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The document proposes 'community solar+', a strategic approach to community solar deployment designed to move beyond simple energy access to maximize local value streams. It argues that by planning deliberately, stakeholders can align solar projects with broader goals such as EV charging investment, energy resilience for vulnerable populations, and the mitigation of urban heat island effects.

The guide outlines five strategies for cities to leverage utility franchise agreement renegotiations: incorporating climate strategies, planning for equity, investing in resilient infrastructure, embracing collaboration, and understanding negotiation leverage. It highlights specific examples, such as San Diego's climate equity fund and Colorado's powerline undergrounding, to demonstrate how cities can align utility operations with community-wide clean energy goals.

The document establishes that Adaptation Communications (ADCOMs) are voluntary, country-driven, and flexible tools designed to avoid imposing additional burdens on developing countries. It explicitly states that ADCOMs are not intended for direct comparison between parties and are not subject to review.

The document provides a comprehensive Q&A on battery energy storage, distinguishing between behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter systems. It highlights how storage enhances grid flexibility, supports renewable energy integration, and improves community resilience during extreme weather. While noting the environmental and health benefits of displacing fossil fuel plants, it addresses safety risks like thermal runaway and the ethical concerns surrounding the mining of lithium and cobalt. It emphasizes the need for inclusive stakeholder engagement and strong policy design to ensure equitable deployment and sustainable supply chains.

The document examines the public-private incorporated joint venture (JV) model in agriculture, highlighting its potential to combine private sector innovation with public interest objectives. It warns of 'in-built conflict of interest' and risks such as lack of real oversight and the failure of dividends to materialize. To mitigate these, it recommends detailed JV agreements covering funding, board decision-making, 'reserved matters', and clear exit strategies, while cautioning against including investment contract-type incentives within the JV agreement itself.

The guidance focuses on four critical areas of environmental governance in mining: water management, biodiversity protection, mine waste stability, and emergency preparedness. It advocates for a risk-based approach and the use of environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) to minimize negative impacts. The document also outlines a five-step gap analysis process—review, assess, prioritize, implement, and monitor—to help governments align their national frameworks with international best practices and the IGF Mining Policy Framework.

The document outlines four critical areas of environmental management in mining: water, biodiversity, mine waste, and emergency preparedness. It emphasizes the role of national governments in regulating these areas through legislative and policy tools, such as Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs). The guide advocates for a risk-based approach to governance, the application of the mitigation hierarchy for biodiversity, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups—including women and indigenous peoples—in emergency planning and monitoring. Finally, it proposes a five-step gap analysis process (review, evaluate, prioritize, implement, and monitor) for governments to align their national legal frameworks with international best practices and Sustainable Development Goals.

The document outlines the role of governments in ensuring sustainable environmental management throughout the mine life cycle. It emphasizes a risk-based approach to governing four critical areas: water resources, biodiversity and ecosystem services, mine waste stability, and emergency response. The guide advocates for the use of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Management Plans (ESMPs) as primary regulatory tools and introduces a five-step gap analysis process—review, assess, prioritize, implement, and monitor—to help governments align their national legal frameworks with international benchmarks such as the IFC Performance Standards and the Mitigation Hierarchy.

The document outlines a comprehensive approach for governments to regulate the environmental impacts of large-scale mining throughout a project's life cycle. It emphasizes the use of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) to ensure sustainable resource management. The guide details specific standards for water quality and basin-level management, the application of the mitigation hierarchy to achieve 'no net loss' or 'net positive impact' on biodiversity, the technical and financial requirements for stable mine waste storage (particularly tailings dams), and the necessity of inclusive, risk-based emergency response planning. It concludes with a five-step gap analysis process—review, evaluate, prioritize, implement, and monitor—to help governments align their national legal frameworks with international sustainability standards.

