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This working paper, based on a October 2012 workshop convened by the World Resources Institute and the ClimateWorks Foundation, assesses the landscape of independent efforts to track the adoption, implementation, and impact of global climate change policies. It identifies critical gaps in current tracking efforts and provides recommendations for researchers, funders, and governments to improve the monitoring of climate policy effectiveness.

This working paper examines four land and water management practices aimed at increasing crop yields and livelihoods for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa's drylands, proposing seven pathways to scale these practices.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides recommendations for national governments to enhance the ambition and credibility of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by collaborating with and integrating content from subnational governments, such as cities, states, and regions.

This briefing from the World Resources Institute outlines the impact of chronic underinvestment in U.S. K-12 public school infrastructure and proposes specific policy actions for Congress and governors to improve student health, academic performance, and community resilience through clean energy, green grounds, and electric transportation.

This working paper summarizes three regional workshops held in 2012 and 2013 in Jakarta, Nairobi, and Bogota. It identifies technical, policy, and capacity challenges that developing countries face when monitoring climate finance and provides recommendations for improving the tracking of these flows to ensure better national planning and UNFCCC compliance.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute provides a global progress update on 2,900 voluntary ocean action commitments and financial pledges from the Our Ocean Conference, focusing on the 2025–2026 period to improve accountability and transparency.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute and the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) outlines the development of an adaptation tracking system (ATS) to monitor the success of watershed development (WSD) projects in India in achieving climate change adaptation objectives.

A research paper by the World Resources Institute that examines the environmental impacts of the rapid expansion of the U.S. corn ethanol industry following the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and proposes specific farm policy recommendations to mitigate these effects.

The World Resources Institute report 'Striking the Balance' provides guidance for investors in developing countries on designing social and environmental safeguard policies that balance accountability with recipient-country ownership. It outlines eight specific recommendations for investors and analyzes four risk management approaches used by the World Bank.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides recommendations for developing accounting guidance for the mitigation components of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, intended to fill the gap in comprehensive guidance from the UNFCCC.

This research paper reviews 21 examples of locally led adaptation (LLA) interventions across Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Caribbean and Latin America. It provides practical recommendations for funders and governments to ensure local organizations and communities have equitable access to climate finance and decision-making power to address climate risks and historical power imbalances.

This policy brief by the World Resources Institute (WRI) examines climate adaptation strategies for coffee farming communities in Costa Rica, specifically focusing on the Coto Brus region. It identifies key enabling factors for resilience, provides six strategic recommendations for the sector, and highlights comparative adaptation practices in Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico.

This report by the World Resources Institute provides a roadmap of recommended actions for various urban actors to achieve more equitable and sustainable cities. It outlines seven cross-sectoral transformations—covering infrastructure, service provision, data, employment, finance, land management, and governance—designed to close the 'urban services divide' and improve the quality of life for vulnerable urban residents, particularly in the global south.