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Unlike previous datasets that focus on mass campaigns or violent actors, SRDP uses the organization as the unit of analysis to track tactical shifts. Findings indicate that nonviolent tactics are more common than violence in these movements, and organizations are more likely to switch from violence to nonviolence than vice versa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The SRDP dataset includes 1,124 organizations involved in movements for national self-determination across 76 countries and 138 movements between 1960 and 2005.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nonviolent tactics are more prevalent than violent tactics among organizations in self-determination movements; 40% of organizations used nonviolent tactics at some point, compared to approximately 30% that employed violence against the state.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant portion of organizations employ a diversity of tactics, with about 15% using both violent and nonviolent tactics in the same year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Analysis of tactical switching reveals that organizations are more likely to transition from violence to nonviolence than from nonviolence to violence, contradicting the assumption that actors simply 'resort' to violence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A comparison with the NAVCO 2.0 dataset shows that the majority of resistance activity occurs outside of large-scale mass campaigns; nearly 70% of nonviolent and 54% of violent organization-years in SRDP took place outside the context of a NAVCO campaign.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The SRDP categorizes nonviolent tactics into five distinct types: economic noncooperation, protest and demonstration, nonviolent intervention, social noncooperation, and political noncooperation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"At the organization level, a higher degree of movement fragmentation is associated with a switch from violence to nonviolence, but not with a switch from nonviolence to violence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"At the movement level, the presence of at least one organization demanding independence is associated with a decreased likelihood of stopping nonviolence and an increased likelihood of ceasing violence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001487#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Spain","Morocco","Myanmar","Bangladesh","Ethiopia","Comoros","Chile","Nicaragua","Iraq","Algeria","Canada","Belgium","Moldova","Slovakia","Indonesia","Thailand"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative analysis","dataset introduction","multinomial logistic modeling"]},{"id":"prio-001751","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001751","title":"Resources, Regimes and Rebellion","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/7f5e09d5-cb1c-4063-afc6-152c5782c8bd/Sorli - Resources Regimes and Rebellion.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author replicates and extends the civil war model of Collier & Hoeffler (2002), finding that while natural resources correlate with conflict, the drivers differ by region. In the Middle East, the 'greed' explanation—where rebels fight to seize resources—is less plausible than a 'rentier-state' model, where oil-funded authoritarianism, corruption, and slow growth generate grievances. 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To mitigate these gaps, organizations like Gavi and UNICEF are deploying solar-powered refrigeration, while the World Bank provides financing for health system strengthening and cold chain equipment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000086#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Logistics and supply chain limitations related to cold chains mean that approximately 2.7 billion people lack dependable access to vaccines, even when considering conventional storage temperatures of 2°C to 8°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000086#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Vaccine distribution is marked by significant inequalities between rich and poor nations; it is forecasted that 85 poor countries, including most African nations except Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Morocco, and South Africa, will not have widespread COVID-19 vaccine access before 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000086#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Electricity access in health facilities is unreliable or nonexistent in many regions. A 2013 World Bank survey of 730 facilities in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, and Niger found that about 25% lack a primary electricity source, and 25% of on-grid facilities experience outages that hinder health services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000086#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Sub-Saharan Africa, energy gaps severely impact healthcare; a 2013 WHO-led review of 11 countries estimated that 25% of health facilities had no electricity, and only 28% of health facilities and 34% of hospitals had 'reliable' electricity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000086#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International efforts to bridge the cooling gap include Gavi's procurement of 65,000 off-grid-ready, solar direct-drive refrigerators for nearly 50 countries and UNICEF's purchase of 92,000 vaccine fridges (including 11,325 solar-powered units) to support COVAX.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000086#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy access","renewable energy"],"geography_discussed":["India","Liberia","Africa","Egypt","Ethiopia","Gabon","Kenya","Morocco","South Africa","Cambodia","Myanmar","Nepal","Niger","Cape Verde"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["assessment"]},{"id":"seforall-000147","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/seforall-000147","title":"G20 Energy Access Action Plan: Voluntary Collaboration on Energy Access","publisher":{"name":"Sustainable Energy for All","organization":"sustainable-energy-for-all"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"http://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/l/2015/10/G20-Energy-Access-Action-Plan.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The G20 Energy Access Action Plan focuses its first phase on improving electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, where approximately 620 million people lack power. The plan proposes six key areas for collaboration: policy and regulatory environments, technology deployment, investment and finance, capacity building, regional integration, and coordination. It emphasizes a flexible, voluntary approach that respects national sovereignty over energy mixes. The document also compiles 'good practice' case studies from G20 members—including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, and Turkey—and details specific international development projects in Africa led by the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as the African Union's Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sub-Saharan Africa is the most electricity-poor region globally, with approximately 620 million people (two-thirds of the population) living without electricity, and it is the only major region where the number of people without access is increasing due to population growth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The G20 Action Plan identifies six priority areas for supporting electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa: policy and regulatory environment, technology development, dissemination and deployment, investment and finance, capacity building, regional integration, and coordination and collaboration.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Universal electrification in sub-Saharan Africa requires significant funding; the Global Tracking Framework estimates an additional $36 billion in annual investments is needed to achieve universal access by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The African Union's Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF), established in 2012, provides grants to mitigate risks of geothermal exploration, covering up to 80% of surface studies and 40% of drilling costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Brazil's 'Light for All Program', launched in 2003, provided electricity infrastructure to 3.2 million households (15.5 million people) as of May 2015, with a total investment of R$ 22.7 billion (US$ 7.3 billion).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"India's Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) focuses on rural electrification through the separation of agricultural and non-agricultural feeders and the provision of free connections to households below the poverty line.