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Loss and damage scholarship created in memory of Prof. Saleemul Huq

05 December 2023

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Lack of progress on finance and negotiations at COP28

05 December 2023

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COP28 leaders pledge to make climate finance 'available, accessible and affordable'

01 December 2023

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Leaders sign food sustainability declaration at COP28

01 December 2023

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First pledges to Loss and Damage Fund at COP28

30 November 2023

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Carbon-intensive ultra-processed ingredients subsidised by nearly $43 billion a year

28 November 2023

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Fossil fuel companies rake in $80 billion of taxpayers’ money through shadowy investment tribunals

23 November 2023

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Least developed countries call for rapid action to get Paris climate goals back on track

21 November 2023

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UN releases Emissions Gap Report 2023

Press release, 20 November 2023

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New IIED toolkit supports least developed countries to report accurately on emissions, crucial for policy and planning

News, 16 November 2023

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Smallholder farmers worldwide spending $368bn annually adapting to climate change, nature loss

Press release, 14 November 2023

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Improving climate negotiation skills for African officials

News, 07 November 2023

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50 shades of sustainability? A new tool for assessing the sustainability of wild species use

News, 03 November 2023

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UN Adaptation Gap Report shows major polluters failing to take responsibility

Press release, 02 November 2023

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D&C Days 2023 returns in person at COP28

News, 01 November 2023

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LIFE-AR: Uganda roll-out progresses to district level, charts path for more countries to come on board

News, 30 October 2023

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ICJ should address legal contradictions holding back action on climate change

Press release, 17 October 2023

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Remembering Gordon Conway (1938-2023)

News, 06 October 2023

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Private investors profiting from $200 billion of bond debt in climate-vulnerable developing countries

Press release, 05 October 2023

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Huge population growth in major river deltas puts tens of millions at increased risk from climate change floods

Press release, 26 September 2023

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Refugee camps failing as a safety net against hunger, homelessness and ill-health

Press release, 22 September 2023

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Countries missing deadlines to submit climate plans more than half the time

Press release, 19 September 2023

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Making CBA events more accessible for disabled people

News, 18 September 2023

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Vulnerable island nations turning to pricey private debt as climate disasters escalate

Press release, 13 September 2023

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UN publishes global stocktake report

Press release, 08 September 2023

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Grants for developing nations to address climate change outweighed two to one by new debt

Press release, 07 September 2023

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Pre-COP28 talks 'a real chance to protect the most vulnerable'

Press release, 17 August 2023

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IIED to host chair of IPCC

Press release, 26 July 2023

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Climate-vulnerable indebted countries paying billions to rich polluters

Press release, 10 July 2023

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Bangladeshis brace for return of monsoon and reveal true toll of last year’s record rainfall

Press release, 28 June 2023

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Paris finance summit makes minimal progress on debt

Press release, 23 June 2023

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New strategic alliance aims to build collaborative approaches to tackle climate crisis

News, 21 June 2023