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CBA17: event highlights

CBA13 Talanoa: discussing the issues (Photo: IIED)

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CBA17 agenda

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CBA17: local solutions inspiring global action

Event on 22 May 2023

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Climate change is pushing the poorest countries further into debt. Can insurance fix it?

Ritu Bharadwaj
09 May 2023

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National Adaptation Plans: LDCs need financing to turn words into reality

Lina Yassin
24 April 2023

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Shaping adaptation: here’s how the CBA conferences are making an impact

Heather McGray
06 April 2023

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Cabo Verde and Portugal agree groundbreaking debt restructure

24 January 2023

Non-economic loss and damage: closing the knowledge gap

09 January 2023

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Can mitigation deliver better cities in the global South? Make Change Happen podcast episode 20

19 December 2022

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Locally-led action for poverty, climate and nature – experiences from around the world

05 July 2022

Focus on COP27

Our latest and key events, news, blogs and publications related to the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Egypt

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A series of pages related to IIED's activities at the 2022 UNFCCC climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh

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COP27: were the climate-vulnerable finally heard in Egypt?

Pape Lamine Diouf and Lina Yassin
22 December 2022

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COP27 draws to a close

19 November 2022

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COP decision on loss and damage: two steps forward, one step back

Ritu Bharadwaj and Tom Mitchell
22 November 2022

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Stepping up global ambition for climate action and justice

A programme of work showing how IIED is supporting the most vulnerable countries to increase global ambition to stay below 1.5°C

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Mobilising money to where it matters

A programme of work helping to initiate a positive shift in the quantity and quality of climate finance reaching the local level to support locally-led solutions that address climate change, poverty and biodiversity loss

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Climate-resilient development

A programme of work showing how IIED is supporting governments, civil society and communities to achieve climate-resilient development outcomes for the most vulnerable people

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