The document serves as a comprehensive resource for governments to balance resource extraction with environmental protection. It focuses on four critical areas: water management, biodiversity conservation, mining waste stability, and emergency preparedness. For each area, the guide outlines major challenges, international standards (such as IFC Performance Standards and the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management), and specific governmental roles. It emphasizes a risk-based approach, the use of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), and the importance of inclusive consultation, particularly with women and indigenous groups. The guide concludes with a five-step gap analysis process—examine, assess, prioritize, implement, and monitor—to help states align their national legal frameworks with international best practices.

This report establishes the theoretical foundation for an MRV system in Senegal's waste sector as part of a project to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It defines MRV components, outlines core GHG accounting principles such as transparency and accuracy, and categorizes MRV applications into emissions, actions, support, and other outcomes. The document emphasizes that an effective MRV system serves as a planning tool for continuous improvement and a mechanism to attract climate finance by providing high-resolution data on emission reductions.

The document serves as a guide for state policymakers to assess the viability of renewable natural gas (RNG)—also called biomethane or upgraded biogas—in meeting climate and waste management goals. It specifically addresses the ease of project deployment, the potential for RNG to contribute to environmental targets, and the trade-offs involved when comparing RNG to other decarbonization strategies.

The Pacific Islands Climate Storybook 2021 outlines a methodology for 'Climate Services Dialogs'—three-day workshops designed to bridge the gap between scientific climate data and local experiential knowledge. The process involves sharing climate knowledge, diagnosing existing services using the 'READY-SET-GO' framework, and developing 'Climate Stories' to communicate best practices. The report includes several case studies from the region, such as the impact of the 1997–98 El Niño on water resources in American Sāmoa, coastal flooding in Papua New Guinea and the Marshall Islands, and the link between drought and disease outbreaks in the Marshall Islands. It emphasizes the need for co-production of knowledge, community engagement, and the integration of traditional knowledge with scientific forecasts to enhance regional resilience.

The document outlines the architecture of smart water systems, presenting case studies from Cape Agulhas, Saldanha Bay, and Bergrivier municipalities to demonstrate benefits such as cost savings and improved billing. It provides a checklist for municipalities to assess their readiness and a cost-benefit analysis comparing ultrasonic smart meters to conventional mechanical meters, while listing funding resources like SIDAFF and the DBSA's Non Revenue Water Programme.

The document outlines the structure of smart water networks and provides evidence from South African municipalities on how sensor-based systems can reduce costs and improve billing. It emphasizes that smart systems must address specific problems and be supported by internal IT capacity to avoid magnifying existing inefficiencies.

The document argues that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a cost-effective pillar of nature-based solutions that can strengthen human and ecological resilience. It identifies barriers to scaling EbA—such as economic paradigms, lack of political will, and financing gaps—and proposes that the NAP process provides the necessary intersectoral and multi-level framework to overcome these. The briefing outlines eight guiding principles for integrating EbA into the NAP phases of planning, implementation, and monitoring, emphasizing the need for inclusive, long-term, and evidence-based approaches.

The document outlines a framework for countries to create long-term strategies (LTS) for low-emission development in alignment with the Paris Agreement. It proposes that LTS development be a continuous planning process integrated with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) cycles, utilizing three levels of complexity—from basic to detailed—to allow countries to improve the robustness of their strategies over time across eight key aspects.

The document advises host countries to carefully assess the impact of selling internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) on their own climate targets, as every sold reduction makes it harder to meet current and future NDCs. It suggests that countries should establish a clear rationale for engagement—such as revenue or technology transfer—and possess a robust GHG inventory, a formulated NDC, a 2050 decarbonisation strategy, and an institutional framework before participating in Article 6 activities.

The document outlines practical guidance and case studies on using community protocols to manage biological and genetic resources. It emphasizes that protocols should be community-led, adapted to local contexts rather than standardized, and integrated into national legal frameworks to ensure transparency for industry and the protection of indigenous rights.

The report 'Prepare for Landing' provides guidance for knowledge-based organizations to monitor and reduce carbon emissions from business travel, drawing on experiences from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the University of East Anglia.