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This executive summary provides guidance for governments on establishing and improving legal frameworks for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and management plans within the large-scale mining sector. It outlines 20 essential components of a comprehensive legal framework, details government responsibilities across the mine life cycle—from exploration to post-closure—and offers a practical methodology for conducting gap analyses to align national laws with international best practices.

This guide, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in 2020, provides a framework for governments to improve legal structures for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and management plans in the large-scale mining sector. It outlines 20 essential components of a comprehensive legal framework and details government responsibilities across the entire mine life cycle, from exploration to post-closure transition.

This document is an annex to the 'Mapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2020' report, providing detailed summary tables for specific energy subsidies and a comprehensive description of tax measures related to coal-fired power in India.

This fact sheet provides guidance for governments on designing mining tax policy relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing targeted support for mines in severe financial distress and the attachment of strict conditions to any relief granted.

This fact sheet provides guidance for governments on implementing fiscal policy measures to support the mining sector during the COVID-19 crisis, emphasizing targeted aid, strict eligibility criteria, and specific conditions for state support.

The 'ORIENTATION STRATÉGIQUE DE L’IISD POUR 2020-2025' outlines the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) strategic framework, known as CREATE, for the five-year period starting in 2020. The document defines the organization's vision of a world where humanity and the planet prosper, and its mission to find urgent solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resources, and just economies.

This guide describes a database developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to support the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology. The database provides monetary estimates for externalities and climate risks, as well as direct costs for infrastructure and technologies, to help estimate the financial performance of infrastructure assets when project-specific data is unavailable.

This policy brief by the Institute for Security Studies examines civil society perspectives on the viability of dialogue between governments in the Lake Chad Basin and violent extremist groups, specifically Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Based on a 2019 workshop with representatives from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, the document explores the tension between continued militarised responses and the potential for dialogue-based conflict resolution.

This policy brief examines the progress and challenges of integrating youth into the African Union's (AU) peace and security agenda, focusing on the Youth for Peace (Y4P) Africa Program. It outlines the evolution of normative frameworks, the role of the AU's decision-making bodies, and provides recommendations for member states, regional mechanisms, and youth networks to move beyond tokenistic involvement toward meaningful participation.

This policy brief by the Institute for Security Studies argues that South Africa has neglected its historical role as a leader in global peacebuilding and conflict resolution. It calls for a strategic renewal of the country's foreign policy, the professionalisation of its foreign service, and the establishment of a central coordination agency to align peacebuilding with trade and development goals.

This policy brief analyzes Zimbabwe's history of currency instability, noting that the country's failure to align its exchange rate with macroeconomic fundamentals led to hyperinflation and a decade of full dollarisation (2009-2019). The author argues that the 2019 reintroduction of the Zimbabwean dollar is unlikely to succeed without deep structural reforms, including reducing fiscal deficits, ending the taxation of exporters, and regaining access to international capital markets. As an alternative to the US dollar, the author suggests the adoption of the South African rand to better align with Zimbabwe's trade patterns, provided the South African government agrees.

This policy brief by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes South Africa's economic trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic. It compares a 'Current Path' of stagnation with a 'Thuma Mina' scenario based on structural reforms across health, education, energy, industrialization, investment, and agriculture. The author argues that while the pandemic has created a precarious economic situation, it also provides an opportunity to forge a new social compact and implement evidence-based policies to avoid a long-term crisis.

This policy brief analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting state of emergency on political stability in Ethiopia. It argues that while the pandemic initially calmed political rivalries, it may in the medium to long term increase vulnerability to riots and organized violence, particularly regarding governance disputes following the postponement of national elections.

This policy brief by the Institute for Security Studies examines the relationship between armed conflict and forced displacement in Africa. It evaluates the African Union's (AU) 'Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020' initiative, arguing that while the AU has established necessary infrastructure for early warning and preventive diplomacy, poor governance and structural root causes continue to drive conflict and displacement.

This policy brief details a project in Touwsranten, South Africa, that combined four evidence-based parenting programmes with a community-led social activation process. The initiative used participatory action research to establish shared community values, resulting in a decrease in corporal punishment, a reduction in children's behavioural problems (up to 33%), and improved parent mental health. Key success factors included the partnership with the Seven Passes Initiative and the implementation of contextually relevant activities like community clean-ups and family events.

This statement by Natural Justice provides recommendations for the UN High-Level Political Forum 2020, focusing on systems transformation to protect the planet and build resilience. It advocates for rights-based conservation, decentralized energy systems, and the empowerment of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) to manage natural resources and hold governments accountable.

The Natural Justice Strategy (2020-2022) outlines a Pan-African approach to securing social and environmental justice for Indigenous peoples and local communities. The organisation is shifting from siloed programmes to three integrated programmatic streams: affirming rights to lands and resources, defending rights against environmental impacts, and standing with communities through legal empowerment and movement building.

The Living Convention Volume I is a comprehensive guide and compendium published by Natural Justice in 2020. It democratizes international law by aggregating disparate legal provisions from human rights instruments and multilateral environmental agreements into a single, accessible resource. The document is specifically designed to empower Indigenous peoples, local communities, and peasants to assert their rights regarding the interrelationships between humans and nature, including land tenure, biodiversity, climate change, and traditional knowledge.

This report by Sustainable Energy for All (2020) outlines a comprehensive framework for sustainable cooling, designed to meet global climate goals and Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7). It introduces a structured approach to identifying and optimizing cooling solutions based on specific human needs, a five-part solution approach (Protect, Reduce, Shift, Improve, and Leverage), and four primary solution pillars: technology, services, policy, and finance.

This executive summary from Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) analyzes the gap between financial commitments and actual disbursements for energy projects in 20 high-impact countries (HICs) across Africa and Asia. Using OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS) data, the report highlights that while energy finance disbursements grew faster than overall development finance between 2013 and 2018, they still significantly lag behind commitments, hindering the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).