Ambition must be raised and efforts must not be confined to formal negotiations. Processes like the Climate and Development Ministerial (C&DM) play a crucial role in mobilising greater support for ...

The 2024 Development and Climate Days will take place in Baku on 17 November during the UNFCCC climate conference (COP29). The one-day event will take place at Radisson Baku, 1 Azadliq Ave, Baku 1001, ...

IIED issued a mixed verdict on the outcome of the United Nations biodiversity conference, COP16, which ended last weekend ...

As momentum builds towards the UN climate change conference (COP29), IIED’s Tracy Kajumba looks at how the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) is ...

The torch has been one of the most useful components of the toolkit. Honeyguide has found that when it has been deployed in ...

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a pivotal moment for advancing climate action and securing the scale of finance ...

The second edition of IIED’s Better Cities series explores the critical shifts in governance, policy and action needed to ...

I hate queues – for stealing my time, and often drawing on my income. Electronic queues have taken this to another level, ...

As the project reaches its midway point, and as we embark on a new initiative on civic media practices with partners in India and Nepal, we can share three takeaways that have emerged as we bring ...

The informal settlement of Kisenyi in Kampala district has the highest concentration of refugees in Uganda: the majority being Somali, Congolese, Rwandese and Eritrean. Over recent months my ...

Climate risk is expected to continue to grow and concentrate in cities with low adaptive capacity, and particularly in ...

The rights and equity elements of Target 3 advance global commitments on area-based conservation. They present an opportunity ...