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The program includes a field trip to Coiba National Park and a three-day workshop focusing on the intersection of science, policy, and international relations to address global environmental change (GEC), including climate change and biodiversity loss. 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A final version of the MoU with CICAG was reached on 12 September 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001246#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) launched a Training Program for Policy Makers in the Americas, with an inaugural workshop in Panama from 19-21 October 2023, and is planning a subsequent workshop with MCTI Brazil for 2024. The IAI also continues the Science, Technology and Policy Fellowship (STeP) with 45 fellows from 14 countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001246#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The IAI is promoting gender equity and inclusion through the \"Women as Biodiversity and Climate-Resilience Guardians in Peatland Landscapes of the Andes (Women as Guardians)\" proposal, which targets the empowerment of women, including those of Indigenous heritage, in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. 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It confirms that the subproject is classified as Category B and that required documentation was made available in English and Spanish on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) website and at a physical location in Panama City to comply with Green Climate Fund (GCF) policies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005214#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The subproject 'E-Mobility and Resilient Public Transportation Infrastructure, Panama City' is classified as GCF Category B and IDB Category B.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005214#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) disclosed the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), and Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) for the Panama City subproject on September 19, 2023, in both English and Spanish.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005214#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To satisfy GCF policies, the disclosure of the ESIA and ESMP must occur at least 30 days before the investment decision.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005214#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Physical disclosure for the Panama City subproject took place on October 6, 2023, at the Tower Financial Center (Towerbank) in Panama City.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005214#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["electromobility","Environmental and Social Safeguards"],"geography_discussed":["Barbados","Chile","Colombia","Costa Rica","Dominican Republic","Jamaica","Paraguay","Uruguay","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["compliance report"]},{"id":"rmi-000703","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000703","title":"Case Study – Storing Green Hydrogen to Safeguard Energy Security","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-18","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/case-study-storing-green-hydrogen-to-safeguard-energy-security/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) aims to leverage natural salt domes for large-scale, long-duration green hydrogen storage to safeguard energy security. 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The report argues that an initial public investment of $500 million could unlock billions in private capital by 2026, creating a national strategic hydrogen reserve and reducing industrial losses from power outages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) is strategically located to provide green hydrogen to a significant portion of US industrial capacity, including 52% of refining, 44% of shipping, 19% of steelmaking, and 17% of heavy-duty trucking across the Gulf Coast.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"By utilizing the Mississippi River to transport green hydrogen feedstock to the Midwest, the MCHH can expand domestic green fertilizer production and reduce US reliance on volatile international agri-nutrient markets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The MCHH can serve as a national strategic hydrogen reserve for the US and its partners, utilizing salt cavern storage to provide flexible, rapid deployment of fuel to priority sectors during outages or scarcity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The hub intends to support the EU's goal of importing 10 million tons of green hydrogen by 2030 to permanently replace Russian fossil fuels, specifically targeting industrial clusters in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Latin America and the Caribbean, the MCHH can provide green hydrogen to replace diesel in microgrid generators for critical facilities and as a secure fuel for delivery vessels, with priority markets including Costa Rica, the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public funding of $500 million, such as through the US Department of Energy’s Clean Hydrogen Hub program, could catalyze billions in private investment by 2026 for renewables, electrolyzers, and critical infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The MCHH could mitigate significant economic losses for US industry by providing backup energy to plants that otherwise lose an estimated $5 million per day during power outages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000703#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green hydrogen","energy security","Resilience (power system)","Green ammonia","renewable energy","Inflation Reduction Act of 2022"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Latin America","Caribbean","Belgium","Germany","Netherlands","The Bahamas","United States Virgin Islands","Puerto Rico","Costa Rica","Panama","Colombia","Dominican Republic","Haiti","Jamaica","Japan","India","Australia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"clibonds-000906","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clibonds-000906","title":"ANÁLISE DO MERCADO DE DÍVIDA SUSTENTÁVEL NA AMÉRICA LATINA E CARIBE 2022","publisher":{"name":"Climate Bonds Initiative","organization":"climate-bonds-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"pt","date_published":"2023-08","source_url":"https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/4cac8a7e-10b3-4a46-bac9-21c69ad18834.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The sustainable debt market in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reached a cumulative total of USD 154.1 billion by the end of 2022. 