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Adopting 'nexus thinking'—an approach to optimize outcomes and resolve trade-offs across sectors—is described as a prerequisite for the region to meet its Sustainable Development Goals and UNFCCC climate agreement targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000023#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Despite an abundance of land, energy, and water resources used to drive economic growth, the region faces persistent high inequality, with millions lacking food, energy, and water security. The intensive exploitation of energy, mineral, and agricultural resources has led to deforestation and large-scale pollution, which threatens the ecosystem services and water security essential to the region's citizens and economies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000023#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Climate change is exacerbating existing threats through extreme weather events and shifting rainfall patterns. Recent examples include the 2014 drought in south-east Brazil and severe droughts in Amazonia, which demonstrated vulnerabilities even in areas typically characterized by water abundance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000023#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The region suffers from a significant mismatch between water availability and population or economic centers. In Peru, 97.5% of surface water is in the Amazon basin, while only 30% of the population lives there. In Mexico, 72% of water is available in the South, whereas over 75% of the population, irrigated land, and economic activity is located in the central and northern regions above 1000m.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000023#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["water-energy-food nexus","climate change","water security","food security","energy security","deforestation"],"geography_discussed":["Amazon rainforest"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["overview","policy analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-003674","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003674","title":"Curso de Capacitación: Construyendo Capacidades para Implementar el Marco de Políticas Mineras en la República Dominicana","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2015-04","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/training-course-building-capacity-mpf-dominican-republic-sp.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details a training program held in September 2014 in Santo Domingo, aimed at improving the Dominican Republic's implementation of the IGF Mining Policy Framework. It focuses on two areas where the country was assessed as having low implementation: socioeconomic benefit optimization and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). The report outlines expert presentations on tax and non-tax benefits, community engagement, and the formalization of ASM, while recording recommendations from government officials, mining cooperatives, and civil society to improve transparency, legal frameworks, and social license.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"An assessment by the IISD concluded that the Dominican Republic has a medium level of implementation for most themes of the IGF Mining Policy Framework, but a low level regarding the optimization of socioeconomic benefits and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Strengths in the Dominican Republic's socioeconomic mining policy include the distribution of 5% of benefits to municipalities and a labor code requiring 80% of employees to be Dominican nationals. However, weaknesses include a lack of socioeconomic planning in the permitting process and a negative perception of mining among civil society.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies non-tax options for development, such as local content requirements, human capacity training, and the creation of 'downstream' industries to increase the value added of minerals within the country.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Dominican Republic is pursuing participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) with World Bank financial support to combat corruption and improve transparency regarding mining revenues.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) in the Dominican Republic is characterized by high levels of informality, a lack of a government strategy, and reports of high-risk working conditions and child labor.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ASM in the country focuses on seven minerals, most notably alluvial gold, larimar, amber, gypsum, and limestone, providing approximately 5,500 jobs across 29 communities in 12 provinces.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Formalization of ASM requires a multi-dimensional approach including legalisation, access to credit, gender policies, and environmental management, rather than just simple legalisation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ASM operators face significant barriers to credit due to high interest rates and a lack of acceptable guarantees, such as land titles, which hinders their growth into medium or large-scale mining.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report recommends that the Dominican government implement simplified environmental impact assessments and management plans specifically tailored for ASM, as applying large-scale mining requirements is prohibitive.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Participants suggest the creation of a 'country brand' for larimar and amber to increase their value in international markets and protect the resources from excessive foreign exploitation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003674#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["sustainable development","environmental impact assessment"],"geography_discussed":["Santo Domingo","Sánchez Ramírez Province","Pedernales Province","Barahona Province","Peru","Ghana","Mozambique","Liberia","Mongolia","Chile","Australia","Tanzania","Zambia","Bolivia","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["capacity building","policy assessment","stakeholder consultation"]},{"id":"cdkn-000991","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000991","title":"THE WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2015","source_url":"http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/The-Water-Energy-Food-Nexus-in-LAC-April-2015.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting how the region's reliance on natural resources creates critical trade-offs. It argues that while LAC is resource-abundant, fragmented governance and climate change threaten security. The document proposes a framework for action based on infrastructure, information, institutions, and investment to transition toward climate-compatible development.