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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) reviewed 32 food system visualizations (FSVs) published between 1998 and 2020. The review found that most FSVs are explanatory tools that use concentric circles, networks, or linear flows to link production with drivers like climate and trade. While most focus on agricultural production and value chains, only 16% specifically address resilience, and just under 20% comprehensively cover all four targets of SDG 2 (zero hunger). Policy and governance are typically listed as influencing factors rather than primary subjects of analysis.

This document is a response from Ember to a call for evidence regarding Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies, specifically focusing on the risks, constraints, and costs associated with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).

This research paper describes the development and testing of a framework designed to help FSD programmes across Africa measure the employment effects of financial sector deepening. Developed by The Good Economy, Tandem, and FSD Africa, the framework aims to move beyond simple job counts to assess the quality, inclusion, and sectoral impact of jobs created through financial system interventions.

A statement by RMI calling for the United States to adopt a robust industrial policy and public-private partnerships to regain global competitiveness in the clean energy transition following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris Administration.

This statement from RMI argues that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's veto of bill S.2995, which included a net-zero stretch code, contradicts state research and economic realities. The document asserts that electrification of new buildings is essential to meet the state's 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target and is already economically viable for single-family homes and affordable housing developers.

This case study describes a collaboration between the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area and First Nations communities in Ontario, Canada, to communicate the risks of mercury poisoning in freshwater fish through an animated video translated into the Ojibwe language.

This policy brief evaluates the Global Programme of Action (GPA), a non-binding UNEP initiative launched in 1995 to combat land-based marine pollution. While the GPA successfully shifted global focus toward source-based action and established key partnerships for nutrient management, marine litter, and wastewater, it has struggled against increasing pollution levels and a shift toward more specialized, legally binding treaties. The document highlights that 80% of marine pollution comes from land, with plastics and untreated sewage posing severe threats to marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.

This report consists of a series of expert commentaries analyzing the global geopolitical and domestic implications of the January 6 Capitol Hill attacks. The contributors discuss how the event affected the perception of U.S. democracy and influenced the foreign policies and internal political dynamics of the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, and India.

This case study describes the adaptation of the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to the Rocha River Basin Master Plan (PDC) in the Cochabamba Valley, Bolivia. By combining RDS with national guidelines, the project aims to improve water resources management, analyze the impact of institutional governance on system models, and provide stakeholders with tools to mitigate inter-sectorial conflicts and manage hydrologic risks.

A statement from the World Resources Institute regarding the United States' re-entry into the Paris Agreement under President Biden and the subsequent requirements for US leadership and global ambition ahead of COP26.

A statement by World Resources Institute President & CEO Andrew Steer regarding the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, emphasizing the urgency of climate action and the need to reverse previous environmental rollbacks.

This policy brief by the Global Resilience Partnership assesses how 15 local communities in the Global South utilized six social domains of resilience to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis emphasizes that resilience depends not only on assets but also on flexibility, social organization, learning, behavioral factors, and agency, highlighting the critical role of community-based organizations in mobilizing these responses.

The NAP Global Network Progress Report 2019-2020 outlines activities from December 2019 to November 2020 focused on assisting developing countries to speed up climate adaptation planning and action, particularly in the context of converging risks from the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

This research paper analyzes US President Donald Trump's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, arguing that he treated the crisis as a campaign stage. The author contends that Trump pursued a laissez-faire 'herd immunity' strategy, not for epidemiological reasons, but to frame himself as a protector of the working class and small business owners against a perceived 'elite' scientific and political establishment.

A statement by Melissa Fourie of the Centre for Environmental Rights arguing that the mining industry must undergo a radical reconceptualisation to address human rights abuses, environmental destruction, and the urgent need to reduce coal use to limit global warming.

The Stockholm Environment Institute, in collaboration with Future Earth, the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, proposes a dashboard based on climate and nature loss planetary boundaries to guide a sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

This briefing analyzes the potential impacts of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (IF) on the mining sector, specifically focusing on the Pillar One and Pillar Two blueprints. While some extractive industries are excluded from certain new taxing rights, the document warns that other elements of the reform could undermine revenue collection in resource-rich developing countries and erode national sovereignty through mandatory binding dispute resolution.

This statement from RMI argues that reforming housing and zoning policies in the United States is a critical but overlooked component of climate strategy. The author contends that the current housing shortage and exclusionary zoning drive carbon emissions by forcing sprawl and auto-dependency, while simultaneously exacerbating economic and health inequities. The document calls for a shift toward infill, multi-family, and mixed-use development to reduce transportation emissions and improve affordability.

This report, produced as part of the Critical Challenges of Coastal Southeast Asia (3CSeas) project, explores how social protection mechanisms can build resilience to slow-onset climate change impacts, particularly for coastal communities.

This guidance note explains how the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process can be used to mainstream and upscale Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to build climate resilience.