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Outside China, new coal proposals have collapsed by 84% since 2015. However, the current pace of decommissioning is insufficient to meet Paris Agreement goals, with a required average of 117 GW of annual retirements to achieve a 2040 phase-out. In Latin America, development has slowed significantly, though Argentina recently commissioned the Río Turbio plant and Brazil maintains plans for 1.4 GW of new capacity by 2031, despite current project stalls.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"China is the primary driver of global coal expansion; its developing capacity increased by 38% (from 266 GW to 366 GW) in 2022, and it now represents 68% of the world's developing coal capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Outside of China, the pipeline for new coal power has seen a massive decline, with proposed capacity falling 84% since 2015, including a 90% reduction in the OECD/EU.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current global decommissioning rates are far below what is necessary to meet a 2040 phase-out target, which would require an average of 117 GW of retirements per year—4.5 times the 2022 rate.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States led coal retirements in 2022 with 13.5 GW decommissioned, while the European Union saw a slowdown in retirements (only 2.2 GW) due to the gas crisis and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Latin America, coal development has dropped 82% since 2015, with only 1.8 GW in development by the end of 2022. Argentina's Río Turbio plant became the first newly commissioned coal plant in the region since 2019 in November 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Brazil's 10-year energy expansion plan calls for 1.4 GW of new coal by 2031, but current proposals like the 600 MW Ouro Negro plant have been outcompeted by renewables or stalled by legal decisions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The G20 controls the vast majority of the world's coal infrastructure, holding 93% of operational capacity (1,926 GW) and 88% of pre-construction capacity (305 GW).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000052#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","energy transition","decarbonization","Paris Agreement","climate finance","climate target","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","United States","European Union","India","Latin America","Argentina","Brazil","Chile","Peru","Panama","Colombia","Mexico","Dominican Republic"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["capacity tracking","policy analysis","geographic comparison"]},{"id":"gem-000054","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000054","title":"Auge y caída del carbón 2023","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2023-04","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Boom-Bust-Coal-2023-Spanish_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report indicates that while the global coal sector is generally declining, China is significantly increasing its coal capacity, contrasting with a sharp drop in new projects elsewhere. Most of the world's operational coal capacity is now within the scope of national neutrality targets, though the current pace of retirement remains insufficient to meet Paris Agreement objectives. In Latin America and the Caribbean, coal development has slowed significantly, with notable retirements in Chile and Peru, though Argentina and Brazil maintain some capacity in development.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A significant portion of global coal capacity is now subject to phase-out or neutrality targets, with nearly one-third (580 GW) having a specific phase-out date and only 5% of the global portfolio remaining outside any national commitment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China is driving a global increase in coal capacity; its developing capacity grew by 38% (from 266 GW to 366 GW) in 2022, and it now accounts for 68% of the world's coal generation capacity under development.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Outside of China, the development of new coal plants has plummeted, with proposed new capacity decreasing by 84% since 2015, including a 90% reduction in OECD and EU countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current retirement rates are insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement goals; achieving a 2040 phase-out of operational plants would require retiring an average of 117 GW per year, which is 4.5 times the capacity retired in 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Latin America and the Caribbean, coal development has decreased by 82% since 2015, with only Brazil and Argentina having capacity in pre-construction or construction as of late 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The G7 holds 15% (323 GW) of the world's operational coal capacity and has committed to phasing out unabated coal and primarily retiring coal from the electricity sector by 2035.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000054#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","Paris Agreement","climate finance","decarbonization","carbon neutrality","renewable energy"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","United States","European Union","India","Latin America and the Caribbean","Brazil","Argentina","Chile","Peru","Colombia","Mexico","Dominican Republic","Panama"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["monitoring","policy assessment"]},{"id":"gem-000175","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000175","title":"BOOM AND BUST COAL 2023","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-04","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Boom-Bust-Coal-2023_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that while the world outside China is nearing a 'no new coal' milestone, a massive surge in coal permitting and construction in China is offsetting global progress. In 2022, the global coal fleet grew by 19.5 GW, driven by China, which now accounts for 68% of global capacity under development. While the U.S. and EU continue to retire capacity, the pace of global retirements remains far below the levels required to meet a 1.5C pathway, which would necessitate an average of 117 GW of retirements per year. The report also highlights the role of private finance, noting that most financial institutions' coal policies remain insufficient to align with climate science.