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It notes that while ELR is a cornerstone of customary international law and human rights law, it has been largely bypassed in international investment law, where silence in treaties is often interpreted as a waiver. The guide details various treaty practices—including explicit requirements, time-limited exercises of remedies, and express waivers—and reviews jurisprudence on whether ELR is a jurisdictional or procedural requirement. 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It finds that the proliferation of funds has led to overlapping roles and inefficiencies. 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To combat this, he proposes five steps: protecting civic space, fostering citizen-centered governance, pursuing transformational rather than incremental change, improving tangible quality-of-life outcomes (such as clean air and water), and reinvigorating political leadership to deepen the impact of OGP commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000151#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The author asserts that global crises, including the rise of populism, the refugee crisis, extreme poverty affecting 700 million people, and climate change, are symptoms of a failure in governance and a lack of open government that meets the needs of all people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000151#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Protecting civic space—specifically the rights to free speech, assembly, and association—is identified as a critical first step, noting that these rights are repressed or obstructed in 25 active OGP countries and violated in over 100 countries according to CIVICUS.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000151#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document calls for a shift from 'co-creation' to 'citizen-centered governance,' where citizens have a full voice in policy making to ensure leaders understand the priorities of their citizens' daily lives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000151#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a need for transformational rather than incremental change; currently, only 5 percent of OGP commitments have been fully implemented and transformative in impact.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000151#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Open government should be leveraged to achieve tangible improvements in basic services, including providing safe drinking water, clean air, reliable electricity, and quality healthcare.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000151#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change mitigation","government procurement"],"geography_discussed":["France","United States","United Kingdom","Philippines","Italy","Turkey","Azerbaijan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy recommendation","speech"]},{"id":"saiia-002038","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-002038","title":"TURKEY IN SOMALIA: SHIFTING PARADIGMS OF AID","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-11-24","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Turkey-In-Somalia-Shifting-Paradigms-of-Aid.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines Turkey's transition to an 'emerging donor' through its activities in Somalia, highlighting a 'multi-actor and multi-track policy' that combines humanitarian aid, development assistance, and strategic political engagement. 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It highlights the strategic importance of 'Operation Euphrates Shield' in closing IS communication lines and urges the EU to collaborate with Turkey on the liberation of Raqqa and the peace process with Kurdish separatists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000052#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EU's policy toward Turkey is criticized for being too narrow, focusing primarily on refugees and civil liberties while ignoring the critical security issues and the 'grey areas' of Turkish policy in Syria.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000052#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Turkey's relationship with Bashar Al-Assad shifted from support and cooperation—including a 2007 free-trade agreement and 2008 mediation between Israel and Syria—to hostility after Assad's 2011 military campaigns and his support for the Syrian wing of the PKK.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000052#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Turkish 'deep state'—a network of intelligence services, criminal networks, and extremists—was reactivated in 2012/13 to counter PKK-controlled zones in northern Syria, leading to collaboration with the Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000052#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Turkey's military intervention in Syria, specifically 'Operation Euphrates Shield' in late summer 2016, was essential for European security as it closed a primary communication line for the Islamic State (IS).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000052#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author proposes a three-step European strategy: collaborating with Turkey on a Sunni Arab-led offensive to take Raqqa, managing the subsequent dispersal of jihadists, and actively supporting the peace process between Ankara and Kurdish separatists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000052#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Europe","Raqqa","Aleppo","Gaziantep","Israel","Gaza Strip","Hama","Iraq","Antakya","Istanbul","Hasakah","Qamishli","Afrin","Aïn al-Arab","Mosul","Suruç","Manbij","Jarabulus"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":[]},{"id":"greeneur-000380","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greeneur-000380","title":"Divided in Unity: The Radical Right Agenda and Green Counterstrategy","publisher":{"name":"Green European Journal","organization":"green-european-journal"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-11-02","source_url":"https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/divided-in-unity-the-radical-right-agenda-and-green-counterstrategy/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author argues that the European radical right is moving toward becoming a dominant political force by utilizing a 'common political playbook' of delegitimizing institutions and reforming state architecture to maintain power. 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While Western European movements prioritize opposition to the EU, those in post-communist Europe place more emphasis on the perceived threat of 'gender ideology'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Russia and Turkey are presented as models for the radical right; in both countries, the radical right entered broader center-right coalitions and subsequently 'hollowed out' those coalitions from within. Russia's government promotes a mix of illiberalism, conspiracism, and strict sovereignty that reinforces current radical right discourse in Europe.