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000991#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Hydropower is a dominant but vulnerable energy source in LAC, providing approximately 65% of electricity generation and 11% of total energy generation. Its reliability is threatened by climate change-induced changes in rainfall and the prevalence of run-of-river dams, which are more susceptible to drought than reservoir dams.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000991#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agriculture is the primary driver of deforestation in Latin America, accounting for approximately 70% of forest loss. This deforestation undermines water security by disrupting ecosystem services such as rainfall recycling, which is critical for the 'flying rivers' that transport moisture from Amazonia to the La Plata Basin.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000991#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water governance in the region is characterized by high fragmentation and a lack of vertical coordination. In some countries, the number of central authorities involved in water policymaking is significant, ranging from 4 in Argentina to 13 in Peru and 12 in Chile.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000991#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The region faces severe spatial and temporal asymmetries in water availability. For example, the Peruvian Amazon contains 97.5% of the country's surface water but supports less than 30% of its population, while economic activity is concentrated on the coast.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000991#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Latin America is a global leader in Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and Water Funds. Examples include the Socio Bosque programme in Ecuador and the Latin America Water Funds Partnership, which is capitalised by USD 27 million to support 32 water funds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000991#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Biofuel production is expanding rapidly, with LAC producing 27% of global biofuels. 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By utilizing the Model Forests approach in Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile, the project sought to develop long-term climate adaptation strategies for water resources. The integration aims to combine the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem services with the empowerment of local communities to identify their own needs. Key benefits identified include increased community ownership, a better understanding of socio-ecological interconnections, and a more holistic view of large-scale environmental processes. However, the project faced challenges such as waning community motivation, inclusive participation gaps—specifically with cattle ranchers in Bolivia—and instabilities within the public sector. The briefing concludes that successful up-scaling requires a socio-ecological systems approach, secure finance, supportive public policies, and the development of accessible tools for local actors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002525#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Integrating ecosystem-based and community-based adaptation provides several benefits: it fosters local ownership of adaptation processes, highlights the interconnections between socio-ecological systems, and allows local concerns to be linked with larger-scale environmental processes. Additionally, it helps different actors build a shared understanding of issues by clarifying differing perspectives and terminology.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002525#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EcoAdapt project implemented specific integrated activities across its sites, including ecological restoration (such as slope protection with medicinal crops), rainwater harvesting, and the creation of watershed protected areas, alongside community-focused actions like the co-production of knowledge on water governance, the establishment of municipal leadership groups, and the introduction of improved cookstoves.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002525#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several systemic challenges hinder the integration of these approaches, including the difficulty of maintaining long-term community motivation, power imbalances, and a mismatch between different governance scales. The public sector is often characterized by high turnover in government agencies, lack of transparency, and corruption, which undermines the credibility of adaptation processes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002525#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the Chiquitania region of Bolivia, achieving inclusive participation has been particularly difficult because cattle ranchers, who possess the highest economic and territorial influence and are viewed as primary contributors to the loss of ecosystem services, have shown little interest in the adaptation planning process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002525#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For adaptation strategies to be successfully scaled up or out, the document argues for a socio-ecological systems approach that integrates ecosystem functions with human rights and needs. 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It categorizes types of agreements—ranging from Joint Venture Agreements to Consultation and Negotiation Agreements—and evaluates the risks associated with government-led processes. Through case studies in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Ghana, the paper highlights the importance of self-identification of affected communities and the role of international human rights frameworks, such as the UN Guiding Principles and FPIC, in protecting community rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Community-company engagements are often driven by four primary corporate motivations: securing access to land and resources, clarifying company responsibilities, reducing potential conflict, and creating a framework for ongoing engagement throughout a mine's life cycle.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The strength and nature of agreements depend heavily on the national legal context; in countries with recognized community land rights, engagements can evolve into formal joint venture agreements, whereas in others, they remain loose and company-driven.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Government-led engagement processes often risk being superficial 'box-ticking' exercises that can exclude affected communities, create internal divisions, or facilitate the manipulation and coercion of community members.