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A shrinking pot: how can the LDC climate fund keep up with targets?

The GEF’s structured four-year replenishment model secures predictable funding through scheduled donor pledges. The LDCF does ...
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CBA20: Local solutions inspiring global action

The 20th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA20) will take place from 11-14 May 2026 ...
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Innovative approaches to accessing and scaling all sources of adaptation finance in SIDS and LDCs: a compendium of promising case studies

Developed by the Climate and Development Ministerial (C&DM) secretariat with support from SouthSouthNorth, the compendium ...
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Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature

Western economics is not only destroying the environment. It is also destroying Indigenous peoples’ holistic development models that ensure balance with nature, and provide alternative paradigms for ...
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Extreme inequality and housing injustice in the DRC: rebuilding ‘Kinshasa la Belle’

A series of insights and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets

Biodiversity policymakers negotiating the new international framework at the upcoming global biodiversity summit (CBD COP15) must ensure traditional knowledge and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ...
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Understanding the gender imbalance at the international climate negotiations

A room full of grey-suited men dominate the negotiations at COP27 in Egypt (Photo: UNclimatechange, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Every year, representatives of almost 200 countries come together under ...
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The world's 100 largest cities from 1800 to 2020, and beyond

In the first of a new blog series, IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite looks at the world’s 100 largest cities, and how their changing distribution reflects social, political and economic shifts ...
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Tools for ecosystem-based adaptation: new navigator now available

IIED's news, insight, activities and more related to the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit Mangroves line India's Kaveri river. Mangrove forests can protect coastal areas from erosion, support ...
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A just transition in agriculture: putting workers at the centre

Food security is a critical factor in building the future resilience of communities in northeast Nigeria (Photo: UNDP Climate, via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0) After the energy sector, agriculture is the ...
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Slum upgrading is climate action

Knowledge sharing from nine countries confirms that upgrading informal settlements serves as a powerful form of climate action – integrating resilience, sustainability and justice. A series of ...
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A just energy transition needs more than benefit-sharing: a view from the Atacama Salt Flat

A poster depicting the environmental and social costs of mineral extraction as perceived by local activists (Photo: Nicolás M. Perrone) Global narratives about the energy transition place all humanity ...