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) increased electrification from 34% of the population in 1994 to 86% of formal housing in 2015, though a backlog of approximately 3 million households without metered supply remains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'Lighting Africa' joint initiative by the IFC and World Bank aims to create a commercially sustainable market for off-grid lighting, having already enabled over 35 million people in Africa to access clean lighting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The G20 Action Plan emphasizes that the choice of energy mix is a sovereign decision of national governments, including the use of both renewable and fossil energy resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000147#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","geothermal energy","solar energy","wind power","Mini-grids","energy efficiency","climate finance","energy policy","energy infrastructure","fossil fuel","hydroelectricity","biomass"],"geography_discussed":["World","Argentina","Australia","Brazil","People's Republic of China","India","South Korea","Mexico","Russia","Singapore","South Africa","Turkey","Kenya","Senegal","Morocco","Mauritania","Rwanda","Bangladesh","Uganda","Cambodia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy framework","case study","strategic plan"]},{"id":"seforall-000232","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/seforall-000232","title":"CAREERS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT","publisher":{"name":"Sustainable Energy for All","organization":"sustainable-energy-for-all"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-05/youth-skills-manual_08_compressed_0.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document serves as a career manual for students and young professionals entering the sustainable energy sector. It outlines various professional pathways—including engineering, policy, finance, and data science—and provides a detailed breakdown of the internal and external teams at SEforALL. The guide emphasizes the need for both technical STEM qualifications and soft skills like adaptability and communication to support the achievement of SDG7 and the Paris Agreement. 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The national health budget averages 5% of the total budget, failing to meet the 15% target set by the Abuja declaration. Total government health expenditure amounted to ₦588 billion (~US$2.2 billion), which is barely 1% of GDP, resulting in a per capita spend of $11, compared to $57 in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000310#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A vast majority of health spending in Nigeria is borne by individuals. Out-of-pocket expenditure accounts for more than 75.2% of total health expenditure, as public budgets are sub-optimal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000310#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Primary healthcare (PHC) facilities suffer from severe operational funding shortages and rely heavily on user fees. While 35% of current health expenditure is spent on PHC, the per capita expenditure is only ~₦7,300 (~20 USD). 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Current efforts include replacing traditional brick kilns with clean-burning units, reducing methane from livestock manure, and phasing out lead and sulphur in transport fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001108#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A critical challenge in the oil and gas sector is that existing fines for regulatory non-compliance are insufficient to incentivize companies to comply, leading to efforts to escalate the issue to the highest levels of government.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001108#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The national action plan relies on a division of labor where the legislative arm creates or amends laws, the executive arm implements decisions and provides funding, and the national planning commission is engaged to ensure budget allocations for mitigation strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001108#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["methane","hydrofluorocarbon","air quality","renewable energy","agriculture","transportation","petroleum industry","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Bangladesh","Colombia","Ivory Coast","Ghana","Mexico","Chile","Ethiopia","Jordan","Liberia","Maldives","Morocco","Peru","Togo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","institutional assessment"]},{"id":"sei-002097","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002097","title":"SNAP - SUPPORTING NATIONAL ACTION AND PLANNING ON SLCPs Côte d’Ivoire","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2016-factsheet-national-action-planning-on-slcps-in-cote-divoire-ccac-1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Côte d’Ivoire is utilizing the SNAP initiative to identify and mitigate short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) to improve public health, agriculture, and climate. Priority areas for action include the transportation sector, waste management, industrial processes, oil refineries, and the use of traditional cookstoves. The country is employing the LEAP-IBC tool for emission inventories and planning, with the goal of informing its air quality strategy and the implementation of the Paris Agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002097#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Côte d’Ivoire has identified several priority sectors for SLCP mitigation, including the waste sector, transportation, refineries, health, and urban planning. Specific concerns include the open burning of waste, industrial processes, and the use of traditional cookstoves, the latter of which contributes to health impacts for citizens.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002097#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Air pollution from identified sources was linked to approximately 16,000 premature deaths in 2013, according to the Global Burden of Disease project.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002097#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The transportation sector is a critical priority for policy development due to rapid urbanization and an aging vehicle fleet. The total car fleet in Côte d’Ivoire is estimated at 600,000 vehicles with an average age of 19 years; furthermore, 80% of imported vehicles are second-hand (aged 7 to 15 years), and half of those are diesel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002097#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The national planning process involves a multi-stakeholder approach, including the national centre on pollution control, the private sector, civic societies, and the Laboratory for Atmospheric Physics of University Felix Houphouet Boigny. The LEAP-IBC tool is being used to identify data gaps and will be utilized for CO2 and air pollution emission inventories.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002097#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The resulting national SLCP plan is intended to inform the country's air quality strategy and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. 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It proposes a three-step methodology: identifying disruptions and scenarios, testing for negative growth dynamics, and mapping asset-type implications. Applying this to Europe, the authors identify up to €750 billion in assets at risk across three sectors. The European electricity sector serves as a historical case study, having suffered €130 billion in impairments between 2010 and 2015. In the automotive sector, up to €243 billion is at risk due to the combined impact of electric vehicles, autonomy, and car sharing. The apparel industry faces risks primarily in real estate and intangible brand value due to e-commerce and supply-chain ESG issues. 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EVs are becoming cost-competitive on a total-cost-of-ownership basis, and battery costs decreased by 77% between 2010 and 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002789#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European apparel industry's stranded asset risks are primarily concentrated in real estate and intangible assets (brand and growth expectations), with total enterprise value for the top 10 companies at €351 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002789#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The apparel industry faces significant supply-chain risks, notably in cotton production, where 57% of global production occurs in areas with 'high' or 'extremely high' water stress.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002789#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European utility sector remains at high risk, with an estimated €300-500 billion of assets potentially stranded. 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