Search Climate Insights Directory

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the first 14 applications from carbon-offsetting programs seeking eligibility under the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

This briefing transcript details the 'LA Safe' (Louisiana's Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments) initiative, a community-centered resilience effort designed to address land loss and sea-level rise in coastal Louisiana. The program emphasizes the integration of high-quality state data with grassroots leadership to develop long-term land-use and development strategies, moving beyond immediate disaster response toward proactive adaptation.

This report examines the design and implementation of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) projects in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Based on data from 148 projects implemented by 117 organisations, the study finds that P/CVE work in East Africa often overlaps with general peacebuilding and developmental aid, with a heavy focus on youth, women, and community awareness. The report highlights significant challenges, including distrust between civil society and governments, a lack of standardised monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methods, and the impact of climate change on intercommunal violence.

This report outlines the outcomes of the Climate Resilient Cities Initiative (CRC), a strategic alliance between the International Development Research Center (IDRC), the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), and the Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA) aimed at fostering climate-resilient development in small and medium-sized cities in Latin America.

The 'Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva Ciencia' provides a progress report on the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) scientific activities, focusing on the conclusion of the third Cooperative Research Networks program (CRN3), the implementation of the Small Grants Program on Ecosystem Services for Human Well-being (SGP-HW), and the planning for the fourth CRN round (CRN4).

The report 'Young Leaders' by WWF South Africa documents the first decade of its Environmental Leaders internship programme (2008–2018), which aims to bridge the gap between university graduation and professional employment in the green economy. The programme focuses on developing scarce green skills through work-based learning, dedicated mentoring, and professional networking to combat high graduate unemployment in South Africa.

This research paper by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) outlines methodological approaches for assessing the additionality of climate investments, specifically drawing from the evaluation of the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) program. The paper proposes both a qualitative multi-criteria assessment (MCA) framework and a quantitative composite index to determine if investments represent a deviation from business-as-usual scenarios.

The 2016 report from the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides recommendations to the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to enhance regional research, capacity building, and the integration of natural and social sciences to address environmental and social crises in the Americas.

This science report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the outcomes of the Small Grants for Cooperative Research in the Americas (SGP-CRA) and the Third Cooperative Research Networks program (CRN3) between June 2015 and May 2016. It highlights the transition toward interdisciplinary research and the application of scientific findings to legislative and policy decisions across the Americas.

The June 2015 report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) evaluates the progress of interdisciplinary research programs in the Americas. The SAC emphasizes the success of combining natural and social sciences to create policy-relevant solutions but identifies a critical lack of regional data infrastructure to distribute these findings to decision-makers and the public.

The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides a progress report to the Conference of the Parties (CoP) as of June 2015. The report emphasizes the IAI's unique interdisciplinary model combining social and natural sciences to create policy-relevant solutions, while highlighting a critical regional lack of data infrastructure and the need for better integration of social scientists from the start of research projects.

The report details the outcomes of the General Services Administration's (GSA) National Deep Energy Retrofit (NDER) program and a subsequent stakeholder workshop held in April 2014. It compares the energy savings of GSA's deep retrofits against other federal agencies and identifies systemic barriers and best practices in the Energy Saving Performance Contract (ESPC) process, focusing on project delivery, team dynamics, integrative design, operations and maintenance (O&M), and project economics.

The IAI Directorate Report for July 2012 - April 2013 details the transition between Collaborative Research Network programs (CRN2 to CRN3), the implementation of capacity-building workshops across the Americas, and significant operational and legal challenges faced by the Institute in Brazil.

This research paper by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) examines how development agencies can support national-level decision-making to foster low-emission, climate-resilient development. It identifies critical barriers to adaptation—including political leadership, technical knowledge, financial management, and accountability—and details UNDP's strategic approach to integrating climate change into broader national development and poverty reduction goals.

This executive summary describes the Circumpolar Young Leaders (CYL) program and other initiatives aimed at training the next generation of northern leaders to address sustainable development in the Arctic. It identifies systemic barriers facing northern youth and recommends a coordinated regional strategy to build leadership capacity through education, mentorship, and increased indigenous ownership of training programs.

This executive summary describes the impact and research findings of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) internship program, which aims to develop the next generation of sustainable development leaders through on-the-job experience and international exposure.

The report details the proceedings of the 21st Executive Council (EC) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on September 8-9, 2005. The meeting focused on the appointment of a new Executive Director, the approval of the Cooperative Research Networks (CRN II) program, and strategies to increase the Institute's visibility and policy relevance.

The Report of the CRN-I Program details the outcomes of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research's (IAI) Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program, which operated from 1999 to 2003. The program invested approximately US$10 million across 14 grants to foster multidisciplinary, international research networks focused on global change phenomena in the Americas, with a strong emphasis on scientific capacity building and policy relevance.

Minutes from the 19th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 29-30, 2004. The meeting covered scientific program updates, financial reports, administrative challenges regarding local staff in Brazil, and the announcement of the Executive Director's resignation.

This report provides a chronological summary of the first decade of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), from its establishment in 1992 to 2002. It details the institute's institutional structure, the evolution of its Science Agenda, and the various funding programs—including Start-up Grants, Initial Science Programs, and Collaborative Research Networks—designed to build scientific capacity and promote multinational research on global environmental changes across the Americas.