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It highlights how the pandemic exposed systemic vulnerabilities, particularly for the urban poor in informal settlements, and argues that adaptation investments offer high benefit-cost ratios (2:1 to 10:1) and local job creation. Proposed solutions include upgrading poor settlements, building water resilience, advancing nature-based solutions, creating knowledge networks, enhancing devolved funding, and fostering peer-to-peer city collaboration.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001653#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and systemic inequality create compounding crises that disproportionately affect the urban poor, migrants, and low-wage workers. Over 1 billion city dwellers lack affordable and secure housing, and nearly 3 billion lack basic hand washing facilities at home.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001653#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change impacts are intensifying the challenges of pandemic recovery, with many cities likely to experience a climate-related disaster within 12 to 18 months. 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Through an analysis of the Colombian coal sector, it finds that current climate and energy policies are largely gender-blind or rely on stereotypes, while gender policies often ignore the climate crisis. Field research reveals that while women—particularly Indigenous and Afro-Colombian women—are active grassroots leaders in defending their territories, they are structurally excluded from formal decision-making. 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Recommendations for the Conference of the Parties (CoP-26) included potentially establishing the SPAC as a sub-committee under the SAC to provide advice on science-to-policy processes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001597#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["ecosystem service","climate change","water security","technology transfer","biodiversity"],"geography_discussed":["Bogotá","Montevideo","Mérida","Asunción"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["summary"]},{"id":"iai-000909","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-000909","title":"Decision XXV/19: Joint SAC, SPAC and EC-CoP meetings","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2018-03-27","source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/iai-cop-26-9a-e.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"This briefing document from the IAI Directorate outlines the coordination of meetings between the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to enhance interaction and the science-to-policy interface.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000909#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Conference of the Parties (CoP) previously directed the IAI Directorate to ensure that meetings of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the Executive Council of the Conference of the Parties (EC-CoP) overlap to facilitate interaction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000909#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"To support Decision XXV/19, the second joint meeting of the SAC and SPAC is scheduled to occur back-to-back with the 45th meeting of the Executive Council and on the margins of CoP-26 in Antigua in 2018. 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It finds that while many firms viewed the formal end of the FARC conflict as having little impact on their specific operations—often because they had already adapted to security gains between 2005 and 2014 or operated in urban areas—a minority of firms actively pursued new markets in previously off-limit territories. The study highlights that corporate engagement is heavily influenced by CEO leadership, sectoral and regional variations, and the availability of state incentives and risk-sharing mechanisms. It concludes that the 'logic of the firm' varies significantly, with some companies viewing peace as a long-term investment opportunity while others remain skeptical due to slow implementation and continuing insecurity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"For the majority of interviewed firms, the formal 2016 peace agreement with FARC did not fundamentally alter their strategic calculations or economic outlook, as many had already benefited from security improvements between 2005 and 2014 or were based in urban centers where the conflict was less impactful.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A minority of companies have actively leveraged the transition to explore new markets in previously inaccessible territories or sectors, or to expand social investment, often supported by motivated CEOs and state incentives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Many larger national firms have adopted a long-term strategic approach, reframing their perception of risk to view peace negotiations as an opportunity for investments that were previously considered high-risk and low-reward.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Companies have used improved security to restart or initiate operations in rural areas, particularly in the tourism, public transport, and extractive sectors, though financial returns may take years to materialize.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To mitigate security and financial risks in conflict-affected regions, businesses frequently operate in alliance with state authorities and international agencies, utilizing incentives such as the 'Public Works for Taxes' (Obras por impuestos) scheme.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Corporate strategies vary significantly by sector and region; for instance, extractive and agricultural firms are more attuned to peace opportunities than urban firms, while some regions like the Pacific coast remain high-risk due to drug-trade criminal organizations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The endorsement and promotion of peacebuilding strategies by CEOs and corporate boards are essential for their effective implementation, with charismatic leaders often creating a demonstration effect for other firms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The business community expressed general optimism about the peace agreement but remained skeptical regarding the pace of implementation and the potential legal responsibility of 'third parties' for human rights violations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001704#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Private sector engagement","extractive industry","human rights"],"geography_discussed":["Bogotá","Medellín","Cali","Antioquia","Chocó Department","Cundinamarca Department","Valle"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["qualitative analysis","interviews"]},{"id":"sei-002079","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002079","title":"Experiencia de SEI en Colombia","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"es","date_published":"2018","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/180314a-saarnitt-purkey-colombia-capacity-spanish-ndes-1803b-weblinks.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) provides technical tools and research in Colombia to bridge science and policy across water management, energy transition, and sustainable sanitation. 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This has led to the development of guides for Basin Management and Ordering Plans (POMCA) and Water Resource Ordering Plans (PORH) that incorporate climate variability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002079#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To support Colombia's Low Carbon Development Strategy (ECDBC), SEI employed the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) system to model the national energy system. This collaboration with the National University of Colombia (UNAL) and UniAndes helped identify Appropriate National Mitigation Actions (NAMAs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002079#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The TRASE platform is used to map agricultural and forestry supply chains to combat deforestation. 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