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This fact sheet introduces the Framework for Integrating Rights and Equality (FIRE), developed by the Building Resilience through Inclusive and Climate-adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific (BRDR) Program. The framework provides a six-dimensional approach to integrate human rights and gender equality into disaster risk reduction (DRR) laws, policies, and practices from national to local levels.

This guidance note provides a framework for grantees of the Strategic Collaborative Fund (SCF2) to integrate human rights and gender equality into the design, implementation, and evaluation of events focused on sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

This guidebook, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute and authored by Prayas Energy Group, provides a framework for policymakers to design and implement Super-Efficient Equipment Programs (SEEP). Using the experience of India's program for ceiling fans, it outlines a strategy to accelerate market transformation by providing financial incentives to manufacturers to produce appliances significantly more efficient than current local market offerings at comparable prices.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) describes the integration of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) within the Tandem framework. Tandem is a holistic approach designed to enable scientists, intermediaries, and users to co-design sustainable climate services. The document advocates for an intentional MEL design based on the principles of outcome mapping to support adaptive management and ensure climate services meet the needs of vulnerable communities.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides a generic framework for institutional capacity development (CD) in developing countries. It integrates traditional institutional development, governance, and micro-economic approaches to define capacity as a combination of functions, resources, and structures. The document outlines the process of CD, strategies for sustainability, and provides generic capacity areas and indicators to monitor progress, alongside specific examples from Tanzania, the Philippines, Mozambique, and Madagascar.

This working paper provides a framework for policymakers to develop performance indicators to monitor the implementation and effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation policies, building on the GHG Protocol Policy and Action Standard and the Climate Policy Implementation Tracking Framework.

This expert note from the World Resources Institute outlines a framework for aligning Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) enhancements with COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically focusing on the transportation sector to drive inclusive growth and meet climate targets.

The World Resources Institute report 'Over Heating' provides a framework for investors and analysts to evaluate how water scarcity and declining water quality impact thermal and hydroelectric power plants in South and Southeast Asia, specifically focusing on publicly listed companies in India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides a framework for countries to describe the fairness and ambition of their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) ahead of COP21. It suggests a descriptive narrative using quantitative and qualitative indicators to enhance international transparency, comparability, and trust.

The report 'Adapting from the Ground Up' by the World Resources Institute outlines strategies to integrate small businesses, specifically micro and small enterprises (MSEs), into climate change adaptation efforts in developing countries to enhance both business and community resilience.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute and Lepwe, Inc. provides a framework for the electrification of student transportation in Indian Country, focusing on the intersection of Tribal sovereignty, history, and legal structures to ensure a just transition to electric school buses (ESBs).

The World Resources Institute report 'Making Adaptation Count' provides a practical framework for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems to track the success and failure of climate adaptation initiatives within development contexts.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines dietary trends in China and proposes a behavioral science framework to increase adoption of the 2022 Chinese Dietary Guidelines to improve health, food security, and environmental sustainability.

This report provides a framework for policy makers, practitioners, and funding agencies to identify and scale adaptation good practices in the rainfed agricultural regions of India, moving beyond small-scale pilot projects to achieve broader impact and policy reform.

The Climate Policy Implementation Tracking Framework is a policy tool developed by the World Resources Institute to help analysts, advocates, and policymakers track the adoption and implementation of climate mitigation policies from inception to impact.

The 'Guide for Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy' provides a framework for companies to constructively influence climate policy to support a low-carbon economy. Developed through a consultation involving the UN Global Compact and other international organizations, the guide identifies a gap between corporate sustainability commitments and actual government affairs activities, offering a three-step action plan to align corporate influence with climate goals.

This working paper, co-written by the World Resources Institute's Electricity Governance Initiative and Prayas Energy Group, introduces a framework designed to help electricity sector stakeholders address the economic and technological complexities of scaling on-grid renewable energy at a national level.

This report from the World Resources Institute introduces a multidimensional framework designed to help investors identify and evaluate the impact of climate change risk on their portfolios, specifically focusing on the competitive dynamics created by greenhouse gas regulation policies.

This report outlines the general process for implementing and improving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet the Paris Agreement's temperature goals, emphasizing the role of implementation plans, financing, and monitoring.

This briefing, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), outlines a three-part framework to simultaneously address energy security and climate change in the United States. It argues that the current energy system is unsustainable due to volatile prices, geopolitical tensions, and rising environmental costs, and proposes a balanced package of policy recommendations to transition to a secure, low-carbon economy over several decades.