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This report provides conclusions and policy recommendations for Mauritania's economic development, highlighting that while macroeconomic indicators are trending upwards, growth remains heavily dependent on the extractive sector and is hindered by poor infrastructure, governance issues, and climate risks. The author argues for a holistic development strategy focusing on climate resilience, governance, human capital, and economic diversification to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth.

This fact sheet describes the Robust Decision Support (RDS) approach developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), which integrates water systems modelling, participatory techniques, and interactive data visualization to make complex climate and water management data accessible to policy-makers and stakeholders.

This research paper describes the application of a robust decision-making under uncertainty framework, utilizing the XLRM assessment framework and the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system, to manage water resources in a moorland ecosystem in Piura, Peru, amidst climate variability.

This policy brief, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in July 2013, examines the relationship between climate change and migration in Bangladesh. Based on research from the Sussex Centre for Migration Research and the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, the document argues that migration should be viewed as a proactive adaptation tool rather than a failure of local interventions or a social threat. It identifies significant gaps in existing national policies and provides recommendations to integrate migration into climate resilience strategies, protect migrant rights, and improve access to financial and vocational resources for climate-vulnerable populations.

This policy brief analyzes the relationship between climate-related hazards—specifically inland flooding, storm surges, and riverbank erosion—and long-term migration patterns in Bangladesh. Using historical census data and World Bank projections, the authors estimate that an additional 9.6 million people are likely to migrate from affected upazilas (sub-districts) between 2011 and 2050. The document advocates for government interventions in employment skills training and urban planning to support migrants and reduce disaster risks in cities.

The Second National Communication on Climate Change for Saint Lucia, published in December 2011, provides a comprehensive assessment of the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate vulnerabilities, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation. The report details a GHG inventory for the year 2000, projects future emissions through 2020 under various scenarios, and evaluates the vulnerability of key sectors—including tourism, agriculture, and water resources—to rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and sea-level rise. It proposes a series of priority adaptation and mitigation measures, while identifying significant gaps in financial, technical, and institutional capacity that hinder the mainstreaming of climate resilience into national development planning.

This research paper examines local adaptation strategies to climate variability within a communal irrigation scheme in the Vhembe District of South Africa's Limpopo Province, emphasizing that adaptation responses are socially differentiated.

This research paper examines the gap between the availability of climate change impact assessment tools and their actual integration into water management decision-making processes in California. The authors propose using a '3S' standard (Sensitivity, Significance, and Stakeholder support) to identify and engage with the most critical decision-making processes to move climate research into policy application.

This report details the activities and progress of twelve projects under the second round of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN II) from September 1, 2006, to August 31, 2007. Managed by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), these projects focus on climate change, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability across the Americas, emphasizing interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder engagement.