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This case study examines the application of the Partners for Resilience (PfR) programme in Barangay Potrero, Malabon City, to address severe urban flooding. By combining customised risk communication, localised early warning systems in partnership with the national meteorological agency (PAGASA), and inter-city coordination within the Tullahan River Basin, the project aimed to shift community and leadership mindsets from passive acceptance of flooding to proactive risk management.

This report examines the integration of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry (UPAF) into climate change action plans, focusing on case studies from the Western Province of Sri Lanka and Rosario, Argentina. It argues that UPAF can address the 'triple challenge' of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and the provision of basic services like food security for vulnerable urban populations.

This technical report evaluates water use efficiency and the application of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard among stone fruit farmers in the Western Cape of South Africa. It combines orchard-scale biophysical measurements of peach and plum trees with farm-scale assessments of water balance and quality across nine volunteer farms in the Breede catchment. The report finds that while Western Cape farmers are significantly more water-efficient than global averages, there are local opportunities to reduce water use by up to 20-30% through improved irrigation scheduling and the use of correct crop factors. It also details the implementation of the AWS standard, identifying drought, social risks (such as infrastructure theft), and regulatory uncertainty as primary concerns for farmers.

This report details the final Governance Learning Workshop of the Climate Adaptation and Water Governance (CADWAGO) project, held from 14-16 October 2015 in Sassari, Italy. The event brought together 35 researchers and practitioners from Europe, Australasia, and North America to discuss transforming water governance in the context of climate change. The workshop featured presentations on systemic governance praxis, a field visit to the Arborea dairy district in Sardinia, and a traditional conflict resolution simulation called 'La Rasgioni'.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the software tools, online platforms, and research activities developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to support climate change mitigation and adaptation. The document details specific tools for energy planning (LEAP), water resources planning (WEAP), consumption-based environmental impact accounting (REAP), and knowledge sharing for adaptation (weADAPT), while outlining SEI's strategic focus on capacity-building and the integration of these tools to address sustainable development challenges.

This research synthesis brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute summarizes findings from the 2008–2015 Mistra-SWECIA programme regarding climate change adaptation in the Swedish forestry sector. It examines the driving forces, risks, and social barriers affecting the roughly 330,000 individual forest owners who manage about half of Sweden's forests. The document highlights the tension between scientific climate projections and the practical, often gradual, perceptions of forest owners, while also analyzing indirect global climate risks to Sweden's export-dependent forestry economy.

The SEI Strategy 2015–2019 outlines the Stockholm Environment Institute's framework for bridging science and policy to support sustainable development. The strategy focuses on enhancing scientific research through new 'SEI Initiatives', expanding policy engagement to include 'hard-to-reach' stakeholders like the private sector, and strengthening capacity development across individual, organizational, and institutional levels. It also details the enabling infrastructure required for delivery, including communications, ICT tools, financial management, and a custom monitoring system (PMEC).

This guide, produced by the Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative (AFAI), provides a five-step methodology for civil society organizations (CSOs) to track climate change adaptation finance. It aims to improve transparency and accountability by helping CSOs gather evidence on funding flows from international donors to local communities, ultimately informing evidence-based advocacy to ensure resources reach the most vulnerable populations.

This text describes a book that examines the intersection of development and climate change, specifically highlighting a case study on charcoal production in Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) as a means of increasing community adaptive capacity and energy access.

This report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) provides a critical review of the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The authors argue that while the draft has advanced in areas like the inclusion of vulnerable groups, it remains disjointed in its organising logic and fails to sufficiently integrate DRR with sustainable development, climate change, and conflict.

This briefing note by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) proposes the use of process-based indicators to improve the design and implementation of food security policies amidst climate change. Using the Food Security Indicator & Policy Analysis Tool (FIPAT) applied in Central America, the authors argue that moving beyond traditional output and outcome indicators to process-based indicators allows policy-makers to monitor decision-making, institutional capacity, and inclusivity.

This fact sheet describes the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) Programme on Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE). The programme aims to foster the uptake of sustainable lifestyles as a common norm to address global challenges such as climate change, resource efficiency, and biodiversity conservation through multi-stakeholder cooperation and education.

This research paper identifies a 'procedural vulnerability' in climate change research and policy, specifically regarding Indigenous communities in West Arnhem, Australia. It argues that failing to integrate Indigenous cosmological perspectives and the ongoing impact of colonisation leads to ineffective and potentially harmful adaptation policies.

This research paper examines Indonesia's progress in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005–2015 to improve disaster risk reduction (DRR). Based on literature reviews and interviews with 26 representatives from DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA) organisations, the study identifies the drivers of resilience, the impediments to progress, and emerging challenges for future governance.

This background paper describes an action research programme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, aimed at integrating climate change considerations into district-level disaster management planning. The programme, implemented by GEAG, ISET, and NIDM, successfully moved beyond research recommendations to publish a climate-sensitive District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) by utilizing 'Shared Learning Dialogues' and the Climate Resilience Framework to bridge gaps between national policy and local implementation.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted written comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations published in August 2014. The CER argues that the proposed timeframes for assessments and decision-making are insufficient and potentially unconstitutional, and that the regulations fail to adequately address climate change impacts, the inefficiencies of the basic assessment process, and the need for clear guidance on biodiversity offsets to ensure 'no net loss' to the environment.

This research paper examines the current state of scientific knowledge regarding obstacles that hinder the planning and implementation of climate change adaptation, noting a lack of explanation for why these barriers exist and persist.

This report identifies key climate-related impacts and issues facing Colombia's road sector, emphasizing the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to floods and landslides and the need to integrate climate risks into future investments and institutional coordination.

This report examines the integration of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) into local and international climate change action plans. It focuses on the monitoring requirements for UPAF impacts on adaptation and mitigation to support decision-making and financing for interventions.

The minutes of the 38th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on August 14, 2014, in Mexico City, detail the election of the EC Bureau, the establishment of guidelines for the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the drafting of a statement on climate change adaptation for the UNFCCC CoP-20.