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This report by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes Morocco's development trajectory toward 2043, comparing a 'Current Path' forecast with eight sectoral scenarios and a combined 'Agenda 2063' scenario. It highlights Morocco's transition toward higher-value manufacturing, its strategic geographic position, and critical challenges including water scarcity, energy import dependence, and regional territorial disputes.

This report by Ember and the Clean Air Task Force examines how environmental conditions—specifically cloud cover, terrain roughness, solar elevation, surface brightness, and wind speed—limit the effectiveness of satellite-based methane monitoring. It highlights that approximately 30% of global coal, oil, and gas extraction infrastructure is located in regions where these factors make satellite observation difficult, necessitating a multi-tiered observation strategy that integrates space-based data with aircraft, drones, and ground-based sensors.

This technical brief by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the potential for green job creation in Jharkhand, India, between FY 2026 and FY 2030. It focuses on three primary sectors: clean power, clean mobility, and green molecules, projecting significant employment growth under two different policy scenarios while emphasizing the need for a 'just transition' for workers currently dependent on the state's extensive fossil fuel mining industry.

The report 'Landscape of Green Finance in India' by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes green finance flows in India for FY 2019-20, focusing on climate mitigation and adaptation. It finds that while green finance flows increased by 150% between FY 2017/18 and FY 2019/20, the total of INR 309 thousand crores per annum remains significantly below the estimated INR 11 lakh crores per year required to meet India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This case study evaluates the integration of natural capital into India's post-COVID economic recovery, specifically analyzing the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Package' (2020) and the Union Budget 2021-22. The analysis focuses on five priority sectors: agriculture and allied, MSME, power, mining, and the social sector. The study finds that while the Union Budget 2021-22 showed a higher proportion of natural capital positive schemes compared to the recovery package, significant gaps remain, including a lack of capital expenditure for green infrastructure and a heavy reliance on monetary policies over fiscal instruments to incentivize green practices.

This 2009 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute assesses the economic impacts of climate change in Kenya, the costs of adaptation, and the potential for low-carbon growth. It finds that existing climate variability already imposes significant costs, while future climate change could lead to annual GDP losses of approximately 2.6% by 2030. The report estimates immediate adaptation needs at $500 million per year for 2012, potentially rising to $1-2 billion per year by 2030. It also identifies a low-carbon development pathway that could reduce energy-related emissions by 22% by 2020, with over 80% of these options available at a net negative cost.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies provides a development forecast for Eswatini up to 2043. It outlines a 'Current Path' (CP) based on existing policies and evaluates 11 sectoral intervention scenarios, culminating in a 'Combined Agenda 2063' scenario. The analysis focuses on demographics, economic growth, poverty reduction, health, and energy transition, highlighting Eswatini's high per capita income relative to its peers despite endemic poverty and a high HIV/AIDS burden.