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The proposal outlines a 24-month project to prepare Guinea for the development of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP). It identifies critical barriers, including outdated climate data from 2001, fragmented coordination, and a lack of private sector involvement. The project aims to establish a Research-Policy Working Group, update climate projections using IPCC AR5 models, and operationalize the National Climate Committee (CNC). It also seeks to reform the Environmental Safeguard Fund (FSE) and engage the bauxite mining sector through the Bauxite Environment Network (REB). The total requested amount is USD 1,629,717, with implementation led by the UNDP.

The CARibbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG) project, funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), provides free access to downscaled climate data and simulation tools for the Caribbean region. These resources, which include a weather generator, a tropical storm model, and a regional drought analysis tool, are designed to help decision-makers understand potential impacts of temperature changes, rainfall, tropical storms, and drought. While the brief notes that downscaling increases uncertainty and that data should not be the sole basis for action, it emphasizes that these tools help build a picture of potential impacts on key economic sectors. The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) provides training and support for using these outputs.

The document introduces the CARIWIG portal, which provides downscaled regional climate projections, historical data, and simulation tools for tropical storms and drought to help Caribbean decision-makers integrate climate risk into planning. It emphasizes that while these tools provide high-resolution data relevant to national levels, the process of downscaling increases uncertainty, necessitating a shift toward 'robust' adaptation strategies and 'no regret' options.

The author contends that the Trump administration began censoring climate change information immediately upon taking office by removing climate references from the White House website, cancelling a Health and Climate summit, and freezing EPA grants for climate research and environmental justice. The text warns that erasing public data hampers the tracking of global temperatures and severe weather, facilitating climate denial strategies similar to those previously used by the American Petroleum Institute. The Center for International Environmental Law pledges to continue supporting the Paris Agreement and holding contributors to climate change accountable.

The document argues that populations in fragile states are highly vulnerable to climate variability due to geography, reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and weak governance. It aims to bridge the gap between peacebuilding and climate adaptation by guiding practitioners on how to utilize climate information to strengthen resilience and long-term stability in contexts where such data is often missing or weak.

A pilot study in Accra and Maputo found that future climate information is not directly used in city planning, as socioeconomic vulnerabilities and governance issues currently outweigh climate concerns. The authors propose a 'co-exploration' approach that prioritises non-climatic stressors before integrating climate data to avoid over-weighting climate sensitivity in decision-making. Key barriers to science uptake include sparse and unverified historical observational data. Proposed adaptation options for both cities include upgrading drainage systems and improving urban planning and building code enforcement.

The study compared CFSR climate data against conventional weather data using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool to simulate streamflow in the Lake Tana basin. While conventional data performed better overall, CFSR data is identified as a valuable alternative for hydrological predictions in remote, data-scarce areas where gauges are unavailable.

The briefing compares the climate of East Rutherford, New Jersey, with other NFL cities, noting that while it is a cold-weather venue for Super Bowl XLVIII, it is not the coldest in the league. It highlights historical Super Bowl temperature extremes and records the highest one-day snowfall in NFL cities, specifically noting Foxborough, MA. Additionally, it cites MIT research indicating that temperatures below 50°F negatively impact field goal accuracy more than wind or precipitation.

The policy brief argues that Africa's high vulnerability to climate change necessitates 'anticipatory adaptation' driven by the effective use of climate science. It outlines seven key recommendations: improving access to historical climate data to enhance downscaling; strengthening the skills of African climate scientists and establishing regional science centres; bridging the communication gap between data producers and users through 'translators'; creating collaborative information-sharing platforms; leveraging existing local organisations; documenting successful adaptation cases; and ensuring donor aid is long-term and aligned with African priorities.

The document highlights that Africa's vulnerability to climate change is driven by poverty, lack of infrastructure, and dependence on the natural environment. It finds a significant gap between climate science producers and agricultural decision-makers, noting that few practitioners successfully use projection data to improve productivity. The brief recommends strengthening communication between scientists and users, building local institutional capacity, and shifting donor funding from short-term pilot projects to long-term process support.

The document outlines several climate data tools for the Caribbean, including the CARIWIG portal for historical data and projections, the CARIDRO drought tool, and the Tropical Storm Model (TSM). It highlights specific research applications in Belize, Jamaica, and Cuba, and introduces the Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation tool (CCORAL) to help decision-makers integrate climate change into policy despite inherent projection uncertainties.

The document outlines the CARIWIG online data portal, which provides historical climate data and future projections at a 25km resolution for the Caribbean. It highlights four specific tools: a Weather Generator used in Belize to link rising minimum temperatures to dengue fever risks; a Tropical Storm Model used in Jamaica to predict river discharge timing during category 5 hurricanes; the CARIDRO drought tool used in Cuba to project 12-18 moderate to extreme droughts in Las Tunas province by 2050; and the CCORAL tool for integrating climate change into policy. The research emphasizes implementing adaptation actions that perform well across a wide range of uncertain future conditions.

The document outlines the structure and access requirements for the Climate TRACE public dataset on Google BigQuery, including a detailed data catalog of emissions, metadata, and sector-specific tables. It provides step-by-step instructions for querying the data, managing permissions, and exporting results via CSV, JSON, or Parquet formats, while noting that query costs are borne by the user.

The report identifies 37 unique software tools for climate-sensitive infectious disease modelling, finding a heavy bias toward vector-borne diseases, particularly malaria. It highlights significant gaps in operationalization, accessibility, and geographic representation, noting that most tools are developed by North American and European institutions despite being intended for use in the Global South. Expert interviews reveal critical barriers to implementation, including poor data sharing between climate and health sectors, lack of political mandates, and a mismatch between complex model outputs and the needs of public health decision-makers.

The testimony outlines three distinct purposes for energy and climate data systems in China: measuring national-level progress for international commitments and macroeconomic policy, tracking the impact of specific programs and players at sub-national or sectoral levels, and providing public transparency for civil society.

The document outlines an effort to make complex global climate data more accessible by converting it into simple indicators and open geospatial formats. This process aims to reduce barriers for users who need to anticipate trends in agriculture, energy demand, disaster risk, and water management to inform adaptation strategies. The resulting data are hosted on PREPdata and Resource Watch, with the source code available on GitHub.

The paper introduces the "data loop" concept for Indonesia, where the private sector provides climate and GHG emissions data to the government, which in turn creates mandatory reporting systems and incentives for voluntary reporting. This mechanism is intended to mirror an "ambition loop," where bold policy and corporate leadership mutually accelerate climate action. The author argues that Indonesia can enhance its climate data and sustainable development planning, such as the Low Carbon Development Indonesia (LCDI) initiative, by developing a participatory and integrated reporting system.

The Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas is an interactive tool for analyzing global water risk. Users can specify locations via map selection, address entry, or file imports of up to 500 addresses. The tool provides various water risk indicators—including physical, regulatory, and reputational risks—with temporal resolutions (annual and monthly) and future projections for 2030, 2050, and 2080 based on CMIP6 climate data and five Global Circulation Models. Results can be exported in CSV and GPKG formats.