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Despite referencing the IEA's Net-Zero Emissions (NZE) scenario, these banks continue to provide significant funding to fossil fuels (over US$ 47 billion in 2022 for the top 100 fossil fuel companies) and lack transparent definitions of what constitutes 'sustainable' or 'clean' energy. 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It argues that the federal government should prioritize rural settlements and the regularization of undesignated public forests, while state governments should focus on implementing the Forest Code on private lands. 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The report recommends creating separate legal provisions for agrivoltaics to remove the requirement for land-use change (conversion from 'Agricultural' to 'Non-Agricultural') and clarifying whether revenue from agrivoltaics can be categorized as tax-exempt agricultural income.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002504#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The existing uniform ceiling tariff regime for solar projects under the PM-KUSUM scheme is insufficient for agrivoltaics because it does not account for higher land rents in favorable locations. The report suggests alternative approaches, such as substation-specific tariffs or the open-access route, to make agrivoltaics more economically competitive.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002504#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agrivoltaics faces significant capital cost barriers, with systems costing 1.3 to 2 times more than conventional ground-mounted plants due to elevated mounting structures and lower panel density. Technological innovations such as bifacial panels and sun-tracking systems are suggested to improve efficiency and expand crop choices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002504#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Operational challenges include safety risks from high-voltage cabling, restricted mobility for agricultural machinery, and increased maintenance costs for cleaning panels at heights of 10–16 feet. 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Grey infrastructure remains the default choice due to a lack of standardized valuation tools, limited municipal capacity, and a policy environment that often prioritizes resource development over restoration. The document highlights the critical need for watershed-scale collaboration, the integration of Indigenous knowledge and rights, and the mobilization of diverse capital—including private finance and endowment funds—to bridge the infrastructure gap and address climate-induced risks like floods and droughts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Natural infrastructure implementation in the Canadian Prairies is currently in a nascent stage, characterized by a patchwork of site-specific projects rather than landscape-level deployment, while grey infrastructure remains the default option.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The region faces significant water infrastructure challenges, including a depreciation of water-related grey infrastructure that outpaced investments by nearly CAD 3 billion (21.9%) between 2017 and 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a critical need to prioritize the conservation of existing natural assets over restoration or construction, as intact ecosystems provide more diverse benefits and restoration may take decades or millennia to return full function.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Building a business case for natural infrastructure is hindered by uncertainty regarding performance measurement, a lack of widespread awareness, and economic frameworks that favor the short-term quantified benefits of grey infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local governments, particularly smaller municipalities, lack the technical capacity, staffing, and financial resources to design 'shovel-ready' projects or navigate complex federal funding requirements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Indigenous-led natural infrastructure, such as Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs), is identified as a key path for reconciliation and biodiversity, though no formal IPCAs have been established in the Prairies region to date.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Manitoba has implemented a successful funding model using three endowment funds—the Conservation Trust, Wetland Trust, and GROW Trust—totaling CAD 204 million to provide stable, long-term support for conservation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current provincial approval and licensing processes are often designed for resource development and can act as barriers to the implementation of restoration and natural infrastructure projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The insurance sector is beginning to pilot products that incentivize upstream water management to mitigate the rising financial costs of catastrophic insured losses from floods, which have increased tenfold in the last decade.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003540#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","water management","Flood mitigation","climate change adaptation","biodiversity loss","climate finance","indigenous rights"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","United States","New York City","Gibsons"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["state of play report","policy assessment","barrier and opportunity analysis"]},{"id":"napglob-000344","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000344","title":"Hacer frente a las pérdidas y los daños: ¿Qué podemos aprender de los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación de los países?","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2023-05","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-es-2023-loss-and-damage-in-naps.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes 41 multisectoral NAPs to determine the extent to which they integrate loss and damage (L&D) information and actions. 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