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The radical right employs a specific tactical 'playbook' to gain and maintain power: first, slandering the free press, academia, and public broadcasting to neutralize criticism; second, enacting reforms to limit civil society and staff key positions with political allies; and finally, resorting to direct intimidation and physical violence once hegemony is achieved.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific examples of these tactics include the use of the term 'Lügenpresse' (lying press) by PEGIDA in Germany, the Polish government's suppression of public broadcasting, and the 2012 change of Hungary's electoral system to benefit the Fidesz party.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A proposed Green counterstrategy involves exposing the 'sham-patriotism' of the radical right by highlighting their foreign financial ties—such as Russian bank loans to France's Front National—and contrasting their rhetoric with actions that destroy national treasures, such as logging in Poland's Białowieża Forest.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author advocates for the 'Europeanisation' of the Green movement, suggesting that national Green parties should coordinate through the European Green Party (EGP) to build collective momentum and provide direct support to parties during crucial elections, such as the Austrian presidential election.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To address the root causes of the radical right's rise, Greens should promote a progressive version of local and regional cultural identity (similar to the concept of 'Heimat') and highlight the link between neoliberal economic precarity and the emergence of xenophobic politics.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000380#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Austria","Hungary","Finland","Poland","Croatia","Greece","Russia","Turkey","France","Germany","Netherlands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["political analysis","strategic proposal"]},{"id":"issafri-002254","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002254","title":"Qatars diplomatic incursions into the Horn of Africa","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2016-11","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/ear8.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines Qatar's strategic engagement in the Horn of Africa, driven by a desire for international significance and regional autonomy from Saudi Arabia and Iran. 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The document details Qatar's use of financial wealth, military alliances with the US and Turkey, and the Al Jazeera network as primary instruments of influence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Qatar's foreign policy is highly centralised and personalised, with the emir exercising absolute control and often ignoring the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs is described as overstretched, marginalised, and lacking the professional diplomatic corps and analytical capacity needed to support the country's expanding international role.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Qatar employs three primary instruments to achieve its foreign policy goals: long-term military alliances with the US and Turkey, the Al Jazeera media network, and diplomatic mediation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Qatar's mediation in the Darfur conflict is viewed as a failure, resulting from a lack of ground-level knowledge, poor enforcement mechanisms, and a failure to build leverage over conflicting parties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Qatar successfully mediated the conflict between Eritrea and Djibouti, leading to a 2010 agreement and the withdrawal of Eritrean troops.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Qatar maintains a pragmatic relationship with Sudan, providing significant financial aid and investments in exchange for farmland and influence to counter Iranian presence in the region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Relations between Qatar and Ethiopia were severed in 2008 due to Ethiopian concerns over Qatari ties with Eritrea and support for opposition groups, but were restored in 2012 to enhance economic cooperation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Qatar's diplomatic strategy is heavily influenced by its rivalry with Saudi Arabia, seeking to present itself as a viable alternative and reinforce its autonomy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002254#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Sudan","Ethiopia","Somalia","Djibouti","Saudi Arabia","Iran","Turkey","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy analysis"]},{"id":"issafri-002576","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002576","title":"Breathing space: The impact of the EU-Turkey deal on irregular migration","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-11","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/paper297.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The EU-Turkey deal significantly reduced sea crossings to Greece but shifted smuggling activities toward air travel and document fraud in Istanbul. While the deal provided temporary 'breathing space,' the paper argues it is unsustainable due to Turkey's internal political instability, economic pressures from hosting 2.75 million refugees, and the lack of a credible EU alternative.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EU-Turkey agreement, involving a €6 billion payment from the EU to Turkey, led to a dramatic decrease in irregular sea crossings from Turkey to the Greek islands by implementing a return scheme for illegal arrivals and increasing border security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The decline in sea crossings was not solely due to the EU-Turkey deal; the closure of the Balkan route had already begun to deter asylum seekers before the agreement took effect in mid-March 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The smuggling industry has re-oriented itself toward air travel and document fraud, particularly in Istanbul, as a 'full-package' alternative to the now-risky sea and land routes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Human smuggling in Turkey is deeply integrated with organised crime and state corruption, with some operations utilizing members of the Jandarma (military police) to ensure safe passage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Syrian-Turkish land border has evolved into a complex war economy where smuggling of fuel, cigarettes, and people is managed by various groups, including Kurdish separatists and ISIS, who charge taxes for territorial passage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Turkey faces severe economic and security pressures from hosting approximately 2.75 million registered refugees, with the government estimating costs of US$500 million per month.