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The 2019 annual accounts for the BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change were audited by MAZARS Auditores, S.L.P., who issued an unqualified opinion stating the accounts provide a 'true and fair view' of the entity's financial position. The center's primary funding comes from public subsidies, with 3,887,613.08 Euros recorded as subsidies, donations, and legacies imputed to the 2019 results. The report details expenditures on personnel (2,816,633.87 Euros) and external services (1,202,957.08 Euros), while noting that the entity is exempt from corporate tax on activities fulfilling its social purpose. The document also acknowledges the potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the center's activities.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) opposes providing public funds to the oil and gas industry, suggesting that support should instead be directed toward workers and environmental cleanup to protect public health and address climate change.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) reports that three staff members and one partner colleague tested positive for COVID-19. The organization is coordinating with health officials in the Republic of Korea and other countries to limit transmission. Despite the pandemic, GCF commits to continuing its operations via agile and virtual methods to support vulnerable communities and combat climate change in developing countries.

The authors use the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment's accurate prediction of a pandemic to urge policymakers to act on similar warnings regarding climate change. They highlight how environmental degradation and climate hazards threaten global infrastructure, food and water security, and geopolitical stability, particularly in coastal areas and the Arctic.

The document records a dialogue on the crisis facing South African State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), focusing on the need for clear mandates, financial sustainability, and the removal of political interference. Panelists and officials highlighted systemic failures in entities like Eskom, PRASA, and SAA, attributing their decline to state capture, corruption, and poor governance. Proposed solutions include rationalizing the number of SOEs, implementing forensic audits, adopting 'just transition' plans for energy, and strengthening the role of civil society in institutional oversight.

The document highlights the economic importance of the beer industry and the risks posed by climate change to barley, hops, and water supplies. It details adaptation efforts, such as the development of drought-resistant crops and water preservation partnerships, alongside operational sustainability measures like using recycled glass and clean energy.

The author advocates for a 'legal revolution' to address the climate and environmental crisis by granting legal personhood to species and ecosystems. This approach aims to replace the current system, where nature is treated as an object for exploitation, with a framework that recognizes planetary boundaries and holds corporate executives accountable through the criminalization of ecocide. The text highlights the work of the non-profit Notre Affaire à Tous in mobilizing citizens and pursuing legal action, such as the Affaire du Siècle, to force state accountability.

The policy brief examines the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), highlighting a critical gap between the growing youth workforce and the availability of formal jobs. It argues that while 4IR technologies like AI and robotics pose a threat to traditional labor-intensive manufacturing, they also offer opportunities in services and agro-processing. The document emphasizes that realizing a demographic dividend requires systemic education reform—specifically in STEM and TVET—and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to boost regional productivity. It warns that failure to create approximately 20 million jobs annually until 2035 could lead to increased unemployment and instability.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research is seeking nominations for five members of its Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) by May 1, 2020. The committee is designed to provide guidance on the application of science in policy formulation and decision-making. Candidates must possess extensive experience in science-policy interfaces, global change issues, and the cultural diversity of the Americas.

The report analyzes Angola's vulnerability to oil market volatility and its low human development outcomes. It argues that while GDP is projected to grow, absolute poverty will increase due to rapid population growth unless the government prioritizes human development. The authors evaluate five sectoral scenarios, concluding that investing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure provides the most significant economic and health benefits, while prioritizing education and reproductive healthcare for women is the fastest way to boost incomes and reduce maternal mortality.

The report finds that South Africa is on a pathway of economic divergence from its middle-income peers due to poor human capital, lack of investment, and an electricity crisis. It proposes the 'Thuma Mina' scenario, which suggests that targeted structural interventions in five key sectors could increase average incomes by 60% by 2044 compared to a 24% increase on the current path. Key recommendations include solving the electricity crisis, improving the quality of health and education, and revitalising manufacturing through increased foreign and domestic investment.

