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This research paper by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that private insurance companies in California are avoiding the costs of climate-driven disasters—specifically the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires—by shifting risk to the public and the state-supported FAIR Plan, while simultaneously profiting from investments in the fossil fuel industry.

The Manila Tool Kit, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in March 2025, provides a practical framework for policy-makers in developing countries to achieve horizontal coherence between investment governance and other policy areas. It guides governments in aligning investment treaties, national laws, and contracts with international commitments related to sustainable development, climate action, and human rights to reduce regulatory inconsistencies and litigation risks.

The Manila Investment Policy Forum Tool Kit is a practical guide developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to help national and regional policymakers improve horizontal coherence between investment governance and other policy areas. It provides a two-step framework to align investment treaties, laws, and contracts with international sustainable development commitments, such as those related to climate, human rights, and public health.

This guidebook provides a comprehensive framework for small-scale fishing communities in South Africa to exercise their environmental rights. It details the constitutional and legislative protections (such as NEMA and PAIA) available to prevent ecological degradation and unfair discrimination. The text highlights the risks posed by oil, gas, and mining developments, the specific threats of climate change to marine biodiversity and livelihoods, and provides a step-by-step guide for engaging in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and law-making processes to ensure meaningful community participation.

This guide, published by Natural Justice in March 2025, provides small-scale fishing communities in South Africa with a framework for seeking "ocean justice." It details the legal rights of citizens to a healthy environment, the regulatory processes for environmental impact assessments (EIAs), and the risks associated with offshore oil, gas, and mining activities. The document emphasizes the importance of community participation in law-making and the use of legal tools like the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to challenge industrial developments that threaten biodiversity, traditional livelihoods, and cultural heritage.

This guide, published by Natural Justice in March 2025, provides small-scale fishing communities in South Africa with a framework for pursuing 'ocean justice'. It details the legal rights of these communities, the environmental and socio-economic impacts of industrial developments like oil and gas exploration, and practical steps for participating in environmental impact assessments and legislative processes to protect their livelihoods and the marine environment.

This report examines the distribution of legislative authority between the federal and provincial governments of Canada regarding the regulation of oil and gas development, detailing the specific jurisdictional powers the federal government can exercise.

This report summarizes a February 2025 policy dialogue event organized by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). The discussion focused on the African Union's (AU) ability to reposition Africa within a shifting global order characterized by geopolitical disruptions, including the 'Trump 2.0' era. The panel identified critical barriers to Africa's strategic positioning, such as financial dependency on external donors, a disconnect between aging leadership and a young population, and a fragmented approach to global diplomacy. The report advocates for institutional reforms within the AU, a shift from focusing on historical reparations toward immediate economic and security stability, and the adoption of a unified foreign policy to increase the continent's global influence.

This research paper examines social-ecological interactions in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands using a modified driver-response conceptual model to analyze how human and physical processes mutually condition one another in response to global change.

This research paper examines the vulnerabilities and adaptive strategies of agricultural and livestock producers in southeastern Arizona, finding that while groundwater use is a critical adaptation strategy, the utility of seasonal climate forecasts is limited by low risk tolerance and economic uncertainty.

This research paper examines the gas exchange and water relations of Polylepis tarapacana at an altitude of 4,300 m in the Bolivian Andes, analyzing how the species manages carbon balance and water stress across dry-cold and wet-warm seasons.

This research paper evaluates the impact of climate change on water demand and coverage within the urban and agricultural sectors of the Maipo Basin in Chile, utilizing a statistical downscaling mechanism and hydrological modeling to compare sectoral sensitivities and the role of groundwater pumping.

This research paper analyzes the trade-offs between agricultural production risk and ecohydrologic risk (specifically dryland salinity caused by deep drainage) in the semiarid Chaco Plains, proposing flexible cropping sequences based on soil water content to balance these risks.

This report details a July 2014 workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, titled 'Hydroenergy and Climate Change,' which aimed to frame global change research questions regarding hydropower development and water-energy futures in South America, with a specific focus on the Uruguay River Basin.

This research paper examines the role of stakeholder participation and multi-tiered institutional arrangements in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), arguing that a failure to integrate local users into decision-making processes leads to water insecurity and threatens vulnerable populations.

This research paper examines water governance in Chile's Maipo River basin, analyzing the intersection of neoliberal water laws, increasing water scarcity due to climate variability, and social mobilization. The author focuses on the impact of river sectioning laws, the Alto Maipo hydropower conflict, and the contested meanings of water scarcity to advocate for social and environmental justice in policy debates.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted comments on January 13, 2025, regarding the Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS) proposed regulations for water use in onshore hydrocarbon exploration and production, specifically hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and underground coal gasification (UCG). The CER argues that the regulations are insufficient to protect water resources, fail to adequately address climate change and methane leakage, and lack robust compliance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms. They specifically highlight the risks to the water-scarce Karoo region and call for more stringent buffer zones, longer-term monitoring of well integrity, and mandatory community development provisions.

This research paper reviews literature on groundwater management, water security, international water law, and international water governance to propose recommendations for securing the nearly 600 transboundary aquifers globally.

This research paper examines the intersection of climate volatility and noncommunicable diseases, arguing that Peru should implement mitigation and adaptation policies that generate health co-benefits to improve both public health and the climate system.

This research paper outlines the critical role of the water-energy nexus in urban planning, highlighting how urbanization, climate change, and economic globalization create pressures that require resilience-based management and further research into waste and resource recovery.