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The closure of the Syria-Turkey border curtailed ISIS's access to funds and fighters, contributing to a shift where the group began targeting Turkish cities with terrorist attacks in 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EU-Turkey deal is considered fragile and potentially unsustainable because the EU has failed to effectively process returns from Greece and Turkey's government has threatened to terminate the agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002576#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Syria","Istanbul","İzmir","Gaziantep","Libya","Egypt"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","socio-economic analysis"]},{"id":"issafri-002577","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002577","title":"At the edge: Trends and routes of North African clandestine migrants","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-11","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/paper298.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the patterns of clandestine migration from North Africa to Europe, noting that while North Africans are a smaller group than sub-Saharan migrants, they are often innovators of new smuggling routes. It identifies three primary corridors: the central Mediterranean (increasingly popular via Libya), the eastern Mediterranean (via Turkey and the Balkans), and the western Mediterranean (declining due to security). The author argues that migration is primarily driven by economic desperation and youth unemployment rather than conflict, and that securitized border responses fail to address these root causes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In 2015, over 16,000 migrants from Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco were apprehended by border authorities in Spain, Italy, and Greece.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary motivation for North African clandestine migration is the search for economic opportunity and a better future, rather than fleeing violence, as evidenced by the fact that most migrants hail from Morocco, which has not faced internal conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"High youth unemployment rates persist across the Maghreb, with urban youth unemployment in Morocco reaching nearly 40% and Algerian youth unemployment growing to 29.9% by late 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The central Mediterranean corridor became the favored route for North African clandestine migrants in early 2016, with 2,017 Tunisians, Algerians, or Moroccans apprehended by Italian authorities in the first six months of that year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Libya has become a critical smuggling hub due to its 'lawless territory' and poor border security, with smugglers increasingly using less seaworthy craft to navigate migrants just far enough into international waters to be rescued by search-and-rescue missions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The eastern Mediterranean corridor, involving travel to Turkey and then through the Balkans, was the most popular route in 2015, but saw a sharp decline in 2016 following an agreement between the EU and Turkey.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The western Mediterranean corridor has seen a sharp decline in use due to heightened security and information sharing between Spain and Morocco.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant number of North African migrants enter Europe legally using Schengen visas and then overstay, a method preferred by those who wish to avoid the risks of clandestine travel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Some North African migrants in the eastern Mediterranean corridor attempt to claim Syrian nationality to increase their chances of being granted asylum in Europe, with nearly 40% of assumed Moroccans doing so in 2015-2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"North African governments have focused on securitizing borders to maintain bilateral relations with Europe, but have failed to address the underlying socio-economic drivers of migration, potentially increasing the risk of social instability and radicalization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002577#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Europe","Libya","Italy","Spain","Turkey","Greece"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","route mapping","socio-economic analysis"]},{"id":"sei-002712","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002712","title":"Agent-based modelling: A tool for addressing the complexity of environment and development policy issues","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-11","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SEI-WP-2016-12-Agent-based-modelling-MD-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document introduces agent-based modelling (ABM) as a bottom-up approach to study complex social and environmental systems by simulating the interactions of autonomous agents. It argues that ABM is particularly useful for problems involving decentralized interactions and non-linear dynamics where traditional top-down models fail. The authors highlight ABM's potential as a stakeholder engagement tool and its ability to be integrated with qualitative and quantitative methods like GIS and social network analysis. Four case studies are presented: disaster resilience in Turkey, agroforestry adaptation in Cameroon, biodiesel transitions in Malaysia, and artisanal fisheries management in Kenya.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Agent-based modelling (ABM) addresses complexity by describing social systems at the micro-level of autonomous actors, using rules and internal data to simulate how individual interactions produce aggregate macro-level properties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ABM is most effective for problems characterized by dense, decentralized interactions, feedbacks, and unpredictable phenomena, though it is resource-intensive and can take a year or more to implement and analyze.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Participatory ABM serves as a strong stakeholder engagement method because its logic is more intuitive for non-experts than mathematical models, facilitating the co-production of knowledge and social learning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ABM can be integrated with other research methods to provide a fuller context; it complements qualitative narrative data, quantitative parameter estimation, and relational data from GIS and social network analysis (SNA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Cameroon, ABM was used to simulate farmer decision-making regarding cocoa production and agroforestry, identifying conditions that lead to successful adaptation versus maladaptation in the face of climate change and soil fertility decline.