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The report argues that reliance on fossil fuels creates unstable government revenues, locks countries into outdated infrastructure, and exposes them to stranded asset risks as global energy systems shift. It categorizes African economies into export-dominant, import-dependent, and dual-role types, noting that no single transition pathway fits all. To mitigate these risks, the document advocates for diversification into manufacturing, agro-processing, digital services, and the domestic processing of transition minerals. It outlines a phased transition timeline from 2026 to beyond 2045, emphasizing that domestic governance reforms must be supported by international cooperation to reduce the 'African premium' on borrowing costs and improve technology access.

The Wood Solution Thailand project is a strategic collaboration between the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Eco-Innovation Foundation (EIF), and the Thailand and Nordic countries Innovation Unit (TNIU). The project's initial engagement phase focuses on developing a sustainable wood construction value chain—from managed forests and agroforestry to high-quality building materials—to transition urban construction from concrete to wood, thereby creating permanent carbon sinks and enhancing rural employment.

WWF proposes the 'Blue Peace' framework to integrate Environmental Peacebuilding into marine conservation. The framework identifies 20 global hotspots for climate-driven fisheries conflict by 2030 and outlines five action areas: predictive peace via the Oceans Futures Platform, resource conflict resolution through seafood jurisdictional initiatives, managing human-wildlife coexistence, inclusive marine spatial planning (including 'peace parks'), and multilateral advocacy through RFMOs and global forums.

The Amazonia Viva Program is a large-scale initiative requesting 200 million USD from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and 699.47 million USD in co-financing from the World Bank to protect the Amazon biome. The program targets a total of 3 million beneficiaries, including 993,609 direct beneficiaries, and aims to mitigate 8,468,951 tCO2eq over 20 years. It is structured into three components: National Programs and Actions, Regional Cooperation, and Program Management. Key interventions include securing land tenure, restoring degraded lands, promoting agroforestry, and strengthening transboundary governance and climate monitoring. The program specifically focuses on vulnerable groups, including Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants, who manage nearly 50% of the Amazon's territories.

Trase's 2025-2030 strategy focuses on diversifying open-access data on commodity trade and environmental impacts to accelerate supply chain interventions and improve decision-maker responsiveness to risks.

The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly (NJSMA) Adaptation Plan (2024–2030) outlines a strategic framework to mitigate climate risks in Ghana's Eastern Region. Following a vulnerability assessment, the plan prioritizes interventions across eight sectors, with agriculture and water resources identified as the most vulnerable. Key strategies include promoting climate-smart agriculture (e.g., aquaculture and animal husbandry), protecting water catchments through afforestation, and improving urban drainage to reduce flooding. The plan emphasizes gender-responsive actions, such as creating social support groups and promoting palm kernel processing for women. Implementation is led by the Municipal Planning Coordination Unit (MPCU) and supported by a multi-stakeholder governance framework and a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system.

The strategy aims to make climate adaptation options visible and foster societal ownership of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in the Central African Republic by 2030. It identifies nine target groups, including the public sector, private sector, and indigenous peoples, and outlines four strategic axes: political and financial appropriation, public awareness of best practices, information sharing among stakeholders, and coordination/monitoring. The plan includes a wide array of activities such as community radio broadcasts, mobile applications, and educational outreach, with an indicative budget of 479,225,000 FCFA. Implementation is led by the National Climate Coordination (CNC) under the supervision of a steering committee.

The proposal seeks USD 1,141,325 over 30 months to strengthen Paraguay's resilience in the agriculture and forestry sectors. It identifies five primary barriers: limited climate data, insufficient integration of adaptation into national policy, inadequate response to impacts on marginalized groups, deficient implementation of climate-resilient practices, and weak private sector participation. The project aims to establish a National Adaptation Plan (NAP), a Climate Data Platform, and a National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS). Key financial initiatives include the development of a NAP Private Sector Financing Strategy and technical assistance to the Paraguay Development Finance Agency (AFD) to structure the country's first resilience bond. The project will also develop two high-quality private sector-led concept notes for submission to international funding sources and implement a 'Train-the-Trainer' program for extension agents to promote climate-smart agriculture (CSA).

The proposal seeks €2,773,855 over 36 months to develop Bolivia's first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) targeting 2035. It addresses critical barriers including weak institutional capacity, poor intersectoral coordination, and insufficient scientific evidence for adaptation. The project focuses on four priority sectors: water, forests and biodiversity, agriculture and rural development, and human health, with education as a cross-cutting theme. Key objectives include establishing a monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) system, catalyzing private sector investment, and creating a pipeline of bankable adaptation projects. Implementation will be led by the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth (APMT) and the Ministry of Development Planning (MPD), with GIZ as the delivery partner.

The proposal seeks USD 1,499,987 to address climate vulnerabilities in Paraguay's water sector, which is ranked as the second most vulnerable sector nationally. The project aims to create a comprehensive National Adaptation Plan on Water Resources (NAP WR) by overcoming five key barriers: insufficient integration of climate considerations, limited institutional coordination, poor stakeholder engagement, lack of standardized water data, and limited climate resilience investments. Key activities include developing a governance framework, conducting vulnerability studies in two selected watersheds, creating a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, and formulating a long-term financing strategy involving the private sector. The project will be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) over 24 months, with a strong focus on gender equality and the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples.

