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Bright, small packets hang down from ropes in front of a partly destroyed building.

Three years on from the Antakya earthquake: reconnecting people to places

Insight, 18 February 2026

Group of community members gathered and sitting on the group, while one person is standing at the front, talking.

Living heritage approach leads to owner-driven, post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, India

Insight, 02 February 2026

Street next to sea shore destroyed after hurricane Dean in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa shows climate finance urgently needed for pre-emptive protection schemes

Press release, 29 October 2025

Woman standing at a gate of a new water collection reservoir built to help with climate resilience for vulnerable communities.

New study shows early investment in social protection beats aid payments after the disaster

Press release, 14 October 2025

Group of people gathered in a outside sitting spot in the evening, talking and laughing.

Mobilisation of living heritage for community-led recovery

Insight, 13 October 2025

Group of tourist walking into an open space desert in Death Valley.

Major disaster in the US declared every four days in 2024, IIED analysis shows

News, 25 March 2025

Image showing the fishing community slum of Sai Baba Sahi after the construction, with a main street paved with stones, houses and shops.

It takes two (for a disaster) to tango

Insight, 13 December 2024

Women racing while carrying baskets full of sweet potatoes on their backs.

Faith in ecology: how one group of Indigenous people in the Philippines are advancing agrobiodiversity

Insight, 05 December 2024

Palm trees being blown by strong winds during a hurricane

Hurricane Beryl shows why fast-acting loss and damage fund is critical

Press release, 04 July 2024

Rows of grey bricks on the ground outside a house. In the background, washing is hanging on a line.

Building resilient homes in informal settlements

Long read, 25 June 2024

A seated panel of four people listen to a speech given by a remote colleague on a television screen positioned to their left.

Europe needs transformational adaptation: lessons from the frontline

Insight, 16 August 2023

Three woman standing in a forest.

Bangladeshis brace for return of monsoon and reveal true toll of last year’s record rainfall

Press release, 28 June 2023

A man walking through a flooded street in front of a destroyed building.

We need a new, layered approach to debt relief and climate financing

Insight, 19 June 2023

Woman carrying bags walking towards white tents

People fleeing impacts of climate change suffering physical and mental health crises

Press release, 14 December 2022

Preview of 21261IIED

Tracking the money for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Publication, 03 March 2023

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Financing loss and damage: four key challenges

Publication, 17 October 2022

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Tackling loss and damage risks: seven key action areas

Publication, 22 September 2022

IIED’s new executive director starts today

News, 05 September 2022

Five farmers bend over tending rice crops in a flooded field, as another farmer watches while pushing a cart in the background.

Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively

Insight, 05 September 2022

Clothes hang on lines outside small poorly maintained houses

Introduction to building transformative urban resilience for all

Article

An aerial view of Nairobi, with slums in the foreground alongside green space

Tomorrow’s cities: reducing disaster risk for the poor

Active Project

View of a mountain with a few houses. Snowed mountains in the background.

Loss and damage: erosion of Nepal’s life, land and beauty is deep and irreparable

Insight, 19 January 2022

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Assessing vulnerabilities to disaster displacement: a good practice review

Publication, 07 December 2021

Camp site with several informal tents made of fabric and plastic.

Are humanitarian agencies starting from scratch again in Haiti?

Insight, 24 October 2021

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