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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.

This document serves as an introduction to a guidebook designed to assist policy-makers in Southeast Asia in formulating fossil-fuel subsidy reform strategies tailored to their specific objectives and circumstances.

This report synthesizes key findings from the IPCC's Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters (SREX), specifically focusing on the implications for Latin America and the Caribbean. It examines the interaction between climate change, human factors, and the natural environment to assess disaster risk and provides guidance on integrating disaster risk management (DRM) with climate change adaptation and sustainable development.

This report, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in 2012, synthesises findings from the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) specifically for the Asia region. It examines the interaction between climate extremes, human vulnerability, and exposure, providing a framework for integrating disaster risk management (DRM) with climate change adaptation to enhance long-term resilience in Asian countries.

This report synthesizes findings from the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Promote Adaptation to Climate Change (SREX), specifically focusing on the implications for Latin America and the Caribbean. It examines the interaction between climate extremes, human factors, and the environment, emphasizing that disaster risk is increasing due to rising vulnerability and exposure, even independent of climate change.

This report, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in 2012, synthesizes findings from the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) specifically for the Asia region. It examines the interaction between climate extremes, human vulnerability, and exposure, providing guidance for decision-makers on integrating disaster risk management (DRM) with climate change adaptation to build long-term resilience.

Circular 8/2013 provides updated procedures for appeals under the Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 (LUPO) in the Western Cape, following a High Court judgment that declared section 44 of the LUPO unconstitutional. The circular outlines how the Minister will now handle appeals—through dismissal, setting aside, or substitution—and details the administrative requirements for municipalities processing these appeals.

This guide by the Center for International Environmental Law provides negotiators and allies with a framework for leveraging a July 23, 2025, International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion (AO) during COP30. The document outlines the ICJ's findings that climate action is a legal duty and provides specific strategies for applying these legal obligations to COP30 agenda items, including finance, mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage.

This fact sheet, published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provides a checklist for practitioners and civil society to ensure that 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are aligned with human rights obligations and international climate goals. It argues that human rights-based climate action is both a legal obligation under the Paris Agreement and more effective for increasing public support and policy efficiency.

This fact sheet by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) provides a checklist for ensuring that 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are based on human rights. It argues that human rights-based climate action is a legal obligation under the Paris Agreement and is more effective, as supported by the IPCC. The document outlines nine key components for NDCs, ranging from mitigation ambition and the elimination of fossil fuels to gender justice, indigenous rights, and accountability mechanisms.

The 'Resilience Science Must-Knows' fact sheet, produced by the Global Resilience Partnership, Stockholm Resilience Centre, and Future Earth, outlines nine core scientific principles for decision-makers to build systemic resilience. It defines resilience as the capacity to cope, adapt, and transform amidst uncertainty, emphasizing that human well-being is dependent on the stability of the Earth system and planetary boundaries.

This fact sheet outlines nine 'Must-Knows' of resilience science intended for decision-makers and policy implementers to promote systemic resilience. It defines resilience as the ability to live and thrive amidst change and uncertainty through coping, adaptation, and transformation, emphasizing that human prosperity depends on the stability of the Earth system.

This briefing by GreenCape provides guiding principles for South African municipalities to design electricity tariffs that accommodate Small-scale Embedded Generation (SSEG), specifically renewable energy fed back into the grid. It emphasizes the need for tariffs to recover network and service costs while providing transparent, risk-reducing incentives for renewable investment without encouraging grid defection.

This technical factsheet by GreenCape provides energy efficiency (EE) benchmarks and interventions for the primary and tertiary treatment stages of wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) in South Africa. It aims to help municipal officials, funders, and businesses reduce electricity consumption, lower carbon footprints, and improve resilience against power outages.

This municipal briefing by GreenCape outlines the implementation of smart water systems in South Africa, detailing their layered architecture, case studies from three municipalities, and a checklist for procurement. It specifically compares the long-term costs and benefits of ultrasonic smart meters versus conventional mechanical meters.

This fact sheet provides a detailed Q&A regarding small grants for implementing Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) projects under the Collaborations for Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation initiative. It outlines eligibility criteria for expenses, team composition requirements, project scopes, and the application process for institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

This briefing paper outlines the operational principles of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to guide decisions for the 20th Conference of the Parties. It emphasizes the need to expand the IAI's capacity for science synthesis and integration to better inform policy-making, while maintaining a non-hierarchical, flexible management structure to ensure adaptability and scientific creativity.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a set of guidelines for the design and implementation of Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) regimes. Based on two years of national stakeholder consultations and Global Stakeholder Dialogues, the document offers recommendations to help policy-makers balance climate ambition with the need to avoid trade frictions and regulatory fragmentation.

This case study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the integration of biodiversity protection into mining governance, focusing on the application of the Mitigation Hierarchy (MH) in Senegal and Turkey. It provides a framework for governments to balance economic development with environmental preservation, detailing how avoidance, minimization, rehabilitation, and compensation can be used to achieve No Net Loss (NNL) or a Net Positive Impact (NPI) on biodiversity.

This briefing note outlines a three-stage guidance process developed by RCS Global and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF) to help governments in developing countries manage the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The framework aims to improve miners' quality of life and the sector's contribution to sustainable development while mitigating environmental harm.