Governance

Our governance work focuses on tools and tactics that can support a just and fair governance system that protects the rights of communities in local, national and global decision making

Also related to

Least developed countries (LDCs)

Climate change negotiations

Climate finance

Land-based investments

Women from local community gathered around a water tank, washing vegetables.

Development and Climate Days 2025

Event on 30 October 2025

Group of civil society organisation protesting in a building. They are holding signs with slogans.

Paper walls: how visa barriers are silencing the global South on climate

Jessica Stewart and Anna Bishop
19 June 2025

Group of women and a young child walking in a field.

Recognising women’s land rights in Togo: a glimmer of hope

Abdou-Rachidou Matcheri and Adiavou Mawuvi
12 June 2025

People sit around tables in animated and detailed discussions.

How Ekiti State is advancing transition-ready investment decision making

Kayode Adeniyi
27 May 2025

Person from Indigenous community in Peru managing a forest.

Advancing rights and equity in area-based conservation

Event on 31 January 2024

A man turns on a pipe so water gushed out of it, stood alongside a water course.

Finance for climate adaptation in the most vulnerable places… Time for a major rethink?

Long read 23 June 2025

IIED at COP30

The 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) takes place in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November 2025. Along with our partners, IIED will support negotiators from the least developed countries, organise events and workshops, and analyse progress at the talks.

Development and Climate Days 2025 goes digital-first ahead of Brazil UNFCCC COP30

11 September 2025

Two people taking to representatives at the Paris Agreement stand. Behind them on the wall, there is a big image of people holding hands with the words 'We're accelerating climate action'.

Six months out from COP30, only 21 countries have submitted updated climate targets

09 May 2025

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Time to reset the international development agenda: Make Change Happen podcast episode 35

25 June 2025

Publications

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Improving governance of land-based investments

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The outsized impacts of investment frameworks on responsible land-based investments

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The promise of direct access to climate finance

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From assessment to action: how SAGE enables local solutions for equitable governance in conservation

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How research influences government action for nature

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Women’s meaningful participation in community engagements for land-based investments

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Establishing a biocultural heritage territory in Rabai

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Advancing Indigenous and community leadership of conservation requires confronting barriers to change

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Helping ourselves: tactics for improving internal governance of FFPOs

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Insights from equitable governance assessments in conservation areas around the world

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Community members from Zambia gathered next to a tree, sitting down and discussing.

Advancing land-based investment governance: reflections on a collaborative technical support project

Insight, 05 May 2026

Fishers on small boats have their belongings searched while the boats are afloat.

Rights and housing justice for urban small-scale fishing communities

Active Project

A group of five women look at mobile phone the middle woman is holding out in front of her.

How rural communities are rewriting the story of AI

Long read, 17 February 2026

Nickel smelters in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Indonesia’s nickel refining boom: lessons for other mineral-rich countries

Insight, 28 January 2026

A group of people huddle to conduct a discussion.

Emerging LDC climate negotiators shape international positions

Impact story, 16 December 2025

Women sitting in a circle outside, discussing and reading large print outs.

ALIGN: Enhancing understanding and improving practices

Active Project

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One million voices, one vision: strengthening governance for grassroots producer organisations

Insight, 02 October 2025

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ALIGN Zambia

Active Project

Community members from Tanzania gathered to discuss.

Building collective power for equitable governance in conservation

Insight, 10 September 2025

A group of five men and women gather and talk on a field, while a tractor ploughs the field in the background.

ALIGN responsive support facility

Active Project