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This research paper describes the application of service design (SD) and discrete choice experiments (DCEs) to develop a Weather Index Insurance (WII) product for smallholder farmers in Uganda.

This guide by the World Resources Institute explains the concept of 'de-risking' to bridge the investment gap for low-carbon infrastructure in emerging markets and developing countries. It details how public capital can be used strategically through policy and financial mechanisms to reduce perceived risks, thereby attracting private investment for climate-smart projects.

This case study describes the application of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and microfinance to support smallholder horticulture farmers in the Singida region of Tanzania, focusing on the experience of a youth entrepreneur named Amani Saidi Mwangu.

This working paper reflects on the Future Resilience of African CiTies and Lands (FRACTAL) project (2015-2021) to identify principles for co-producing climate services aimed at climate-resilient urban development in southern Africa.

This case study describes the 'Pani Chautari' (water forum) process implemented by the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) between 2016 and 2020 in Dhulikhel, Nepal. The initiative used evidence-informed, multi-stakeholder dialogues to address water scarcity and conflict, bridging the gap between scientific research and local policy-making to enhance urban water governance.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) proposes a 12-point action plan to decouple terrestrial infrastructure development from deforestation in the Amazon. The agenda focuses on three pillars: improving the public administration's decision-making process to anticipate socio-environmental analysis, enhancing the quality of socio-environmental studies, and increasing transparency in federal concessions.

The 'Roadmap for Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon' report by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) proposes a framework to decouple land transport infrastructure from deforestation in the Amazon. The report identifies systemic failures in the decision-making process, the quality of socio-environmental studies, and transparency, offering twelve specific recommendations to improve project viability and reduce environmental risks.

This RMI report provides recommendations for modernizing the regulatory processes of state public utilities commissions (PUCs) in the United States to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized and equitable electric grid. It identifies four primary areas for reform: setting clear proceeding objectives, expanding stakeholder roles in solution development, reducing information asymmetry through data transparency, and initiating new inclusive processes such as regulatory sandboxes and updated benefit-cost analysis frameworks.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the implementation of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in the road transport and construction sectors of Sweden and the Netherlands. It analyzes the governance structures, tools, and barriers that influence the adoption of low-carbon procurement practices in these two EU Member States.

This SEI briefing discusses the necessity of integrated planning to align the Paris Agreement's climate goals with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It evaluates existing software tools for this purpose and highlights the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) as a unique open-access, quantitative, and prospective tool capable of analyzing both Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This policy brief examines the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) established under the Paris Agreement, focusing on the reporting requirements for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the challenges faced by developing countries, particularly in Africa, in meeting these standards by the 2024 deadline.

This fact sheet describes Japan's domestic and international efforts to enhance climate resilience, centered on the 2018 Climate Change Adaptation Act and the revised Climate Change Adaptation Plan approved in October 2021. It details Japan's use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring, the role of local adaptation centers, and the country's leadership in global adaptation finance and technical assistance through platforms like AP-PLAT and agencies like JICA.

The report describes the outcomes of Ashden's Fair Cooling Fund, a grant-making initiative supported by the Clean Cooling Collaborative. The fund provided USD 600,000 to seven organizations to develop sustainable cooling solutions for marginalized communities, focusing on cold chain access and cooling for homes and streets.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative explores financial aggregation as a strategy to overcome barriers to urban climate finance. It defines financial aggregation as the use of instruments or enterprises to combine multiple investments, participants, projects, or sectors to scale up financing for urban climate mitigation and adaptation. The document details supply-side and demand-side aggregation models, provides case studies from various global regions, and outlines the necessary enabling environments and stakeholder recommendations to implement these strategies.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the blue finance landscape in Indonesia between 2015 and 2019, focusing on the sources, instruments, and recipients of funding for the blue economy. It highlights the dominance of public international finance and commercial banks, while detailing the significant barriers faced by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the fisheries sector, including collateral requirements and geographic disparities in loan distribution.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute uses Sweden as a case study to examine equity in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. It argues that focusing solely on public charging as a metric for success is contradictory, as private charging is the dominant strategy for cost and grid flexibility. The analysis reveals a correlation between higher disposable income and higher private charger density, particularly in urban areas, while car density is higher in regions where charger access remains low. The authors recommend systematic data collection at the postcode level to identify and address structural inequalities in infrastructure deployment.

This case study describes the efforts of the Galveston Bay Foundation to restore and protect wetland habitats in Galveston Bay, Texas, to combat sea level rise and storm surges. It highlights the use of nature-based infrastructure, such as breakwaters and marsh terraces, funded by federal and private grants, and discusses how these projects encourage private land conservation and the challenges of federal funding match requirements.

This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines five principles designed to ensure that nature-based solutions (NbS) are just and equitable in their design, governance, and implementation, and provides a case study from Kenya to illustrate their application.

This report by RMI proposes a structured finance scenario to retire the coal-fired Red Hills Power Plant in Mississippi seven years early and replace it with a clean energy portfolio, demonstrating how restructuring long-term contracts can benefit customers, bondholders, fuel suppliers, and workers.

This case study examines the challenges of maintaining a vaccine cold chain in Kenya due to stagnant electricity access at government health facilities and the subsequent reliance on inefficient LPG-powered refrigerators. It details the Kenyan Ministry of Health's goal to transition to 'optimal' cold chain equipment (CCE) by 2026 to improve vaccine safety and environmental sustainability.