The HydroHazards project (2020-2024) investigates the risks and cascading effects of multiple hydro-meteorological hazards on Sweden's Critical Societal Services and Infrastructure (CSSIs) and populations. The project employs an interdisciplinary approach across three work packages to identify hazard hotspots, assess differentiated vulnerabilities among social groups, and develop future risk scenarios to improve Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policies.

The HydroHazards project (2020–2024) investigates the cumulative and interactive effects of multiple hydrometeorological hazards on Sweden's critical infrastructure, essential services, and population. It argues that traditional risk analyses, which focus on single events, overlook dangerous connections and domino effects. The project employs a transdisciplinary approach across three work packages to analyze exposed locations, differentiated vulnerabilities among social groups, and future risk scenarios under climate change.

The report analyzes the bioeconomy landscape in Colombia, identifying a predominant 'bio-resources' vision that balances economic growth with environmental sustainability. Through a multi-stakeholder workshop, it explores sectoral visions for agriculture, biochemistry, bio-pharmaceuticals, and bioenergy, emphasizing the need for territorial development and the use of residual biomass. The document highlights critical sustainability gaps, including the risk of biodiversity loss if species are valued only for commercial advantage, the lack of formal land property rights for 60% of rural properties, and poor road infrastructure, with 75% of tertiary roads in poor condition. It concludes that a holistic, decentralized governance approach is necessary to align the bioeconomy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The document outlines various ways the Trump administration has allegedly harmed children by ignoring scientific advice and weakening regulations. Key areas of concern include the failure to regulate neurotoxins like lead and chlorpyrifos, the lack of action on PFAS and asbestos, reduced food and product safety oversight, and the dismissal of climate science and child welfare standards at the US-Mexico border.

The document explores the challenges of maintaining a free and independent media in a datafied society, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It analyzes the rise of state surveillance in Latin America, the failure of health communication in India, and the struggle for media sustainability. It also advocates for linguistic rights and a new 'digital social contract' to reclaim data ownership from global corporations.

The WWF-US Emergency Amazon Fire Fund raised approximately $1.5 million to provide firefighting equipment, medical supplies, and food to local civil society organizations and Indigenous peoples in Brazil and Bolivia following the 2019 fire season. The report highlights a vicious cycle where deforestation and climate change intensify droughts, increasing fire risks and reducing the Amazon's capacity to act as a carbon sink. In Brazil, the fund supported the Victoria Amazon Foundation in the Amazonas region to train brigades and conduct prevention workshops. In Bolivia, the fund provided critical water, food, and medical supplies to remote communities in the Santa Cruz and Chiquitano Dry Forest regions, where fires impacted over 5 million acres of forest and displaced families.

The research indicates that imagery of air pollution is more effective at communicating the health impacts of climate change to the UK public than images of floods, heat stress, or infectious disease. The document recommends using the high salience of air pollution to build a relatable visual narrative that introduces other climate-health links, while combining vulnerability-focused images with solution-oriented photos to foster a sense of efficacy.

The document argues that while India's current internal security challenges—such as terrorism in Kashmir and Maoist insurgencies—are primarily driven by non-climate factors, future climate change will likely act as a risk multiplier. By 2050, increased temperature volatility, erratic monsoon patterns, and sea-level rise are projected to heighten human vulnerability. The authors identify three primary security pathways: rural unrest driven by agricultural distress and crop failure; tensions within India's federal structure caused by inter-state migration and river water disputes; and urban violence magnified by heat-induced aggression and food price hikes. The report emphasizes that at a 1.5°C global temperature rise, large portions of India enter a high-risk zone, potentially translating environmental stress into state security threats.

The European Union views the transition to renewable energy as a path toward energy security and industrial power, yet it faces significant strategic hurdles. Internally, the EU lacks a unified vision for its future integrated energy system, leading to risks of redundant spending and a 'multi-speed' transition where Western and Eastern member states have diverging interests. Externally, the shift creates new dependencies on critical materials and intensifies industrial rivalry with the US and China. The author suggests that the EU must move beyond a purely economic approach to a comprehensive industrial and political strategy, potentially supported by the Green Deal and the Just Transition Fund, to ensure long-term stability and competitiveness.