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The document identifies eight categories of barriers to climate adaptation: conflicting timescales/interests, leadership, resources, science, governance/institutional constraints, lack of awareness/communication, attitudes/values/motivations, and the adaptation process itself. It provides a self-evaluation survey for local authorities to identify their specific challenges and offers a curated list of resources and critical discussion questions to facilitate stakeholder engagement and problem-solving. Findings from CASCADE workshops indicate that spatial planners in the Baltic Sea Region perceive financial resource shortages as a primary barrier, while emergency management practitioners highlight climate skepticism as a significant challenge.

The document details a collaborative effort by WWF and produce supply chain stakeholders to address on-farm food loss, which ReFED estimates at nearly 10 million tons annually in the US. It identifies key leverage points—such as rigid contract specifications and cold chain gaps—and proposes five specific interventions: implementing the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops (SISC) measurement tool, adopting whole crop contracts, leveraging e-commerce for imperfect produce, creating a shared food loss database, and mapping cold chain hotspots.

The Climate Bonds Initiative presents a framework to categorise economic activities based on their role in a net-zero transition and establishes five principles to ensure transition labels are scientifically credible and ambitious. It distinguishes between 'green' and 'transition' labels based on the long-term viability of the activity in a low-carbon economy.

The report inventories organic waste in Naivasha, Kenya, identifying significant potential for resource recovery from wastewater, faecal sludge, municipal solid waste, and agro-industrial residues. It highlights existing initiatives such as biogas production at Gorge Farm Energy Park and briquette manufacturing by Sanivation, while noting critical data gaps and stakeholder conflicts in waste collection.

The document describes a workshop convened by RMI India, Rocky Mountain Institute, and NITI Aayog on 11 June 2020, which brought together 16 civil society organizations to coordinate support for India's financially struggling electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs). It introduces the Discom Transformation Platform, a hub designed to organize decarbonization efforts and address institutional and regulatory barriers in the sector.

The strategy identifies key climate-vulnerable sectors in Ghana—including agriculture, construction, finance, and mining—and outlines a roadmap for integrating private sector actors into the National Adaptation Plan (NAP). It analyzes barriers such as high interest rates, low awareness, and limited technical capacity, proposing solutions like blended finance, sector-specific training, and the use of business membership organizations (BMOs) as conduits for engagement. The document emphasizes a 'business case' for adaptation, focusing on risk management and new market opportunities, and provides a set of guiding principles to ensure dynamic and efficient public-private collaboration.

The document examines the power dynamics within Thailand's bioeconomy, arguing that a Public-Private Partnership (Pracharath) model has concentrated influence among a few large corporations and government agencies. This structure prioritizes industrial growth and biofuel feedstocks like sugarcane and cassava, while marginalizing civil society, smallholder farmers, and government bodies focused on environmental and social protections.

The report details the development of a water management strategy for the Rocha River basin, supported by the Ministry of Environment and Water (MMAyA) and the Autonomous Departmental Government of Cochabamba (GADC). It focuses on strategic modeling via the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system to address water vulnerability caused by limited resources, economic development needs, and climate change. The process emphasizes local participation and self-management to improve integrated water resources management.

The document examines the rollout of Community Health Clubs (CHCs) in Rwanda, highlighting a gap between national policy and local implementation. While the model is praised for its cultural alignment and focus on positive peer pressure, it suffers from fragmented, donor-driven funding, poor coordination between districts and NGOs, and a lack of harmonized monitoring. The report emphasizes the need for increased government funding, inclusive strategies to reach vulnerable groups and men, and a shift toward district-level ownership to ensure sustainable hygiene and sanitation behaviour change.

The document identifies a strategic dilemma for Sweden: relying on biofuels to meet near-term 2030 goals may hinder the transition to electrification, which is viewed as the more cost-effective long-term strategy for 2045. While biofuels currently provide about 20% of truck energy and are expected to remain the primary mid-term solution, stakeholders anticipate a shift toward battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and electric road system technologies starting in the 2030s.

