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This research paper presents a systematic review of 155 studies to examine how global Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs) are being reimagined and extended through regional lenses to improve their relevance for adaptation and vulnerability research.

A systematic review of 187 peer-reviewed articles on biomass cookstove aerosol and particle emissions, highlighting the discrepancy between laboratory and field emission measurements and the inadequacy of current global policies in reflecting scientific evidence on particle properties.

This briefing provides an overview of indicator-based tools used to assess ocean risks and vulnerabilities, based on a systematic review of grey literature and peer-reviewed articles. It highlights a tendency to focus on climate change over other risks and notes significant data gaps in specific developing regions.

This synthesis report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) evaluates the integration of gender-responsive approaches within National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes globally, coinciding with the midpoint of the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan.

This research paper describes a systematic global stocktake of implemented human adaptation to climate change, based on the screening of over 48,000 articles. The study finds that documented adaptations are primarily fragmented, local, and incremental, with very little evidence of transformational adaptation or risk-reducing outcomes.

This report, produced through a collaboration between the NAP Global Network and the InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP), analyzes how countries integrate climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) solutions into their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. The analysis is based on a systematic review of NAP documents and NAP readiness proposals submitted to the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

This research paper proposes the creation of an independent Global Stocktake (iGST) to enhance the accuracy and transparency of the official Global Stocktake (GST) process under the Paris Agreement. The authors identify significant knowledge gaps in mitigation, adaptation, finance, and equity, and recommend that the iGST focus on synthesizing existing data, fostering common understandings of key climate goals, and providing forward-looking recommendations to raise global ambition.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides a systematic review of the term "ecotechnology" to establish a conceptual framework and definition, noting a lack of consensus on its practical meaning in existing literature.

This systematic review analyzed 244 studies to determine the impact of prescribed burning on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests, finding positive effects on certain plant richness but noting high heterogeneity and potential risks to conservation-dependent taxa.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) evaluates the effectiveness of public investments in agriculture to improve food security, specifically focusing on farm support and rural development in low- and lower-middle-income countries in Africa and Asia.

This briefing describes the development and findings of a global Evidence Gap Map (EGM) on sustainable energy, co-funded by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and 3ie. The EGM systematically screens rigorous evidence on the causal effects of sustainable energy interventions in low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs) to support SDG 7 targets regarding energy access, efficiency, and renewables.