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This IISD report presents the results of a 2018 online survey of 72 respondents from 54 developing countries regarding their investment treaty negotiation processes. It examines trends in treaty renegotiation, the impact of investment disputes, the use of model treaties, ratification procedures, and the specific government agencies involved in leading and supporting these negotiations.

The February 2019 Peace & Security Council Report by the Institute for Security Studies examines the election of four new members to the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC), the 2019 AU chairmanship of Egypt, and South Africa's upcoming 2020 chairmanship. It also analyzes the viability of a new peace deal in the Central African Republic, the humanitarian focus on refugees in 2019, and the escalating political crisis in Sudan.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) examines utility regulatory reform efforts across 10 U.S. states to identify effective processes for transforming the power sector. It argues that traditional quasi-judicial regulatory processes are inadequate for the scale and complexity of current energy transitions and proposes a four-stage framework—initiation, vision communication, conduction, and delivery of outcomes—to achieve more transformational results.

This guide by the Stockholm Environment Institute explains how local governments can estimate consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions inventories (CBEIs) to understand the full carbon footprint of their communities, including emissions generated outside city borders.

This briefing describes the first application of the Gridded Meteorological Ensemble Tool (GMET) outside the United States, used by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in Bolivia to support a national water balance study. The project focused on creating continuous climate datasets from sparse station data and transferring the technical capacity to local Bolivian experts.

A petition submitted by eight civil society organisations, represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), seeking intervener status in an appeal by the Practice Group (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd. The appeal concerns a land-use change application for Portion 1 of Yzermyn 96 HT in the Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, to transition the land from agriculture to mining.

This report examines the gendered impacts of kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) subsidies and their subsequent reform in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria, focusing on the welfare, productivity, and empowerment of women and girls in low-income households.

This case study profiles Sunny Irrigation, a company providing affordable, portable solar-powered water pumps to smallholder farmers in Africa to address challenges related to inconsistent water sources and high upfront costs of irrigation systems.

This Action Brief from RMI argues that the aviation industry requires a new strategy to meet climate goals, as current emissions are exceeding forecasts and existing offsetting schemes are insufficient.

This report by the World Resources Institute argues that securing community land rights is a cost-effective strategy for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and mitigating climate change. It highlights the gap between the amount of land inhabited by indigenous and rural communities and the amount legally recognized by national governments, warning that this insecurity leads to deforestation and poverty. The document advocates for legal reforms, simplified formalization procedures, and a more equitable playing field between communities and corporate interests to protect global carbon sinks and biodiversity.

The Natural Resources Defense Council and NewClimate Institute identify 24 actions to cut global GHG emissions by 2030. Implementing 19 'On Track' and 'Scale Up' actions could limit warming to below 2°C, while adding five 'Need Focus' actions would move the world closer to a 1.5°C pathway. Full implementation of all 24 actions could reduce annual emissions by 19 gigatonnes per year by 2030.

This document outlines a protocol for a systematic map designed to evaluate the effectiveness of ecotechnologies used for the reuse of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in agriculture within the Baltic Sea region and boreo-temperate systems.

This report analyzes Indonesia's fiscal relationship with fossil fuels, examining the decline in production revenues, the inefficiency of consumption subsidies, and the potential for investing in renewable energy to drive economic diversification.

A statement from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and 24 other organizations urging the withdrawal of Schedule 10 of Bill 66 (Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018). The signatories argue that the schedule violates campaign promises to protect the Greenbelt, threatens public health and environmental integrity by exempting land from key protective policies, and undermines democratic processes by limiting public consultation and appeal rights.

This technical report presents the Small-Scale Irrigation Mapping (SSIM) tool, which uses 30-m Landsat 8 imagery to map irrigation on areas smaller than 1 hectare in Burkina Faso. The tool addresses the limitations of previous low-resolution maps and was used to validate the TAGMI decision-support tool for district-level agricultural water management interventions.

This report examines how the tokenization of sustainable infrastructure—the digitalization of assets into blockchain-based tokens—can lower financing costs and increase bankability. It highlights that sustainable projects often face higher upfront costs and perceived risks than traditional infrastructure. While offering benefits like enhanced liquidity and lower transaction costs, the report notes that regulatory and technological hurdles remain for widespread adoption.

A Stockholm Environment Institute study assesses the vulnerability of electricity expansion plans in the Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP) to climate-driven changes in hydropower generation, concluding that planning for a slightly wetter climate than historical trends provides the most resilient strategy.

This research paper proposes an evaluation frame to assess the feasibility of sustainability transitions pathways (STPs), emphasizing the need for radical departures from current socio-technical trajectories to meet low-carbon and sustainability goals.

This research paper analyzes the political transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the December 30 election, where Félix Tshisekedi was announced as the winner. The author outlines the significant domestic and regional hurdles Tshisekedi faces, including contested election legitimacy, the need for a peaceful handover from Joseph Kabila's 18-year regime, and the necessity of regional diplomatic cooperation to ensure stability.

This research paper examines the pathways through which the European Union is exposed to climate change impacts occurring outside its borders, noting that many EU countries exceed global averages in exposure across several key risk indicators.