threatens the success and legitimacy of the COP26 talks
The digital divide is in danger of stifling the voices of those representing some of the communities likely to be worst affected by the impacts of climate change
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Locally-led action key to delivering the new global biodiversity framework
Next week’s UN biodiversity conference (COP15) will be a milestone in global efforts to stop biodiversity loss and put nature on a path to recovery. Dilys Roe and Ebony Holland put forward the case that people and locally-led conservation efforts need to be at the centre of this transformation
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A glimmer of hope ahead of COP26 – financing for adaptation
A newly formed group of champion countries committed to ramping up flows of adaptation finance brings promise − provided they can also improve access, explains guest blogger Angelique Pouponneau
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Listen to young people: cultural practices can provide answers to the climate problem
Ahead of this week’s COP26 Youth Summit, Papua New Guinean climate advocate Vinzealhar Nen urges world leaders heading to Glasgow to listen to and learn from climate solutions being championed by young people in members' countries − particularly the small islands states
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New briefing supports greater ambition for countries’ NDCs
New or updated NDCs have been submitted by 110 out of 191 Parties to the Paris Agreement. For those remaining, IIED has unpacked the Paris Agreement guidance to show they can enhance climate ambition
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Is COP26 back on track? The UN General Assembly will be a pivotal moment
While COP26 may still be on rocky ground, recent G20 and high-level ministerial meetings show signs that progress is possible – but only if G20 countries step up on the 1.5°C target and wealthy countries deliver on the US$100bn climate finance goal
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COP26 hangs in the balance if G20 fails to show solidarity with climate-vulnerable countries by delivering action
This week, G20 ministers come together for two major meetings. Following commitments they made to climate-vulnerable countries at the Climate and Development Ministerial in March, Alex Scott and Ebony Holland reflect on progress to date and how critical it will be for the G20 to maintain momentum and fill the gaps left by the G7
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Delivering an inclusive COP26 in the age of COVID-19 requires more than vaccines
The UK government announced last week that it would make vaccines available to people attending COP26 in Glasgow. But even vaccinated, negotiators from vulnerable nations face logistical and financial barriers to travel to Glasgow amid border closures and quarantine measures
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It’s got to be virtual and in person – key steps for a successful COP26
In a moment of reflection, with the first round of virtual climate negotiations and the G7 Summit all concluded, Anna Schulz asks where are we now and what steps can be taken to ensure success at COP26?
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IIED at London Climate Action Week, June/July 2021
IIED and partners participated in London Climate Action Week, a week-long series of digital events from 26 June to 4 July 2021. This page lists the key events
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Frontline funds: investing in grassroots-led responses to climate change
Climate change has a disproportionate effect on communities at the frontlines.
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The adaptation action and research sandbox: aligning two global processes
The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) and the locally led adaptation (LLA) principles are gaining traction in the run up to this year's UN climate summit (COP26).
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“We need a stronger taskforce”: pushing for better access to climate finance for vulnerable countries
The UK and Fiji governments are initiating a new Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, and vulnerable countries have high hopes it will finally deliver improved climate finance access. Guest bloggers Carlos Fuller and Dhendrup Tshering discuss how to avoid failure and ensure the taskforce is set up for success
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Sleepwalking into COP26 collapse – why the UK must drop its aid cuts
Britain's decision to trim its aid budget sends entirely the wrong message to world leaders – that under-delivering for vulnerable countries is OK
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Towards COP26: can the Adaptation Committee progress in time?
After a year of virtual meetings, the Adaptation Committee – the principal body set up under the UNFCCC to provide guidance on adaptation – is zeroing in on a series of key inputs for COP26. Consensus among members is vital and inclusive processes are critical. Can it deliver all key adaptation items in time?
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UK aid cuts threaten climate leadership role of COP26 president
Cuts to the overseas aid budget risk not only undermining the UK’s reputation for progressive development action, but also the chances of the UK presidency delivering a successful outcome to COP26. Sustainable development must be climate resilient: a lower aid spend is in real terms a blow to climate finance and ambition
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When public finance shrinks, what are the priorities for climate action?
Cuts to UK overseas development aid raise critical questions for future climate action, not least whether the promised balance of support for adaptation and mitigation can be maintained. We suggest reforms to the climate finance system that could deliver stronger adaptation results for climate-vulnerable people
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Perspective of LDC youth: what COP26 outcomes will enhance global action on adaptation and resilience?
Young people from the LDCs have the energy and knowledge to drive climate action – but they need collaboration and investment from decision-makers at the national and international level
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IIED and the 2021 ‘super year’
2021 is a crucial year for dealing with the climate emergency, unprecedented biodiversity loss, rising inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic. This page sets out how IIED will work with partners throughout the year at key opportunities to highlight and address these interconnected crises
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Climate adaptation and resilience vision: what will success look like?
This IIED and ICCCAD hosted online event on Thursday, 11 February 2021 heard expert perspectives on what climate adaptation and resilience success in 2021 looks like
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No time to lose – collective action for our common future: Make Change Happen podcast episode 9
In the New Year edition of Make Change Happen, we look ahead to 2021 as a super year driven by global action to tackle environment and development challenges
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Development and Climate Days 2020
With no UNFCCC COP in 2020, Development and Climate Days (D&C Days) went fully digital from 2-3 December, as part of the Understanding Risk Forum 2020 (UR2020)
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Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
Sam Greene distils key messages drawn from lively online dialogue with the 500-plus participants from over 70 countries who joined the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to climate change
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Loss and damage – research, policy and lived experience in least developed countries
On Tuesday, 8 September, IIED and ICCCAD hosted a webinar featuring least developed countries' national experts sharing their research and lived experience of loss and damage. The discussion aimed to ensure that loss and damage remains a priority issue in the lead up to COP26
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Ministers, NGOs, academia and grassroots discuss resilience beyond COVID-19
COP26 President-designate Alok Sharma last week said the world does "not have the luxury of time" to take urgent action to address the climate crisis
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Resilience in light of COVID-19: climate action on the road to COP26
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance of resilience. This event served as a framing event for resilience at London Climate Action Week
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Coronavirus and climate change are two crises that need humanity to unite
IIED director Andrew Norton looks at some of the emerging impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, and discusses the possible longer-term effects of the pandemic
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Community voices – the climate needs you in COP26 countdown
The 14th community-based adaption event (CBA14) will call on local communities to use their collective power to hold climate decision makers to account
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How can we avoid another ‘lost decade’ in the climate fight?
As 2020 begins, IIED director Andrew Norton considers what it will take to galvanise meaningful action on climate change against a ticking clock and political reticence
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D&C Days 2019: five pathways to a climate-resilient future
Over the last decade, Development & Climate Days (D&C Days) has built a reputation for providing stimulating and interactive debate on topics and issues at the interface of development and climate change during the middle weekend of the UN climate change talks
