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This practical guide, published by WWF South Africa in 2017, provides host employers with a framework for quality assuring Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for student interns in the biodiversity and environment sector. It outlines the entire internship lifecycle, from preparing the organization and recruiting students to mentoring, induction, assessment, and monitoring and evaluation.

The Climate Bonds Standard & Certification Scheme Assurance Framework, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), establishes the principles, governance, and operational requirements for the independent assurance of Certified Climate Bonds. It defines the role of Approved Verifiers, the two-phase certification process (pre-issuance and post-issuance), and the oversight mechanisms managed by the Climate Bonds Standard Secretariat and the Climate Bonds Standard Board to ensure consistency and rigour in the labelling of low carbon and climate resilient investments.

This guidance document, produced by the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change, provides a framework for state agencies to incorporate equity and environmental justice (EJ) into the planning and implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP). It emphasizes the need for meaningful community engagement, the use of EJ analyses to prevent disparate impacts, and the prioritization of public health and a 'just transition' for workers and overburdened communities.

This guidance paper, published by FSD Africa in January 2016, details the first stage of implementing an Impact-Oriented Measurement (IOM) system for Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) programmes. It focuses on establishing a clear purpose through the development of evaluable Theories of Change (ToC) and the formulation of strategic impact measurement questions to track systemic change and poverty reduction.

This reference manual, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in 2016, provides a detailed framework for countries to plan the implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. It is structured into five core modules: governance, mitigation, adaptation, finance, and measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV). The guide offers a step-by-step approach to identifying institutional gaps, designing policies, mobilizing funding, and establishing tracking systems, supplemented by international case studies to illustrate best practices in climate action planning.

The Migration and Conservation Toolkit, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in 2016, provides a four-phase framework for conservation practitioners to assess and address the impacts of human migration on critical ecosystems. The guide emphasizes a participatory approach to understand the links between migration drivers, livelihood choices, and biodiversity loss, offering specific tools for mapping, stakeholder analysis, and the design of migration-sensitive interventions.

This document consists of two appendices from a report on energy planning in Migori County, Kenya. Appendix A is a comprehensive survey questionnaire designed to collect data on household characteristics, energy sources, electricity usage, cooking habits, health impacts, and community participation. Appendix B outlines potential avenues for citizen participation in energy planning, categorizing activities and previous experiences for women's groups, youth groups, community leaders, and administration.

This briefing outlines the Climate Policy Initiative's (CPI) framework for evaluating the efficiency of public financial interventions, such as green banks, in supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. It focuses on identifying financial barriers and determining the most effective risk-bearing mechanisms and implementing institutions to address them.

The Energy Retrofit Guide for Caribbean Hospitals, published by RMI in August 2015, provides a framework for healthcare administrators in the Caribbean to reduce operating costs and improve facility resilience through deep energy retrofits. The guide outlines a three-step process—Find, Finance, and Follow-through—and introduces a complementary online tool to help facilities benchmark performance and identify energy efficiency measures (EEMs).

This guide by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides a framework for evaluating Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which are public outlines of country plans to address climate change starting in 2020. The document outlines six key criteria—intent, scientific alignment, fairness/ambition, process, feasibility, and transparency—to help stakeholders assess the robustness of these political commitments ahead of the COP21 agreement in Paris.

This guide by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides a framework for understanding and evaluating Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which are public descriptions of planned climate actions from countries starting in 2020. The document outlines the characteristics of a robust INDC and provides six essential questions to assess their clarity, scientific alignment, fairness, ambition, viability, and transparency.

This research paper by the African Centre for Cities and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network proposes a framework for 'climate compatible development' in African cities, specifically focusing on informal settlements. It argues that because a significant portion of Africa's urban growth occurs in slums, climate resilience must be integrated with poverty alleviation and in situ upgrading to avoid exacerbating existing inequalities.

This executive summary introduces a guide by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) designed to help owner-occupants identify, quantify, and capture the business value of deep energy retrofits. It argues that deep retrofits—which can reduce building energy consumption by 50% or more—provide significant non-energy benefits that are often overlooked in traditional financial analysis, such as improved employee productivity, health, and property value.

This briefing document, developed by RCS Global and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF), provides a step-by-step guidance process for governments in developing countries to create, implement, and monitor an effective Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) management strategy. The goal is to improve miners' quality of life and the sector's contribution to sustainable development while mitigating environmental degradation.

The 'Minimum Standards for local climate-smart disaster risk reduction' is a practical guide and checklist designed to help local community leaders and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practitioners integrate future climate-related risks and uncertainties into their risk reduction efforts. It provides a framework for community-level action and guidance for civil society organizations (CSOs) and local government authorities to support these efforts, ensuring that DRR activities contribute to long-term climate change adaptation and move beyond 'business as usual'.

This guide provides a 10-step framework for parliamentarians, officials, and local communities to negotiate investment contracts for agricultural land and water with foreign investors, focusing on sustainable development and the protection of local rights.

This 2013 guide, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI Tallinn) for the Estonian Ministry of the Environment, provides a comprehensive framework for implementing environmental management systems (EMS) within public sector organizations, such as state agencies and local governments. It focuses primarily on the European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the 'Green Office' concept, detailing the steps for planning, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of environmental performance.

The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change is an executive summary of a technical framework designed to harmonize and communicate knowledge on climate risk. It provides an iterative five-stage adaptation learning cycle—identifying needs, identifying options, appraising options, planning and implementing actions, and monitoring and evaluation—to help researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers navigate the diversity of available assessment methods and tools.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a framework for understanding and assessing the performance of collaborative networks and communities of practice (CoPs). It distinguishes between networked governance, inter-organizational relationships, and inter-individual collaborative relationships, arguing that the latter should be assessed based on social capital, value creation, and structural evolution rather than rigid terminology.

The Green Economy Pocketbook advocates for a transition to a green economy to address economic recession and environmental degradation, proposing a re-orientation of the economy to deliver wellbeing within natural limits through changes in measurement, finance, sector management, and human investment.