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The authors recommend a shift toward context-specific, human rights-compliant strategies that engage both men and women as equal actors, particularly through a focus on parenting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global policy frameworks, such as the UN Plan of Action for Preventing Violent Extremism, acknowledge the importance of gender but often lack practical guidance on overcoming structural inequalities or providing tools to monitor the gender-mainstreaming of PVE efforts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Counter-terrorism (CT) measures frequently result in human rights violations that have distinct gendered impacts, including the use of detained women as bargaining chips and the extraction of confessions through torture or sexual violence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Nigeria, military CT operations have resulted in significant casualties among males, with reports of over 1,000 extrajudicial killings of boys and men between 2013 and 2014, and over 7,000 deaths in military detention since 2011.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"PVE programming often risks 'instrumentalising' women by viewing them solely as tools to reach other targets (such as husbands or children) based on stereotypes of their roles as mothers or wives, rather than treating them as autonomous agents.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The effectiveness of PVE varies by local gender dynamics; for example, while mothers are seen as key influencers in Indonesia and Malaysia, fathers and male relatives hold more dominant decision-making power in families associated with al-Shabaab in Kenya.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Extremist groups exploit gender stereotypes for operational gain, such as using women for suicide attacks because they are perceived as non-threatening and more likely to bypass security checks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sexual violence against men and boys is a significant but overlooked issue in both extremist tactics and CT operations, including the practice of 'bacha bazi' (boy play) in Afghanistan which some US forces were reportedly told to ignore.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a critical lack of empirical data and gender-specific metrics to evaluate the impact of PVE and CT programming, with some agencies assuming that gender analysis is unnecessary for programs targeting men.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002123#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["gender equality","human rights"],"geography_discussed":["Kenya","Nigeria","Iraq","Afghanistan","Indonesia","Malaysia","Bangladesh","Morocco","Burkina Faso","Chad","Niger","United Kingdom","France","Germany","United States","Belgium"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","human rights analysis"]},{"id":"wwf-000744","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000744","title":"Tackling Deforestation Through A Jurisdictional Approach: Lessons From The Field","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2017-09","source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/217/7kzew5kv7i_wwf_jurisdictional_approaches_fullpaper_web_1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines jurisdictional approaches to deforestation, emphasizing the necessity of political leadership, participatory design, and diverse financing. Through case studies in Brazil, Liberia, Ghana, and Colombia, it argues that while these models are nascent and complex, they offer a systemic way to align market forces and government policy to achieve landscape-scale conservation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Political leadership is essential for initiating jurisdictional approaches and providing legitimacy, but it creates a risk of instability if the initiative depends on a specific administration. To mitigate this, the report suggests building policy resilience through international public commitments, increasing government accountability, and establishing governance structures via authoritative legal instruments rather than executive decrees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Long-term success depends on inclusive stakeholder engagement during both the design and implementation phases. The report notes that a push for rapid results often leads to the exclusion of small-scale producers, who are frequently the actors with the most significant impact on the ecosystems being protected.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Jurisdictional initiatives require a staged financing strategy that differentiates between start-up funds, continuous capital for activities, monetary rewards for conservation results, and investment for scaling. Public finance is suited for up-front costs and low-return activities, while private finance is better for scaling proven models and funding agricultural inputs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Private sector actors are critical because they drive the majority of economic activity and possess technical expertise that governments lack. However, proponents must distinguish between different types of private actors—those rooted in the jurisdiction, those who source from it, and those who invest in it—as their motivations and roles differ significantly.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Tailored storytelling is necessary to maintain momentum and build support across diverse audiences. This includes communicating clear end goals, highlighting early wins to attract donors, and differentiating products (e.g., using labels like \"Acre, made in Amazonia\") to command premiums in international markets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Expectation management is required to prevent stakeholders from abandoning initiatives due to the slow pace of systemic change or short-term reversals in deforestation rates. 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Without such planning, increased efficiency may actually incentivize further conversion to maximize profits when commodity demand is high.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000744#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","sustainable agriculture","climate finance","land-use planning","Nationally Determined Contributions","Paris Agreement","ecosystem service"],"geography_discussed":["Mato Grosso","Acre","Orinoquía natural region","Sabah","Malaysia","Vietnam","Ecuador"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","comparative analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"mearth-000025","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/mearth-000025","title":"Finally, Real Action from Big Banks on Deforestation","publisher":{"name":"Mighty Earth","organization":"mighty-earth"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2017-06-06","source_url":"https://mightyearth.org/article/finally-real-action-from-big-banks-on-deforestation/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Mighty Earth highlights a new palm oil policy from BNP Paribas that requires financed companies to protect forests, indigenous people, and adhere to human rights and labor standards. 