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This scoping report by the Africa Policy Research Institute examines the intersection of green technology and youth employment in Africa. It identifies a significant gap between the potential for job creation in green technology and the current design of major funding programmes, while highlighting opportunities in ICTs, indigenous knowledge, and local manufacturing.

This scoping report examines the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in climate action and their access to climate finance within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region, noting that governments cannot address climate risks alone.

This scoping report, published in June 2020 by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), assesses the integration of gender considerations into Ethiopia's climate change policies, specifically the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy and the National Adaptation Plan (NAP). The report identifies significant gaps in institutionalization, accountability, and inter-departmental coordination between the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF), while recommending the adoption of gender-responsive budgeting and the establishment of a standing inter-sectoral committee.

This Final Scoping Report details the environmental assessment for the southern site of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Limpopo, South Africa. The proposed development aims to establish a heavy industrial hub focused on energy and metallurgy, including plants for steel, ferrochrome, and thermal power generation. The report identifies significant environmental risks, particularly regarding water scarcity in a semi-arid region, potential biodiversity loss within the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, and the need for extensive bulk infrastructure. It outlines the regulatory framework, preliminary impact assessments, and a Plan of Study for the subsequent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) phase.

This scoping report examines how global trends—including energy decentralization, affordability, mobile payments, women's entrepreneurship, urbanization, and humanitarian settings—affect gender equality and social inclusion in sustainable energy access, with specific analysis of five countries.

This report documents a scoping workshop held in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 26-28, 2011, to plan the Arctic Resilience Report (ARR). The workshop aimed to establish a science-based framework for assessing the risks of abrupt, potentially irreversible changes in Arctic social-ecological systems caused by interacting drivers such as climate change and social development. The resulting proposal, approved by the Arctic Council in November 2011, outlines a project to identify tipping points, evaluate resilience, and develop strategies for adaptation and transformation to inform decision-makers.