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective identification of affected communities should be a continuous process of self-identification, extending beyond immediate site vicinities to include those affected by secondary infrastructure, downstream environmental impacts, or those with sacred sites.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Community protocols serve as vital tools for mobilization and strategy development, documenting a community's territory, customary laws, and decision-making systems to establish terms for engaging with external actors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure a level playing field, communities should establish a negotiation mandate that defines expectations and 'red lines,' and they should secure independent funding for external legal and scientific expertise via community-governed funds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), establish a corporate responsibility to respect human rights and avoid adverse impacts regardless of national law.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000155#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["extractive industry","mining","petroleum industry","indigenous rights","Free, Prior and Informed Consent","environmental impact assessment","land tenure"],"geography_discussed":["Papua New Guinea","Indonesia","Ghana","Canada","Peru","Mexico","Bolivia","Ecuador","Panama","Congo","Kenya","Nigeria"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["research paper","case study","policy analysis"]},{"id":"cdkn-000672","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000672","title":"Evaluando la Huella de Carbono y la Huella Hídrica de ciudades andinas como una estrategia para promover un desarrollo compatible con el clima: el caso de La Paz, Bolivia","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"case study","language":"es","date_published":"2014-11","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/LAPAZ-InsideStory-ES.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details the first carbon and water footprint assessments for the city and municipal government of La Paz, Bolivia, using 2012 as a base year. 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By using donor-backed first-loss guarantees and technical assistance provided through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), ASCAF aims to enable agribusiness corporations to extend medium- to long-term loans (5-7 years) to their suppliers. The facility targets 'tight' value chains for high-value crops like coffee, sugarcane, and cocoa to reduce credit risks and capacity gaps. 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Through case studies in Indonesia, Mozambique, and Peru, the report illustrates failures in carbon accounting, financial instability, and the marginalization of Indigenous peoples. 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Key recommendations include 'greening' existing financial flows like Official Development Assistance (ODA), integrating social justice goals from the outset of policy design, and diversifying political narratives to include indigenous and non-Western knowledge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is no universal model for transitioning to greener economies; instead, multiple pathways exist, with 'real green economies' already operating at the community level independently of government action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A distinction is drawn between 'green growth', which focuses on GDP productivity and technological innovation, and a 'green economy', which pursues broader economic reforms to protect natural systems and ensure equity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current 'green growth' strategies often fail to address the needs of poor communities or tackle structural power imbalances, and there is limited evidence that these policy packages generate new job opportunities for the poor.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developing countries have the opportunity to 'leapfrog' the high-carbon development paths of industrialised nations by directing investment toward resource-efficient and low-carbon infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To achieve a truly inclusive green economy, social justice goals—such as redistributing asset control and enforcing labour rights—must be integrated into the design of policies from the beginning, rather than added as a later social impact assessment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial transition should focus on 'greening' existing investment flows, such as Official Development Assistance (ODA), and utilizing sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to counter financial short-termism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Technocratic and market-based 'green' solutions can lead to 'green grabs' that threaten land and livelihoods, particularly in Africa, highlighting the need to remove some public goods from the marketplace.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000134#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","green growth","sustainable development","climate finance","carbon price","fossil fuel subsidy","biodiversity loss","climate resilience","carbon sequestration","green job"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","Philippines","Colombia","India","Mozambique","Ethiopia","Caribbean","South Korea","Denmark","United Kingdom","Australia","Canada","United States","Cuba","Bangladesh","Kenya","Nepal","Africa","People's Republic of China","Bolivia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","stakeholder consultation"]},{"id":"foei-000525","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000525","title":"Open letter to FAO on the occasion of March 21st 2014 – International Day of Forests: Defining Forests by their true meaning!","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2014-03-21","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Declaration-March-21st-2014-on-Forest-Definition.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A coalition of social movements and NGOs argues that the FAO's current forest definition is reductionist and primarily benefits industrial timber, pulp, paper, and rubber companies. 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The proposed plan includes simplifying the climate narrative through personal and emotional storytelling, framing action as a transformational economic opportunity (green growth), designing policy packages that compensate those negatively impacted, building cross-party long-term consensus to avoid policy reversals, and focusing on rigorous implementation. 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