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The document calls for other financial institutions to adopt similar policies and urges BNP Paribas and HSBC to apply these standards to POSCO Daewoo, which has cleared 99 square kilometers of forest in Papua, Indonesia, between September 2015 and April 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000025#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"BNP Paribas has introduced a palm oil policy that makes responsible production a prerequisite for financing, requiring companies to protect forests and indigenous people, follow human rights and labor standards, stop using hazardous pesticides, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000025#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial institutions are increasingly viewing deforestation as a business liability due to market exclusion and stock price volatility, as seen when the share price of Malaysian company IOI dropped nearly 15% (a $4 billion loss) after being suspended by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000025#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"POSCO Daewoo, a South Korean industrial giant, is identified as a test case for new bank policies; its subsidiary PT Bio Inti Agrindo (BIA) cleared 99 square kilometers of forest in Papua, Indonesia, from September 2015 to April 2017, with 24 square kilometers cleared in the first four months of 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000025#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several other financial institutions have faced pressure to adopt responsible financing policies, including DBS Bank, HSBC, and those targeted by campaigns from Rainforest Foundation Norway, Rainforest Action Network, and Friends of the Earth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000025#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","greenhouse gas emissions","human rights","sustainable agriculture"],"geography_discussed":["Indonesia","Southeast Asia","Malaysia","Papua","South Korea"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","corporate accountability"]},{"id":"iisd-003531","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003531","title":"Standards and Biodiversity: Thematic Review","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2017-06","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/standards-biodiversity-ssi-report.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that while voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) are increasingly adopted in key agricultural sectors, they remain a marginal force globally, covering less than 1% of global agricultural area as of 2014. VSSs show strong alignment with habitat conservation, with 87% prohibiting production on recently converted forestland, but are poorly equipped to address climate change, with no standards requiring strict GHG emission reductions. The analysis reveals that standards typically mandate practices rather than performance outcomes, and their impact is often limited by a reliance on developed-country demand and a tendency to be adopted where compliance is least costly. 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The statement contends that 'sustainable tourism' initiatives are often superficial and that the industry's growth—particularly in aviation—is incompatible with climate and biodiversity goals. 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Aviation is projected to grow by 700% by 2050, with the industry attempting to use REDD programs as a 'false solution' to offset emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000046#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Most 'sustainable' or 'eco-tourism' initiatives are insufficient because they are voluntary and fail to change the underlying business model or provide local communities with autonomy and fair revenue.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000046#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["biodiversity","sustainable tourism","indigenous rights","waste management","greenhouse gas emissions","aviation","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","climate justice"],"geography_discussed":["Timor-Leste","El Salvador","Malaysia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-000051","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000051","title":"International Day for biological diversity: celebrate by protecting biodiversity, not promoting tourism","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2017-05-21","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/international-day-for-biological-diversity-celebrate-by-protecting-biodiversity-not-promoting-tourism/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Friends of the Earth International criticizes the UN Convention on Biodiversity for promoting tourism as a tool for biodiversity conservation. 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The EGM aims to provide long-term equity capital for growth-oriented SMEs in sectors such as agribusiness, mining, and manufacturing. Since its launch, five companies have listed, raising approximately TZS 46 billion from 242,518 investors. While the initiative has successfully increased the number of investors and improved the capacity of regulators, challenges remain regarding low liquidity, limited managerial skills among MSMEs, and the sustainability of funding for awareness and capacity-building activities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"FSD Tanzania provided approximately USD 1,360,000 in funding to the CMSA and DSE in 2011 to support the operationalisation of the EGM and stimulate its adoption by firms and investors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EGM has successfully raised about TZS 46 billion from 242,518 investors, with five companies listed: Maendeleo Commercial Bank, Swala Oil & Gas, Mkombozi Commercial Bank, Mwalimu Commercial Bank, and Yetu Microfinance Bank.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative has improved the technical and regulatory capacity of the CMSA and DSE, resulting in the registration of six service providers as Nominated Advisors (NOMADs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite initial success, the EGM faces systemic challenges including low liquidity in secondary markets, a lack of participants in core sectors like agriculture and tourism, and limited managerial skills among MSMEs to meet corporate governance standards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To support smaller firms and start-ups in meeting listing costs, a US$200,000 revolving fund was established to provide short-term concessional loans for engaging NOMADs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The DSE has introduced technological innovations to increase retail investor participation, including a mobile platform for virtual investment and the DSE Scholar Investment Challenge for university students.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000174#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["mining","tourism industry","industrial manufacturing"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","Malaysia","South Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"cdkn-000944","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000944","title":"Beyond COP 21: What did Asian countries pledge in the Paris Agreement?","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2017-02","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/INDCs-in-Asia-WEB-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes the climate pledges of 18 Asian countries, finding that while energy and transport are primary mitigation focuses, there are significant gaps in quantified climate finance requirements and the integration of gender and social inclusion. It highlights a regional disparity in disaster risk reduction planning, with South Asian countries generally showing higher levels of integration than their South-East Asian counterparts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Of the 18 reviewed INDCs, 12 provided quantified emission reduction commitments, while six countries did not specify any mitigation targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Philippines set the most ambitious conditional mitigation target, aiming for a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, whereas Iran set the lowest conditional target at 8% below business-as-usual levels by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Energy is the most prioritized sector for mitigation across all 18 INDCs, followed by transport (12) and forestry (11), while livestock was included in only one document.