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A system dynamics model for Malaysia's biodiesel industry explored the trade-offs between government incentives (subsidies and mandates) and risks from external shocks like fluctuating crude oil and palm oil prices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Kenya, pilot ABMs of artisanal fisheries were used to highlight local perceptions of beach management units (BMUs) and facilitate knowledge transfer between local users and district-level managers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An ABM application in Turkey focused on disaster preparedness, suggesting that national insurance planning could positively influence preparedness intentions by limiting the 'hazard denial' coping mechanism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002712#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["sustainable development","climate change adaptation","agroforestry","biodiesel","biofuel","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","natural resource management"],"geography_discussed":["Cameroon","Malaysia","Kenya","Turkey"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodological review","case study"]},{"id":"sei-001306","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001306","title":"Categorization of INDCs in the light of Art. 6 of the Paris Agreement","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-10","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/DEHSt-2016-Categorization-INDCs-Article6-Paris-Agreement.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The paper analyzes the diversity of (I)NDCs across target types, sectoral coverage, and greenhouse gas scopes, finding that while economy-wide absolute targets facilitate easier accounting, only 18 (I)NDCs (covering 41% of global emissions) currently employ them.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001306#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Economy-wide absolute emission targets are the most conducive to robust accounting of international transfers. 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While 43 countries have absolute GHG targets, 74 use targets relative to business-as-usual (BAU) projections, 10 use intensity targets, and 4 intend to peak emissions before 2030 without a quantified target.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001306#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sectoral and geographical coverage varies, though a majority of global emissions are covered by comprehensive targets. 71 (I)NDCs cover all sectors (Energy, Industry, Agriculture, LULUCF, and Waste), accounting for 86% of global GHG emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001306#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Greenhouse gas coverage is inconsistent across submissions. 40 (I)NDCs (covering 57% of global emissions) include six or seven GHGs, while 16 (I)NDCs (covering 25% of global emissions) only include CO2.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001306#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Conditionality is a common feature for developing countries. 49 countries have only conditional targets, and 80 have both conditional and unconditional targets. 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The authors suggest that donor countries may be influenced by these spill-over prospects when allocating funds, and recipient countries should improve industrial competitiveness to retain more economic gains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000171#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"On average, international spill-overs—economic impacts occurring outside the country where climate finance is spent—account for 28.6% of the total economic impact.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000171#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The capacity of recipient countries to retain the value added from climate investments varies significantly: India and Brazil retain approximately 80%, China retains 72%, and Mexico and Indonesia retain no more than two thirds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000171#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European Union is the region that benefits most from international spill-overs, capturing 9% of impacts from investments in China and 7% from Brazil, Indonesia, and Mexico.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000171#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States captures a disproportionately high share of spill-overs from investments in Mexico (15%), but less than 3% from other recipient countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000171#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Spill-over effects vary by the type of climate action, ranging from 17% to 45%. 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A review of databases on climate change mitigation policy","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-06","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/CARISMA-Working-Doc1-Policy-Database-Analysis.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Stockholm Environment Institute reviewed 24 climate change mitigation policy databases, finding that while data availability is increasing, it is heavily skewed toward the energy sector and industrialized nations. The analysis reveals significant gaps in information regarding the agricultural sector, sub-Saharan Africa, policy costs, and actual emission savings. Furthermore, the review notes a lack of interactivity and poor linkage between different databases, which limits potential synergies for policy makers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a significant sectoral imbalance in available policy data, with a heavy concentration on the energy sector and a lack of information on agriculture and waste. Out of 24 databases, 18 cover the energy sector, 14 cover buildings, and 13 cover transport, while only four cover agriculture and two cover waste.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Geographical coverage is uneven, favoring high-emission countries in the global North. Germany is the most frequently covered country (appearing in 22 databases), followed by India, China, and the United States (15 each). Conversely, there is a scarcity of information for sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Databases generally lack critical performance and financial data, such as the actual costs of policies or verified emission reductions. Only five databases provide some information on mitigation costs, and only five include estimates of emission savings, which are typically ex ante.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The level of interactivity and data utility is low across the sampled sources. Only ten databases are considered interactive, and none allow users to perform their own calculations or simulations directly on the website.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a lack of integration and synergy between different climate policy databases. Many sources overlap by describing the same energy sector policies without being linked, such as the overlap between the IEA's Addressing Climate Change database and the NewClimate Institute's Climate Policy Database.