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global coal power capacity increased by 19.5 GW in 2022, with 45.5 GW commissioned and 26 GW retired. China was the primary driver, accounting for 59% of newly commissioned capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China has seen a significant increase in coal development, with its share of global capacity under development rising from 55% in 2021 to 68% in 2022. In 2022, China permitted around 100 GW of new projects, more than quadrupling the 23 GW permitted in 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Outside of China, the world is approaching a state of 'no new coal.' Pre-construction capacity outside China fell below 100 GW for the first time, reaching 96.7 GW. There are currently no new coal projects under consideration in North America or the European Union.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current global retirement rates are insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5C goal. Phasing out operating coal by 2040 would require an average of 117 GW of retirements annually, which is 4.5 times the capacity retired in 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States led global coal retirements in 2022 with 13.5 GW closed. Since 2010, 139 GW of coal capacity has ceased burning coal in the U.S.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the European Union, the gas crisis and Russia's invasion of Ukraine slowed coal retirements, with only 2.2 GW retired in 2022 compared to a record 14.6 GW in 2021. However, temporary restarts of coal units only added 1% to total EU coal generation in 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"India presents contradictory signals: while it commissioned only 3.5 GW of new coal in 2022 (the lowest since 2014, excluding 2020), the government plans to add nearly 56 GW of capacity by 2030 and is opening new coal blocks for auction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Private financial institutions are updating coal policies, but most are inadequate. Of 99 institutions that adopted or updated policies in 2022, only 12 were strong enough to halt support for new coal developers or set required deadlines.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China's pledge to stop building new coal plants abroad has had mixed results; 19% (21 GW) of China-backed overseas capacity has been cancelled, but nearly 40% has moved forward.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Southeast Asia, Vietnam has significantly reduced its coal plans through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), agreeing to a US$15.5 billion funding package to peak emissions by 2030 and limit additional coal capacity to less than 6 GW.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000175#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","Coal phase-out","Paris Agreement","carbon neutrality","climate finance","Just Energy Transition Partnership","greenhouse gas emissions","renewable energy","energy transition","stranded asset","carbon capture and storage"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","United States","European Union","India","Vietnam","Indonesia","South Africa","Turkey","Japan","Australia","Pakistan","Bangladesh","Philippines","South Korea","Ukraine","Brazil","Chile","Peru","Panama","Colombia","Mexico","Dominican Republic","Zimbabwe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative tracking","policy assessment","geographic comparative analysis"]},{"id":"wacc-000161","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wacc-000161","title":"Media Development","publisher":{"name":"World Association for Christian Communication","organization":"world-association-for-christian-communication"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-04","source_url":"https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MD-2023-4.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes how media coverage of migration often relies on biased, superficial narratives that 'other' migrants or frame them as security threats. It advocates for a rights-based approach to communication, highlighting the role of digital technologies in supporting migrants while warning against corporate digital monopolies. Through case studies in Asia-Pacific, Nigeria, West Papua, and the Dominican Republic, it demonstrates the barriers migrants face in exercising their communication rights and provides specific ethical recommendations for journalists to foster more inclusive and accurate reporting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Media coverage of migration frequently marginalizes migrants by speaking on their behalf rather than including their voices, often depicting them on a misleading continuum between being 'needy and lacking agency, and as a possible threat.'","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In many regions, media reporting frames migration through a 'securitisation paradigm,' where migrants are presented as national security problems or threats to the economic and social stability of host countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Research in Nigeria indicates that reporting on internally displaced persons (IDPs) is often superficial, relying heavily on government sources and ignoring the actual needs and rights of the displaced.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Migrants in the Asia-Pacific region face significant barriers to participating in international frameworks like the UN Global Compact for Migration, including lack of awareness, language barriers, and a digital divide.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In West Papua, a 'veil of silence' exists over a humanitarian crisis due to the banning of foreign journalists and the repression of local freedom of expression by Indonesian forces.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Analysis of media in the Dominican Republic reveals a dominant 'nationalist' discourse regarding Haitian migration that uses dehumanizing language to incite xenophobia and racism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The current digital architecture is described as 'neocolonial' and dominated by corporate monopolies that prioritize profit and surveillance over the universal human right to communication.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ethical reporting on migration requires journalists to avoid dehumanizing metaphors such as 'floods', 'swarms', or 'waves' and to avoid using the adjective 'illegal' to describe people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000161#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["human rights","digital divide"],"geography_discussed":["Asia Pacific","Nigeria","West Papua","Dominican Republic","Canada","Venezuela","Colombia","Indonesia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["media analysis","human rights assessment","policy review"]}]}