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate finance requirements are often unquantified or incomplete; India requested the highest amount in South Asia, totaling US$1.04 trillion up to 2030, with 80% dedicated to mitigation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In South-East Asia, most countries did not specify international finance demands; only Laos (US$2.37 billion) and Cambodia (US$1.27 billion) provided exact requirements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Asian countries generally integrated disaster risk reduction (DRR) more extensively than South-East Asian countries, with Bhutan, India, and Nepal graded highest for nationwide implementation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender and social inclusion are largely neglected in the reviewed INDCs, particularly in South Asia where only India and Sri Lanka mentioned gender as a priority.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South-East Asian countries showed more encouraging results regarding gender, with five countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Viet Nam) mentioning it as a priority.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Resource allocation for gender and social inclusion is almost entirely absent across the region, with Indonesia being the only country to mention such allocations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000944#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","disaster risk reduction","gender","social inclusion","renewable energy","energy efficiency","greenhouse gas emissions","climate change adaptation","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":["Bangladesh","Bhutan","India","Iran","Maldives","Nepal","Pakistan","Sri Lanka","Brunei","Cambodia","Indonesia","Laos","Malaysia","Myanmar","Philippines","Singapore","Thailand","Vietnam","People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","thematic review"]},{"id":"glowit-000223","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glowit-000223","title":"All Liberia’s large logging contracts are illegal, threatening the country’s EU, Norwegian, and EITI reform programmes. 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It recommends the cancellation of illegal contracts, the enforcement of beneficial ownership disclosure, and the prevention of FLEGT licenses for illegal timber.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"All 13 of Liberia's largest logging contracts—comprising seven Forest Management Contracts (FMCs) and several co-opted Community Forestry Management Agreements (CFMAs)—are fundamentally illegal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several logging companies are illegally owned or controlled by members of the Liberian House of Representatives or their families, including Representatives Alex Tyler, Moses Kollie, and Ricks Toweh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Logging companies in Liberia have failed to pay over US$ 25 million in taxes and fees, representing nearly five percent of the national budget.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Companies operating under large contracts have employed individuals who should be barred from the sector due to their roles in gun-running and human rights abuses during Liberia's civil war, such as Gabriel Doe.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The log tracking system has been compromised by data manipulation and suspected bribery, specifically involving Atlantic Resources and an employee of the administrator, SGS.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Five Community Forestry Management Agreements (CFMAs) were illegally awarded to logging companies without the free, prior, and informed consent of the communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Companies linked to the Malaysian firm Samling, including Alpha Logging, Atlantic Resources, and Forest Venture, control half of Liberia's current logging area and have a history of legal violations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Liberian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has significant reporting gaps, with 40 of 89 resource companies failing to provide beneficial ownership information for its 2015 report.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000223#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["illegal logging","deforestation","climate finance","carbon dioxide emissions"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Norway","Indonesia","Malaysia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["investigative report","policy analysis"]},{"id":"fsdafri-000263","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/fsdafri-000263","title":"Crowdfunding in East Africa: Regulation and Policy for Market Development","publisher":{"name":"FSD Africa","organization":"fsd-africa"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2017-01","source_url":"https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Crowdfunding-Regulation-in-East-Africa_Final-Report.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that East Africa is the largest regional crowdfunding market in Africa, though it is dominated by non-financial return models (donation and reward) and lacks bespoke regulation. While loan and equity-based models dominate globally, they are in embryonic stages in East Africa. The authors recommend against immediate bespoke regulation to avoid stifling growth, instead proposing a phased approach involving sector mapping, the creation of a regulatory sandbox ('RegLab'), and government-backed co-investment and currency hedge funds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is currently no bespoke or specific regulation or policy governing crowdfunding in East Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania) or South Africa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Crowdfunding activity in East Africa is primarily driven by non-financial return models, such as donation and reward-based platforms, while financial return models (loan and equity) are only beginning to emerge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In contrast to East Africa, global crowdfunding activity is dominated by loan-based models (approximately 90%) and equity-based models (approximately 10%), with donation and reward models making up a very small fraction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report advises against the immediate creation of bespoke regulations in East Africa to prevent stifling the nascent market, suggesting instead that regulators encourage industry-led self-regulation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"East Africa is identified as the largest regional crowdfunding market in Africa, with approximately $90 million raised between 2013 and 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposed development roadmap consists of three phases: Phase 1 focuses on mapping, education, and engagement; Phase 2 on trust-inducing initiatives like a 'RegLab' (regulatory sandbox) and a register of acknowledged firms; and Phase 3 on government support, including co-investment funds and currency volatility hedges.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Key risks associated with crowdfunding platforms include information asymmetry, platform failure, lack of liquidity due to absent secondary markets, and cyber risks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000263#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["financial regulation"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","United States","Malaysia","New Zealand","India","South Africa","People's Republic of China","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative assessment","legal review","policy recommendation"]},{"id":"clibonds-001018","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clibonds-001018","title":"Green Bonds Market Summary: Q3 2017","publisher":{"name":"Climate Bonds Initiative","organization":"climate-bonds-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2017","source_url":"https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/Green-Bonds-Market-Summary_Q3-2017.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The green bond market showed strong growth in Q3 2017, with USD 27.7bn issued, making it the second largest quarter ever. 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