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The prevalence of regulatory and economic instruments is high in the databases, while procedural instruments are rarely documented. Nineteen databases describe regulatory and economic/market instruments, but only seven contain information on procedural instruments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002191#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy efficiency","renewable energy","transport industry","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Germany","India","People's Republic of China","United States","Turkey","Canada","Russia","Brazil","Europe","European Union","sub-Saharan Africa","Latin America","Asia","South Africa","Central Asia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["review","database analysis"]},{"id":"saiia-000269","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000269","title":"The EU-Turkey migrant deal: will it work and at what cost?","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-05-06","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/research/the-eu-turkey-migrant-deal-will-it-work-and-at-what-cost/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The EU-Turkey deal, implemented in March 2016, aimed to reduce irregular arrivals by establishing a 'one in, one out' resettlement formula for Syrian refugees. While the author notes the deal and accompanying border closures in Eastern and South Eastern Europe have successfully deterred arrivals, this has come at a high humanitarian cost. Refugees are now stranded in squalid conditions in Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia, or are forced onto more dangerous smuggling routes, including the Libya-Italy crossing. The author argues that the deal may undermine the international principle of 'non-refoulement' and that the EU's focus on deterrence has created a 'homemade humanitarian crisis'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000269#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EU-Turkey deal, which came into force on 18 March 2016, established a 'one in, one out' mechanism where one Syrian refugee is resettled in the EU from Turkish camps for every Syrian refugee returned to Turkey from Greek islands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000269#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The deal has been effective in its narrow goal of reducing the number of people crossing the Aegean Sea; between 20 March and 20 April 2016, 7,375 people arrived in Greece from Turkey, with only 3,209 arrivals in April alone.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000269#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Border closures and policing in Eastern and South Eastern Europe have been more influential than the EU-Turkey deal in stopping the flow of migrants toward Germany, with no migrants entering Macedonia, Croatia, or Slovenia since 8 March 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000269#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The shift toward covert smuggling routes has increased the danger for refugees, contributing to 1,361 deaths or missing persons at sea in 2016, including 156 in the Aegean.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000269#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The deal potentially violates the international legal principle of 'non-refoulement' by returning refugees to Turkey, a country that has not fully signed the UN Refugee Convention and has previously returned Syrians to Syria.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000269#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Greece","Germany","Sweden","Hungary","Serbia","Croatia","Norway","Russia","North Macedonia","Slovenia","Libya","Italy","Syria"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":[]},{"id":"greeneur-000149","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greeneur-000149","title":"Ceci n'est pas un agreement: the treachery of EU migration policies","publisher":{"name":"Green European Journal","organization":"green-european-journal"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2016-04-29","source_url":"https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/ceci-nest-pas-un-agreement-the-treachery-of-eu-migration-policies/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author criticises the EU-Turkey deal reached on 18 March 2016, asserting that it fails to end irregular migration and instead leads to human rights violations, including the forced return of migrants and appalling detention conditions in Greece. The text argues that the EU is using non-binding 'statements' to avoid democratic scrutiny and parliamentary oversight. It proposes alternatives such as the yearly resettlement of 500,000 refugees over six years, humanitarian admission programmes, and labour mobility programs to replace the current focus on deterrence and criminalisation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000149#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EU-Turkey deal of 18 March 2016 implements a policy of blanket returns for all new irregular migrants arriving in Greece after 20 March 2016. In exchange, the EU agreed to accelerate visa liberalisation for Turkish nationals, increase financial support for refugees in Turkey, and voluntarily resettle up to 72,000 people, which represents only 3% of registered Syrian refugees in Turkey.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000149#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Implementation of the deal has resulted in the forced return of 343 people from Greece to Turkey and the resettlement of 103 Syrian asylum seekers under a \"1:1\" principle. In Greece, this has led to the systematic detention of refugees, including children and people with disabilities, in appalling conditions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000149#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The deal ignores international human rights obligations and the fact that Turkey does not fully apply the Geneva Convention, only offers temporary protection to Syrians, lacks protection paths for non-Syrian refugees from Asia or the Middle East, and engages in violent refoulement at the Syrian border.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000149#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"EU leaders are accused of using non-binding \"statements\" rather than formal agreements to avoid democratic scrutiny and the jurisdiction of European courts. This model of bilateral third-country cooperation has been proposed for extension to African countries of origin and transit via the Italian Prime Minister's \"Migration Compact\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000149#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author proposes a rational alternative to the current deterrence-based policy, including the resettlement of 500,000 refugees annually for six years from transit countries. Other suggested tools include humanitarian admission programmes, private sponsorships, flexible family reunification, student scholarships, and labour mobility programs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000149#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["human rights"],"geography_discussed":["Greece","Syria","Germany","Italy"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique","human rights assessment"]},{"id":"sei-001082","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001082","title":"Climate change, irrigation and hydropower","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-03-16","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-irrigation-hydropower/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study finds that the combined impact of climate change and expanded irrigation will generally reduce river runoff, with the most significant negative impact on hydropower production occurring in the Kizilirmak basin. 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