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This report examines climate adaptation projects in Bolivia's water sector, funded by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), to derive lessons for supporting just transitions in water resource management.

This report by the Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI) examines the alignment between Senegal's national climate change adaptation policies, specifically its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and locally led adaptation (LLA) strategies. While the report finds that community-driven actions are often aligned with national priorities, it identifies significant barriers in financing, decentralized governance, and the integration of local knowledge into national policy development.

This case study examines the impact of an unprecedented cold spell in December 2022 on livestock farming in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka, focusing on the experiences of a farmer in the Vavuniya District.

This report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) examines the intersection of methane emissions from the agri-food sector and human health. It identifies primary emission sources—including livestock, rice cultivation, and land-use change—and proposes systemic solutions that offer co-benefits for public health, such as reduced respiratory illness and improved nutrition.

This case study examines the impact of climate change on the fishing village of Laborie, Saint Lucia, highlighting how rising sea levels, ocean warming, and extreme weather events threaten the local blue economy and the livelihoods of fisherfolk.

This case study examines the cooling access gap in Nigeria and the policy measures, such as the 2017 Nigeria Building Energy Efficiency Code, being implemented to promote sustainable cooling in buildings and cities.

This case study describes a women-led initiative in Manzanillo, Costa Rica, where community leader Ana Cecilia Solís Ugalde established MUDECOOP, a mangrove nursery and reforestation project. The initiative aims to build climate resilience against tidal waves and flooding, address food insecurity through a communal dining room, and create alternative economic opportunities via community tourism.

This case study describes a joint pilot project between RMI, SINAI Technologies, and ArcelorMittal to implement RMI's Steel Emissions Reporting Guidance using a dedicated software platform to improve carbon accounting and transparency in the steel sector.

This policy brief from the Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA) examines the interconnected policies shaping urban food systems in Southern Africa. It argues that resilient and equitable food systems—those capable of withstanding shocks while ensuring fair access to nutritious food—require an integrated approach to urban planning that incorporates food considerations, supports informal food actors, and ensures inclusive stakeholder representation.

This toolkit, published by the Global Resilience Partnership in July 2023, provides guidance for Zambian policymakers and urban planners to create resilient and equitable urban food systems. Based on household surveys conducted between 2019 and 2021 in 14 Zambian cities, the document identifies food insecurity drivers and suggests leveraging the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and various national and local policies to improve food access, support urban agriculture, and empower women in the food value chain.

This case study details the experiences of Pasang Norchel Tamang, a traditional herder in the Ammachodingmo Rural Municipality of Rasuwa, Nepal, illustrating how climate change and infrastructure development are undermining the livelihoods of marginalized communities dependent on high alpine pastures.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines the potential benefits and costs of implementing automated, high-frequency, and networked water quality monitoring systems, specifically within the context of the Winnipeg River basin.

This case study describes a pilot project in Kiguna, Nigeria, where a solar-hybrid minigrid powers a 3-ton walk-in cold room to reduce post-harvest fish losses and increase incomes for artisanal fishers and traders.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) proposes a strategic framework to help Indian Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in the fossil fuel-dominated energy sector diversify their business models to mitigate risks associated with India's 2070 net-zero target. The document details a two-step evaluation process for identifying and analyzing diversification segments and applies this logic to three major entities: Coal India Limited (CIL), Indian Railways (IR), and NTPC Limited.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the use of territorial and consumption-based accounting (CBA) approaches to quantify greenhouse gas emissions within spatial planning at the subnational level across four European case studies.

This case study by Natural Justice examines the environmental and social impacts of quarrying activities by H-Young, an engineering company, in the Bora Imani community of Kilifi County, Kenya. It details how the project, intended for the tarmacking of the Malindi-Lamu road, led to the destruction of critical water sources, health crises due to lack of sanitation, and pollution, ultimately highlighting the failure of project-specific remedies and the need for robust decommissioning and climate-aware Environmental Impact Assessments.

This research paper examines the role of knowledge co-production between scientists and stakeholders in climate change risk assessments, using six case studies from Northern and Central Europe to refine methods for creating actionable climate services.

This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs advocates for the upscaling of marine and coastal ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It highlights the vulnerability of coastal and island states to climate risks and argues that integrating EbA into national policies and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) can simultaneously address climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and socio-economic development.

This case study describes the construction of a climate-resilient home for Dipika ben Malik, a seamstress living in the Bhagwatinagar slum of Ahmedabad, India. Through a partnership between the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) and the Selco Foundation, her previous housing—which suffered from extreme heat and flooding—was replaced with a structure featuring PUF panel roofing, a raised plinth, and solarized appliances to protect her livelihood and reduce costs.

This report examines how countries can use the outputs and results of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process to develop Adaptation Communications (AdComs) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), aiming to increase the visibility of adaptation efforts without increasing reporting burdens.