The document is a Readiness and Preparatory Support proposal for the Islamic Republic of Iran, requesting USD 3,000,000 over 36 months to establish a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The project aims to address critical gaps in policy frameworks, inter-sectoral coordination, and technical capacity for vulnerability and risk assessments (VRA). It focuses on five priority sectors: water, agriculture, energy, health, and disaster risk management (DRM). The proposal outlines a theory of change involving the creation of sectoral plans, the development of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework, and the formulation of two integrated concept notes for future GCF funding. Implementation will be led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as the Delivery Partner, with support from UNDP and WHO for specific sectors.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal, implemented by the UNDP, seeks USD 103.25 million in grants to advance the 'Early Warnings for All' (EW4All) initiative across seven vulnerable countries. The project focuses on four pillars: disaster risk knowledge, observation and forecasting, warning dissemination, and preparedness and response. It aims to reach millions of direct and indirect beneficiaries by upgrading hydrometeorological infrastructure, implementing AI-driven forecasting, and establishing inclusive, last-mile communication protocols, with a strong emphasis on gender and disability inclusion.

The document outlines a readiness and preparatory support proposal for Paraguay, implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). It addresses four primary barriers: limited coordination and monitoring of climate finance, the absence of a National Direct Access Entity, a lack of standardized green investment definitions, and insufficient climate integration in long-term development planning. Key interventions include training the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) in its role as the National Designated Authority (NDA), updating the GCF Country Programme and No-Objection Procedure, and supporting the AFD's GCF accreditation. Additionally, the project aims to pilot a Green Taxonomy, develop a Green Job Strategy, and establish a climate finance MRV platform to track domestic and international flows. The proposal emphasizes gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), targeting 50% women's participation in events and integrating GESI-disaggregated indicators into national planning.

Mighty Earth's 2025 strategy focuses on decoupling agriculture from deforestation, ensuring sustainable state-backed development in Southeast Asia, and scaling finance for nature. The organization aims to leverage public distrust of corporations and passion for the environment to pressure the private sector, specifically targeting the automotive supply chain for decarbonized materials and promoting plant-based proteins to reduce methane emissions. Additionally, the group is pursuing continent-scale rewilding in North America, Asia, and Africa.

The report details the outcomes of a WRI conference in Bogota, where teams from Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico developed a joint vision to synchronize electric mobility deployment with air quality monitoring. It proposes three primary regional projects: a 'Healthy and Sustainable Path to School' initiative to reduce child exposure to pollutants, a regional health-impact calculator platform (QueTanLimpioEsTuAire.com), and a 'Fleets in Transition' project targeting the decarbonization of urban freight. The document emphasizes a focus on vulnerable populations, including children and the elderly, and aims to position WRI as a regional leader in integrated sustainable transport solutions by 2030.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is launching a national campaign to protect government scientists and scientific research from political attacks, specifically citing the Project 2025 agenda as a source of intensified threats. The organization intends to combat disinformation, hold corporate actors accountable, and advance clean energy and democracy goals at the state level to mitigate federal-level risks to climate progress, transportation, and global security.

The SEI strategy 2025–29 focuses on accelerating the implementation of climate and environmental goals through three primary impact areas: climate transitions, nature and resources, and health and wellbeing. The institute aims to move beyond goal-setting to action by boosting research on implementation, exploring emerging topics like critical raw materials and AI, and strengthening research-to-policy networks. Operationally, SEI seeks to enhance its 'One SEI' approach to integrate its distributed regional centres and diversify its funding to ensure financial resilience.

The proposal outlines a 48-month project implemented by the UNDP to establish a comprehensive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for India. It aims to address critical gaps in cross-sectoral coordination, climate risk data, and adaptation finance. Key activities include developing sectoral adaptation roadmaps for nine priority areas, creating a national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework, and establishing a web-based repository for vulnerability studies. A significant portion of the project focuses on the private sector, aiming to develop investment strategies and business cases to overcome the perception that adaptation is a "high-risk and low-gain" investment. The project will also develop two project concept notes to access further GCF funding and map existing adaptation finance flows in India.

The 32nd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) approved the 2024-2025 core budget and adopted a new Strategic Plan for 2024-2030. The meeting expanded the institute's network by inviting the Center for Climate and Resilience Research of the University of Chile, the Santa Catarina Research and Innovation Foundation (FAPESC), and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) to become Associates. Additionally, the Conference initiated the process of transitioning the IAI Headquarters from Uruguay to Panama and instructed the Directorate to develop advisory committees for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

The IAI's proposed 2024-2030 Strategic Plan focuses on three main themes: meeting the needs of member parties regarding global environmental change, advancing sustainability science in the Americas, and ensuring the institutional sustainability of the IAI. Key initiatives include funding transdisciplinary research on climate-health and biodiversity nexuses, expanding the STeP fellowship program, implementing an open data policy by 2026, and establishing a regional office in Central America and the Caribbean by 2025.