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This report evaluates the Community Safety Forum (CSF) project in the Western Cape, South Africa, which was launched in October 1998 to facilitate multi-agency crime prevention initiatives. While the project succeeded in establishing networks for information sharing and improving interaction between government departments and civil society, it struggled to translate these forums into concrete crime reduction activities due to a lack of decision-making authority and overly ambitious, non-actionable safety plans.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute and its partners evaluates the achievements and challenges of independent forest monitoring (IFM) in the Congo Basin from 2001 to 2020, offering recommendations to institutionalize the practice and expand its scope to agricultural commodities.

This executive summary describes a report developed by the World Resources Institute in collaboration with P4G, the Global Green Growth Institute, and the World Economic Forum. The report provides a roadmap for governments, businesses, and civil society organizations to utilize multistakeholder partnerships to accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through systemic, long-term, and disruptive transformation.

This working paper evaluates the first five years (Phase I, 2011–2015) of the Advanced Coal Technology Consortium (ACTC) under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). The ACTC focuses on advancing carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and coal utilization. While the collaboration has fostered mutual trust between the United States and China, the paper identifies administrative, organizational, and technical barriers to effective joint research, development, and demonstration (RD&D).

This research paper evaluates the World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center's 'deep dive' engagement approach in Mexico City, tracing its evolution from the Center for Sustainable Transportation (established in 2002) to WRI Mexico in 2016. The document analyzes how technical expertise and political understanding contributed to transformative urban changes, specifically regarding the city's transportation and building efficiency sectors.