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The Draft IAI Strategic Plan (2019–2044) outlines a 25-year roadmap for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research to bridge the gap between science and policy in the Americas. The plan focuses on supporting science-based policies to address global change, enhancing institutional capacities, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organization through diversified funding and expanded membership.

This document is a draft of the Strategic Plan for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), presented as a notification to member Parties on November 27, 2018. The plan outlines a long-term vision for 2019–2044, aiming to bridge the gap between science and policy to foster a sustainable American continent through interdisciplinary research, capacity building, and open data.

This briefing, issued by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) on September 27, 2018, presents a draft outline of the IAI's Strategic Plan for review by its member Parties. The document details the process for developing the plan, its overarching vision and mission, and a structured framework organized around three main themes: responding to the needs of member Parties, advancing science for sustainability in the Americas, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the IAI organization.

This guide, produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute as part of the ENLARGE project, uses a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' (CYOA) format to educate policymakers and stakeholders on participatory democracy in the sustainable energy sector. It presents realistic, though fictional, scenarios involving a local government's attempt to implement an energy efficiency plan, including the construction of a wind farm and building renovations. The document explores the tensions between technical requirements, political consensus, and citizen engagement, providing strategies to improve social legitimacy, institutional sustainability, and political effectiveness.

This document is a decision and policy framework from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) regarding open data. It establishes the principles for the creation, maintenance, and distribution of high-quality global change data generated by IAI-funded research, aiming to facilitate free and full exchange among member Parties.

This research paper by Energy Innovation outlines a five-step framework for state regulators to design grid modernization programs that maximize benefits for customers. The authors emphasize the use of outcome-oriented metrics across three primary goals—affordability, resilience, and environmental performance—and suggest tying utility revenue to performance against these targets to align incentives.

The Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles, facilitated by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), establish a framework to address challenges faced by large corporate buyers of renewable energy, specifically aiming to streamline procurement and increase access to cost-competitive options.

This explanatory note details the proposed regulations for a carbon offset scheme under South Africa's Draft Carbon Tax Bill, 2015. It outlines the policy rationale, eligibility criteria for projects, the administrative framework led by the Department of Energy, and the procedures for taxpayers to use offsets to reduce their carbon tax liability.

This case study describes the 'Future Proofing Cities' project in Madurai, India, which focuses on strengthening 'blue-green infrastructure' to mitigate climate risks. Implemented by Atkins in partnership with University College London (UCL) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the DHAN Foundation as the delivery partner, the project resulted in the Madurai Action Plan for Blue-Green Infrastructure. The plan employs a multi-stakeholder, participatory approach to address flooding, water scarcity, and urban growth through 14 integrated projects across six themes, aiming to align city development with climate resilience and 'smart city' goals.

This report describes a 'policy-first' or 'decision-first' approach to mainstreaming climate adaptation into sector development plans, using a case study of the tea and coffee sectors in Rwanda. It contrasts this with 'science-first' methods, emphasizing the integration of climate risk information into existing policy cycles to ensure interventions are economically justifiable and aligned with development objectives.

The document proposes a comprehensive framework to coordinate sub- and nonstate climate actions, emphasizing the need for a structured approach to ensure that 'bottom-up' governance delivers meaningful results during the 2015 United Nations climate conference negotiations.

This discussion document outlines South Africa's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) as of August 2015, detailing the country's planned approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation. The document emphasizes a 'peak, plateau and decline' emissions trajectory and stresses that climate action must be balanced with the national priority of eliminating poverty and inequality by 2030.

This report by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, commissioned by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), evaluates the resource mobilisation strategies and sustainability of National Climate Change Funds (NCCFs). It defines NCCFs as national-level entities that collect and channel climate finance to mitigation and adaptation projects. The report identifies significant funding gaps in developing countries, analyzes the performance of 13 operational NCCFs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and provides a best-practice handbook for NCCFs to define their vision, build institutional capacity, and engage investors.

This executive summary describes three analytical tools developed by Climate Focus and the Climate Policy Initiative to help low- and middle-income countries and their partners identify and redirect public and private financing toward green land-use practices for climate mitigation and adaptation.

This executive summary describes three tools developed by Climate Focus and the Climate Policy Initiative to help low- and middle-income governments and their partners redirect funding toward green land-use activities for climate mitigation and adaptation.

This background paper, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in January 2015, outlines the framework for public and stakeholder consultations to develop a new provincial climate change and green economy action plan for Manitoba. It reviews the province's emissions profile, previous climate efforts, and potential strategic directions for integrating mitigation and adaptation.

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute describes a four-step process for identifying and minimizing 'carbon lock-in'—the process where investments in carbon-intensive infrastructure make shifting to low-carbon pathways more difficult and expensive. The document demonstrates this approach on a global scale, highlighting the high risks associated with coal and gas power plants, private vehicle travel, and capital-intensive fossil fuel supply infrastructure, and provides guidance for applying the framework at national and regional levels.

This guide, produced by the Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative (AFAI), provides a five-step methodology for civil society organizations (CSOs) to track climate change adaptation finance. It aims to improve transparency and accountability by helping CSOs gather evidence on funding flows from international donors to local communities, ultimately informing evidence-based advocacy to ensure resources reach the most vulnerable populations.

This fact sheet describes the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) Programme on Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE). The programme aims to foster the uptake of sustainable lifestyles as a common norm to address global challenges such as climate change, resource efficiency, and biodiversity conservation through multi-stakeholder cooperation and education.

The New York Declaration on Forests Action Agenda (2014) outlines a comprehensive framework for governments, companies, indigenous peoples, and multilateral institutions to slow, halt, and reverse global forest loss. It details a 'menu of key actions' for various stakeholders and reports a surge in zero-deforestation commitments from global commodity traders and consumer goods companies, alongside national pledges for forest restoration and the protection of indigenous lands.