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This executive summary outlines the discussions and 2025 agenda of the 11th meeting of the San Giorgio Group, a coalition of climate finance leaders. The document advocates for a shift in narrative from 'doom and gloom' to one of economic opportunity, emphasizing the need to mobilize domestic resources through National Development Banks (NDBs) and to reform multilateral development banks (MDBs) to prioritize private capital mobilization over direct project finance.

This report assesses the role of voluntary sustainability initiatives (VSIs) in mitigating the impacts of mining on global forests. It finds that while mining affects up to one-third of forest ecosystems—with direct deforestation concentrated in tropical rainforests—current VSIs often lack the specificity, governance representation, and lifecycle coverage (missing the design phase) necessary to be effective. The report highlights a growing threat from the energy transition's mineral demand and argues that VSIs alone are insufficient without supportive public policies and more robust, biome-specific standards.

The FSD Network Conference, held on February 19–20, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, focused on learnings from the Gender Collaborative Programme. The event brought together financial leaders and policymakers to discuss gender-responsive financial systems, the use of alternative data for credit scoring, the impact of societal norms on women's financial autonomy, and the role of digital public infrastructure and AI in advancing financial inclusion for women across Africa.

This discussion paper proposes a two-pillar financial resilience framework for Africa: the African Financial Stability Mechanism (AFSM), a concessional liquidity facility for rapid response to macro-economic and climate shocks, and the African Stability and Growth Pact (ASGP), a flexible, peer-reviewed fiscal governance framework. The AFSM is intended to be capitalised via a blend of SDRs, member contributions, and DFI support, while the ASGP encourages nationally tailored fiscal rules. The two are integrated such that AFSM access is linked to ASGP participation, aiming to reduce moral hazard and increase investor confidence through a phased roll-out starting with a 2025-2027 pilot.

The report proposes a two-pillar financial safety net for Africa to enhance macroeconomic stability and resilience against external shocks, including climate events. This architecture consists of the African Financial Stability Mechanism (AFSM), a liquidity facility for emergency funding, and the African Stability and Growth Pact (ASGP), a flexible budgetary governance framework. Together, they aim to reduce dependence on external donors and the IMF by providing a rule-based, African-led system for crisis response and fiscal discipline.

The Cape Town City Profiling Report 2025, published by Good Governance Africa, provides a comprehensive analysis of the city's urban geography, governance, demographics, economy, and service delivery. It positions Cape Town as a lead city in the SADC region regarding governance and service delivery, while highlighting persistent structural inequalities and the legacy of apartheid spatial planning.

The Dar es Salaam City Profiling Report 2025 provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic, social, and governance landscape of Tanzania's largest city. It highlights a city experiencing rapid population growth and economic expansion, yet struggling with high levels of central government control, significant infrastructure deficits in water and sanitation, and a high prevalence of informal settlements.

The Lilongwe City Profiling Report 2025 provides a comprehensive analysis of the capital city of Malawi, detailing its urban geography, governance, socio-economic status, and service delivery. The report highlights a city facing significant challenges including high poverty levels, limited infrastructure, and a governance structure where the local council has minimal de facto control over essential services like health and education, which remain managed by the central government.

The report "Resilience Science Must-Knows" provides a science-based framework for decision-makers to build systemic resilience. It distills decades of research into nine core principles, emphasizing that resilience is not merely "bouncing back" but the capacity to cope, adapt, and transform. The document highlights the urgency of this approach as the Earth enters the Anthropocene, where human activity pushes planetary boundaries and creates cascading risks across interconnected global systems.

The report "Resilience Science Must-Knows" synthesizes decades of research into nine fundamental principles designed to guide decision-makers in building systemic resilience. It defines resilience as the capacity to live and develop amidst change and uncertainty, emphasizing a balance between coping, adapting, and transforming systems to ensure human prosperity within planetary boundaries.

The 2025 Market Intelligence Report for the Western Cape identifies significant growth potential in embedded solar PV (R20bn potential), large-scale renewables (R63bn potential), and BTM lithium-ion storage (R2.3bn by 2030). While the market is bolstered by falling technology costs and a shift toward energy liberalisation (including wheeling pilots in Cape Town and George), it faces critical barriers in the form of grid congestion and policy uncertainty. A key potential unlock is Eskom's curtailment proposal, which could release 2 680 MW of grid capacity in the province.

The 2025 Electric Vehicles Market Intelligence Report by GreenCape identifies four primary investment opportunities in South Africa's EV sector: passenger vehicles, buses, freight and logistics, and last-mile delivery. While the market is growing—marked by the first time annual passenger EV sales exceeded 1,000 units—it faces significant barriers including high import duties, regulatory uncertainty, and electricity grid constraints. The report highlights a shift toward innovative financing like Electric-Vehicle-as-a-Service (EVaaS) and the introduction of manufacturing tax incentives effective March 2026 to stimulate local production.

The 2025 Energy Services Market Intelligence Report by GreenCape analyzes investment opportunities in embedded solar PV and behind-the-meter (BTM) lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) for South Africa's commercial, industrial, and agricultural (CI&A) sectors. The report highlights a shift in market drivers from mitigating loadshedding toward long-term cost savings, energy security, and decarbonization to meet international trade requirements.

The 'Executive decision-makers’ guide to investing in renewable energy 2025' by GreenCape provides a strategic framework for South African businesses to transition to renewable energy. It details the differences between embedded generation and wheeling, outlines various financing models and bank-specific instruments, and explains the role of backup storage in enhancing energy resilience. The guide also lists available tax incentives and identifies systemic hurdles such as grid constraints and a dynamic policy environment.

This industry brief by GreenCape explores how Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) can support South Africa's Just Energy Transition (JET). It argues that decentralised, community-driven models can bridge service delivery gaps in energy, water, sanitation, and waste management, particularly in underserved areas and coal-dependent regions like Mpumalanga, to ensure a more inclusive transition to a low-carbon economy.

The 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Market Intelligence Report by GreenCape identifies investment opportunities in smart farming and undercover farming within the Western Cape, South Africa. It emphasizes the need for resource-efficient technologies to mitigate rising input costs, water scarcity, and new European Union sustainability regulations.

This fact sheet outlines the benefits, funding, and participation of Argentina as a member country of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2025-2026 period.

This fact sheet outlines the benefits and opportunities available to Bolivia as a member country of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), detailing specific funded projects, fellowship programs, and institutional resources.

This fact sheet details Canada's engagement with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), highlighting its member status and the participation of Canadian experts and institutions (such as Environment and Climate Change Canada, Laval University, and McGill University) in advisory committees and environmental projects in the Andes and Panama. It also lists IAI resources available to members, including the STeP fellowship for civil servants and the IAI Virtual Campus.

This fact sheet outlines the funding, project participation, and institutional benefits available to Chile as a member of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2025-2026 period.