Only four countries have so far submitted 2035 climate targets as required under the Paris Agreement ahead of next month’s deadline, reflecting a concerning lack of political leadership in addressing ...

Most of the world’s refugees and internally displaced persons live in towns and cities, while donors and aid agencies channel ...

A majority of the world’s estimated cobalt reserves are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 10-30% of its annual production mined artisanally (Photo: Fairphone, via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0) ...

'Far Away from Home' follows urban refugees navigating the vibrant, bustling streets of Nairobi. Developed through a unique ...

For IIED, collaborating with partners is critical to achieving lasting policy change for a more sustainable world. This Guatemala-Peru exchange visit was part of a project that promoted partnerships ...

2025 is shaping up to be an important year in climate adaptation and we look forward to meeting with you in an informal ...

The LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) aims to support a shift away from 'business-as-usual' approaches to a more effective and ambitious climate response. LIFE-AR is a ...

This report is about an area of corporate and government policy and practice that is little known or understood beyond the restricted circles of the specialists who are directly involved in it. It has ...

Helping the millions of poor people at greatest risk from climate change to adapt to its impacts is a daunting task. One new approach that deserves greater support is community-based adaptation (CBA).

There is an emerging consensus that urbanisation is critically important to international development, but considerable confusion over what urbanisation actually is, whether it is accelerating or ...

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in agricultural investment. In many cases, this has translated into large-scale acquisitions of farmland in lower- and middle-income countries. Partly as ...