This report from UK think tank IIED looks at  COP26  and whether it has delivered mixed results for LDCs. Following a two-year hiatus in negotiations due to the pandemic and the failure of the preceding Madrid talks to deliver enough political impetus, trust in the entire UN-led process on climate action hung in the balance...

This report from UK think tank IIED presents empirical evidence on the links between climate change, migration and trafficking. This paper presents empirical evidence on the links between climate change, migration and trafficking. It then unpacks the underlying drivers that policymakers should target to deal with this nexus. The paper explores the extent and impact...

This report from UK think tank the IIED provides a guide for debt managers and environmental decision makers. As countries grapple with the triple crisis of debt, climate change and nature loss, compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple innovative solutions in sustainable finance are beginning to gain traction. These innovations towards an...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at climate change, migration and social protection. There are several aspects of climate-induced short-term or circular migration, especially in combination with other socio-economic factors, that are not fully understood. Without reliable data on the pattern of circular migration, policymakers can not recognise or address migrants’ needs, issues...

This report from UK think tank IIED provides case studies and evidence for stakeholders from climate-vulnerable countries looking for practical solutions. Loss and damage is an urgent issue: the world’s least-resourced communities and countries are increasingly unable to adapt to or absorb worsening climate impacts. Greater international support is overdue, but the realities and costs...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at practical solutions to the unique challenge of loss and damage that communities and ecosystems face. Communities and ecosystems around the world are experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events. Driven by climate change these shocks will worsen with every increment of global heating, exposing billions of people to...

This report from UK think tank the IIED looks at linking debt financing to climate and nature KPIs. Africa is severely impacted by the triple crisis of debt, climate change and nature loss. The continent’s debt now stands at more than 70% of GDP. There is potential to address these crises through ‘general purpose’ debt...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at recognising slavery as a mainstream policy issue alongside poverty and climate change. Climate and development policymakers and planners urgently need to recognise that millions of people displaced by climate change are being, and will be, exposed to slavery in the coming decades. Recognising slavery as a...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at internally displaced persons who seek safety in towns and cities. A significant percentage of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who seek safety in towns and cities will not return home. Yet this is a reality that international actors consistently fail to adapt to and as a result,...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at the integrated approaches needed to unlock the potential in supporting more sustainable and resilient livelihoods. Productive use(s) of energy (PUE), especially when powered by renewables, can support more sustainable and resilient livelihoods in Least Developed Countries, by bringing immediate opportunities to community services and value chains...