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This policy brief examines the role of Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) in Africa, highlighting how centering decision-making at the community level can address the severe economic and social costs of climate change. While many African nations have integrated adaptation goals into national policies, the document identifies significant governance and financial barriers that hinder the effective implementation of LLA, particularly within food systems.

This briefing by the South African Institute of International Affairs examines the potential for carbon markets to provide climate finance to Malawi. It discusses the transition toward a regulated framework following the finalisation of Article 6 rules at COP29, the role of the Malawi Carbon Markets Initiative, and the importance of community-led projects like the Kulera Landscape REDD+ Program in ensuring equitable benefit-sharing.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) examines the state of wetland conservation in Myanmar, highlighting a significant loss of wetland area in the Upper Chindwin River basin. It argues that government-led initiatives have often been tokenistic and recommends a shift toward community-led management frameworks to ensure biodiversity targets and livelihood security.

This research paper examines how Colombia can redesign its renewable energy auctions to foster a just energy transition by integrating socio-economic and community-driven objectives. It argues that previous price-based auctions led to project concentrations in resource-rich areas like La Guajira, causing social conflicts and delays. The authors propose two main pathways: enhancing benefit-sharing and community engagement for large-scale projects through multicriteria award mechanisms, and scaling up energy communities via a reserved auction quota (adhesion process) and a dedicated support agency.

This case study describes the implementation of decentralized solar micro-grids by GHE in Ladakh and northeast India to provide clean energy to remote communities where national grid extension is unfeasible.

RMI describes the use of its GridUp tool to forecast electric vehicle (EV) load growth and its impact on distribution systems, specifically focusing on a case study of National Grid and Consolidated Edison in New York State.

A statement by the Global Resilience Partnership highlighting the role of community-based organisations (CBOs), specifically the Itanya Africa Group, in driving sustainable agricultural change through local engagement and social proofing, while calling for increased funding to overcome systemic financial barriers.

This case study describes the revitalization of Terminal Binjai in Medan, Indonesia, through a community-led design process and 'tactical urbanism'. Led by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and local partners as part of the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) initiative, the project transformed a neglected transit hub into an inclusive, green mobility node by integrating the needs of marginalized groups and local residents.

The 'Cities in Transition' executive summary by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that energy and climate policy must integrate urban planning to reduce total energy demand. Using the city of Winnipeg as a primary case study, the research demonstrates that shifting from car-oriented sprawl to compact, walkable communities reduces emissions and lowers municipal infrastructure costs.

The document is a case study on SoffitDuct, a prefabricated, lightweight HVAC distribution system designed by Thermaduct and RMI to simplify mechanical retrofits in multifamily buildings by eliminating the need for traditional site-built soffits.

This case study describes the Natur'ELLES project in Senegal, which uses research, data, and educational initiatives to promote sustainable fishing in mangrove forests and increase the participation of women in natural resource management.

This case study describes how the German political party Die Linke scaled up its grassroots outreach by conducting over 600,000 doorstep conversations before a snap election, leveraging techniques and volunteers from social movements to reach alienated voters.

This report examines how distributed virtual power plants (VPPs) can address energy challenges in island nations, specifically focusing on the Caribbean. Using a case study from the US Virgin Islands, it analyzes how aggregating decentralized energy resources can improve grid stability, resilience, and affordability while reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels.

This guide by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) examines the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), the operational arm of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). It provides recommendations for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve coordination between finance ministries, sectoral ministries, and international development partners to better integrate climate risks into macroeconomic policy and catalyze climate finance.

This case study proposes the development of an "energy park" in Pueblo, Colorado, as a clean, reliable replacement for the Comanche Unit 3 coal-fired power plant slated for retirement in 2031. The energy park model integrates renewable generation, short-duration batteries, flexible industrial loads (such as thermal batteries and electrolyzers), and long-duration energy storage to mimic the dispatch profile of a firm power resource while driving local economic development.

This case study examines UNI2 Microcrédito, a for-profit microfinance institution in Colombia, to test the RAI Scoring Tool developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and CERISE. While the tool was designed for agricultural value chain actors (AVCAs), UNI2's participation helped refine the instrument's indicators and design. The study assesses UNI2's alignment with the Committee on World Food Security’s Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), highlighting the company's strengths in transparent governance and its gaps in environmental risk management and social empowerment programs.

This policy brief examines the 'unjust' nature of the energy transition for youth in South Africa's Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM). It argues that while the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is necessary, young people are being marginalised through exclusionary land allocation policies, a lack of sustainable employment following the closure of coal-fired power stations, and the limited scope of renewable energy projects that fail to provide meaningful skills or long-term job security.

This position paper by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and Schneider Electric advocates for gender equality in the renewable energy (RE) sector to accelerate universal energy access by 2030. It argues that women are essential agents of change who reinvest a higher portion of their income into community services than men. The document provides specific recommendations for RE companies, funding partners, and investors to implement gender-sensitive approaches, alongside case studies from India and the Sahel region demonstrating the socio-economic impact of empowering women entrepreneurs and leaders in the energy transition.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative, PUC-RIO, and Amazon 2030 analyzes how Amazon deforestation reduces rainfall and river flow, thereby decreasing electricity generation and revenue for Brazil's two largest hydroelectric power plants (HPPs), Itaipu and Belo Monte.

This methodology report describes the development and piloting of an integrated cost-benefit analysis model designed to estimate the direct and indirect benefits of nature-based solutions (NbS) for enhancing road resilience against natural hazards in Indonesia.