The document examines the failure of private-sector sustainability initiatives in the palm oil supply chain, highlighting barriers such as lack of consumer demand, poor coordination among smallholders, and conflicting regulations in producer countries. It suggests that 'hybrid governance' involving private, public, and civil society actors is necessary to improve sustainability performance.

The report examines the economic, political, and environmental risks associated with a potential decline in South African coal production, drawing on stakeholder workshops and interviews to identify the institutional arrangements and policy mechanisms required for a just transition.

The research examines the uptake of domestic biogas in rural Bali, Indonesia, using a multi-level perspective framework and stakeholder analysis. It aims to identify pathways for biogas to compete with established fossil fuel-based energy systems and provide co-benefits for vulnerable rural communities, offering insights for Indonesia and other developing countries transitioning to low-carbon energy.

The document investigates the risks of arsenic entering the human food chain through rice consumption in Cambodia, driven by the increasing use of groundwater for dry season irrigation. While arsenic in drinking water is a well-known issue, the paper finds limited awareness of rice as an exposure pathway among stakeholders. It highlights that rice grown in the Mekong River floodplain, particularly in Kandal province, shows higher arsenic levels, and suggests that the Cambodian government should shift toward surface water irrigation and higher-value crops to mitigate health risks and protect export markets.

The report investigates the potential for Zambia to transition from fossil fuel subsidies to sustainable energy investments. It identifies that while petroleum subsidies were largely eliminated in 2016, significant subsidies remain in the electricity sector, particularly for the mining industry. The authors propose two 'subsidy swaps': redirecting electricity subsidies to fund energy efficiency in mining and replacing expensive diesel generators with solar PV. The report concludes that both are feasible, with solar PV already progressing through initiatives like Scaling Solar and GET FiT, while the mining sector swap requires further research into energy savings potential and fund administration.

The report examines South Africa's public health crisis driven by a transition toward low-nutrient, high-calorific diets, which contributes to a 'triple burden' of under-nutrition, over-nutrition, and micro-nutrient deficiencies. It argues that while government regulation is critical, the concentrated power of the industrial food sector presents an opportunity for collaborative action. Based on a global review and 46 interviews, the document proposes four 'opportunity spaces' for collaboration: creating healthy retail environments, establishing a manufacturer innovation group, engaging smallholder farmers and fresh produce markets, and implementing collaborative social marketing. Key barriers identified include intense industry competition, mistrust between business and NGOs, and conflicting business imperatives.

The report identifies that while decarbonisation opportunities exist, they are hindered by a low EU ETS carbon price, restrictive product benchmarks, and a lack of shared infrastructure. Stakeholders argue that the current ETS design encourages incremental improvements over breakthrough technologies and often penalises early adopters or those using low-carbon substitutes. Proposed solutions include updating benchmarks with recent data, expanding green public procurement, and integrating carbon pricing with trade policy to ensure global competitiveness.

The minutes detail a public hearing where Al-Sherman Limited and an EIA expert presented plans for a proposed salt works in Kilifi County. While some residents supported the project for potential employment, significant opposition emerged regarding unresolved squatter issues on the project land, with many demanding a written agreement and National Lands Commission (NLC) resolution before work begins. Environmental concerns were raised regarding vegetation clearing, mangrove protection, water well contamination, and the impact of salt brine on marine life and local infrastructure.

The paper identifies ten core and twenty emerging characteristics of sustainable FDI, derived from a review of 150 instruments including international investment agreements and codes of multinational enterprises. It also examines mechanisms to implement these characteristics and their relevance to investment facilitation discussions.

The report details a conflict analysis conducted in the Maiko-Tayna-Kahuzi-Biega (MTKB) landscape of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It identifies specific conflicts in Maiko National Park, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, and the Itombwe Nature Reserve, analyzing their root causes and effects to propose targeted interventions. The document emphasizes the use of conflict-sensitive conservation (CSC) tools—such as conflict trees and stakeholder mapping—to balance biodiversity protection with the needs of local populations and the realities of regional instability.