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This policy brief examines how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) can be leveraged to improve food security and food sovereignty across Africa. It identifies significant barriers to intra-African food trade, including high tariffs on sensitive food items, restrictive sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards for small enterprises, and a lack of coordinated strategic food reserves. The document recommends accelerating tariff removal, differentiating compliance requirements by enterprise size, and protecting indigenous genetic resources through intellectual property rights to build a more resilient and self-sufficient agricultural system.

This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs argues for the 'ring-fencing' of development expenditures in Africa to protect long-term investments from short-term fiscal and political pressures. It identifies a 'perfect storm' of challenges—including trade fragmentation, the 'securitisation' of economic policy, high debt burdens, and technological disruption—that threaten development financing. The document proposes five specific policy mechanisms to institutionalise this protection and suggests that development finance should be framed as complementary to security priorities to leverage international funding.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Indicator Guidance 2024-2029 provides a framework for grantees and partners to monitor and report progress on resilience-building activities. The system categorizes indicators into four core metrics (people supported, investments mobilised, people more resilient, and organisations supported) and three specialized work areas: Innovation, Knowledge, and Policy.

This report by Ember analyses how hybrid solar power plants—which share transmission lines with existing wind and hydroelectric facilities—can overcome grid connection constraints in Türkiye. It estimates a baseline potential of 8 GW of hybrid solar capacity, which could increase Türkiye's total solar capacity to 30 GW, making it the country's largest energy source by installed capacity.

This research paper describes a study evaluating the usability and impact of the weADAPT online climate change adaptation platform, developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), to improve its effectiveness in supporting evidence-based climate action.

This background note by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) compares two primary international frameworks for nature-based solutions (NbS): the IUCN Global Standard for NbS and the CBD Voluntary Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-based Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction.

This executive summary from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the role of 17 types of natural infrastructure in enhancing water resilience across the Canadian Prairies. It argues that natural assets—both conserved/restored and constructed—should complement conventional grey infrastructure to mitigate floods, secure water supplies during droughts, and improve water quality.

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) proposes a framework for applying intersectional approaches to climate change adaptation. Based on a May 2024 co-production workshop, the document outlines core and process principles designed to address overlapping structures of inequality that exacerbate climate vulnerability, integrating these into the iterative adaptation cycle.

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) proposes a framework of fundamental and process principles to integrate intersectionality into climate change adaptation. Based on a May 2024 knowledge co-production workshop, the document aligns these principles with the iterative adaptation cycle—comprising impact assessment, planning, implementation, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL)—to better address the structural inequalities that exacerbate climate vulnerability.

This executive summary describes a spatial targeting strategy developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to optimize the placement of water retention projects, such as wetlands and small naturalized dams, to reduce phosphorus loading in Canadian Prairie watersheds.

This report, produced as part of the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative, explores the role of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in enhancing the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in Fiji, specifically regarding climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR).

This report provides case studies and guidance on integrating gender-responsive and socially inclusive (GESI) practices into nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation to address a gap in evidence regarding GESI outcomes in such projects.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has written to the Metro Vancouver Board urging them to maintain funding for climate policy coordination and greenhouse gas regulation. CAPE argues that these services, which represent 1% of the 2025 budget, are essential for public health and the success of the Climate 2050 strategy, particularly given the high costs of climate-related disasters and the health impacts of air pollution and extreme heat in British Columbia.

A letter from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) to the Metro Vancouver Board urging the maintenance of funding for regional climate policy coordination and greenhouse gas regulation to protect public health and meet climate commitments.

This research paper examines the obstacles to including people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identity/expression, and sexual characteristics (SOGIESC) in disaster risk reduction and humanitarian policy. Based on two Asia-Pacific projects from 2018 and 2021, it concludes that while participatory forums generate recommendations, they are insufficient for transformative change without wider advocacy and solidarity.

A practical guidebook published by Natural Justice in February 2025 to help local communities in Mozambique protect their traditional knowledge (TK) and cultural expressions. The guide details legal mechanisms for protection, including Geographic Indicators and Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regulations, and provides step-by-step instructions for documenting TK and developing Community Protocols to manage interactions with outsiders.

A research paper analyzing climate change adaptation plans in two Andean mountain water tower regions, arguing that these plans often reinforce existing hydrosocial disparities and exclude marginalized groups.

This research paper examines the Jamaican specialty coffee industry through an environmental justice lens, analyzing how neoliberal restructuring, colonial legacies, and asymmetrical power structures affect smallholders' ability to adapt to climate change.

This report examines the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) for municipal stormwater management in Sweden. It finds that while NbS principles are widely embedded in municipal planning, they are rarely called by that specific name. Key barriers to adoption include a lack of standardized cost data—especially for operations and maintenance—and a failure of policy frameworks to fully account for the multiple co-benefits of NbS. The report recommends standardizing cost libraries, clarifying stakeholder responsibilities, and broadening the focus of co-benefits to include heat island reduction and carbon sequestration.

This briefing by the African Food Systems Transformation Collective explores the use of 'agroecological territories' and integrated landscape approaches to transition African food systems toward sustainability. It argues for a holistic framework that connects agricultural practices, biodiversity conservation, and embedded food systems to address systemic environmental degradation and food insecurity.