Climate change

IGC focuses on climate change research and policy in developing countries to overcome unique challenges vulnerable populations face and develop strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

The policies we influence aim to enhance resilience through sustainable development, improved infrastructure, and international cooperation.

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Economics of climate

24 June 2026 18:30-20:00 Old Building, LSE

Upcoming Event

Economics of Climate (event flyer) - part of the London Climate Action Week 2026
Climate change, food consumption and food security: Evidence from Ghana

Frank Adusah-Poku, John Bosco Dramani, Prince Boakye Frimpong Sustainable Futures 11

Journal article

Sustainable Futures cover
Can climate change-induced resource scarcity increase the likelihood of conflict?

Anna Wallace

Blog

Sudanese men and women fetching water from a deep well in front of the abandoned archeological site of Naqa, in northern Sudan. The site has one temple devoted to Amun, another to Apedemak and a Roman structure. by JordiStock / iStock Editorial / Getty Images
Climate change and crop allocation in Uganda: Comparative advantage and agricultural adaptation

Tessa Bold, Vera Kågström

Working paper

Cover of Climate Change and Crop Allocation in Uganda
Climate change and crop allocation in Uganda: Comparative advantage and agricultural adaptation

Tessa Bold, Vera Kågström

Policy brief

Policy brief: Climate change and crop allocation in Uganda
Virtual Policy Roundtable: Climate, Fragility, and Policy Pathways in Yemen & Somalia

28 January 2026 13:00-14:30 online

Past Event

A proposal for a unified global carbon market ↗

Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande discuss their draft proposal for a unified carbon market. They explain how a single, opt-in compliance market could work, why it could increase the scale and speed of decarbonisation, and whether it could shift petrostates into 'electro-states'.

Media coverage

Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande
New reforms could revive carbon finance after years of stagnation ↗

Carbon markets struggle after 2022–2023 scandals. The IGC notes international carbon trading could cut costs and benefit developing countries.

Reuters

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Climate priorities in developing countries
Balancing climate impacts and fiscal stability in Uganda’s energy transition

Albert Musisi, Wilson Asiimwe, Edward Bbaale

Blog

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Catalysts for climate transition

17 November 2025 15:30-16:30 Parnaíba (Area C) - COP30, Belém, Brazil

Past Event

COP30 in Belém, Brazil - Wagner Meier/Getty Images