We estimate flows of climate finance targeting the local level and those that are specifically locally led over the past ...

Overall “local”, “community” and related terms were mentioned in transactions representing only 29% of reported climate ...

Through this collaboration with the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) Women’s Caucus, we seek to address these gaps ...

The first part of D&C Days 2025 on Thursday, 30 October, was a day of online dialogue, interaction, difficult conversations ...

The Global South House is hosting a range of events at COP30 in Brazil and providing a space to connect and build synergies.

COP30 presents an opportunity to harmonise funder support, enhance transparency and embed local equity in a new generation of ...

A seminar marking five years of a national campaign in Brazil to end forced eviction was a timely moment for IIED and ...

Access to, use and control over land and natural resources are central to women’s livelihoods, wellbeing, cultural identity ...

The fifth C&DM brought together over 40 countries and organisations – from donor governments to climate funds, development ...

It builds on the well-recognised ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) framework and the locally led adaptation (LLA) principles, and has also been harmonised with IIED’s ‘360-degree accountability ...

Advance cash and resilience investments to prepare for disasters, return up to US$5 for every $1 spent, while aid payments after the disaster loses money. Countries in Africa and Asia could prevent ...

COP30 president Brazil has been explicit that the priorities of local communities must be central to action plans for adapting to climate change. The upcoming summit in Belem presents a huge ...