Development and Climate Days 2020
Usually held each year alongside the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC, Development and Climate Days (D&C Days) is hosted in partnership, using a dynamic format that encourages dialogue on a range of issues that link policy, knowledge and practice for climate ambition.
With no UNFCCC COP this year, D&C Days is going fully digital from 2-3 December, as part of the Understanding Risk Forum 2020 (UR2020). Take a look at the full programme of events and register to attend.
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News
IIED is on the move
Ahead of IIED’s 50th anniversary in 2021, IIED director Andrew Norton announces plans for a change to the institute's location in London and the establishment of IIED-Europe as a new independent entity in the Netherlands.
Read about our plans.
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"By adapting quickly to new ways of working and different ways of interacting with colleagues and partners, we have seen the potential, first-hand, of realising a number of our ambitions sooner than we might have done."
– Andrew Norton
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Make Change Happen podcast episode 8
Debt swaps for climate and nature: innovation for resilience?
Debt swaps for climate and nature could offer great gains for the wellbeing of the planet as well as helping to relieve debt pressure on developing countries. But they are a controversial idea. In this episode, we discuss their potential and their challenges.
Listen now.
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Online event
Why inclusion matters for a green post-COVID recovery
This IIED Debates event, hosted in partnership with the Green Economy Coalition on 27 November, will bring together partners from Peru and India to discuss how citizen-led dialogues can generate more effective policy and accelerate the green recovery.
Find out more and register to attend.
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Online event
Energy, finance and community business – where is the money?
This IIED Debates event on 30 November will explore what mechanisms can enable community businesses and farmers to access the financing they need to grow their businesses by using energy productively.
Register now.
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News
Raising ambition in locally led action for 2021: calling for business unusual
Four briefings and a new working paper from our ‘Money where it matters’ series explore the benefits and challenges of getting development and climate finance flowing to the local level.
Read the news and download the publications.
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Guest blog by Gladys Habu
Engulfed by the sea: the loss and damage from climate change
People from the Solomon Islands are experiencing profound loss and damage from climate change every day. Guest blogger Gladys Habu, one of the organisers of Mock COP26, calls on the global community to recognise these losses, and act.
Read the blog now.
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Case study, 20 pages
Transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Lessons from Ethiopia’s progressive climate policy
This case study explores the foundations of Ethiopia’s ambitious climate policy, how it rose to meet national and international priorities, and what has helped this work flourish despite the challenges of implementation. Drawing on interviews, policy documents and the authors’ own in-country and intergovernmental experiences, we present lessons from Ethiopia that can support any developing country seeking to climate-proof its future.
Download it now.
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Briefing
Building local impact for better access to climate finance
There is an urgent need for better delivery mechanisms and institutions that can channel climate finance to local actors, as they are the ones who can deliver more targeted, context-relevant and appropriate climate adaptation outcomes. The shake-up of priorities brought by COVID-19 creates an opportunity to reorientate development finance flows towards a more localised approach. This briefing sets out why donors and development actors should support local actors and how local institutions can develop joined-up, equitable and locally appropriate responses to the challenges they face.
Download the briefing.
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