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In December 2022, Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka experienced an unprecedented temperature drop to approximately 17C, caused by a cold front, smog, and pollution from India. This event devastated livestock farming, a primary income source for rural communities. The case study highlights the experience of Subramaniyam Kanahendran in the Vavuniya District, who lost 11 cattle, including a stud bull and several milking and pregnant cows, resulting in financial losses nearly 20 times his family's average monthly income. The document attributes the high mortality rate to the animals' poor nutritional status and inability to cope with temperature fluctuations, and it recommends improved nutritional management, weather-resilient infrastructure, and compensation mechanisms to build future resilience.

The sustainable debt market in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reached a cumulative total of USD 154.1 billion by the end of 2022. While the region represents only 4% of global sustainable debt, these instruments account for approximately 21% of the region's total debt volume from 2019 to 2022. The market is led by Chile, Mexico, and Brazil, with a strong presence of sovereign issuers and development banks. Key trends include the rise of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), the emergence of 'blue bonds' for ocean conservation, and the development of national taxonomies in Colombia and Mexico to standardize sustainable investments.

The LAC GSS+ bond market reached a cumulative total of USD154.1bn by the end of 2022. While 2022 saw a contraction in volumes, the market remains significant, accounting for an average of 21% of the region's debt. Sustainability bonds are the largest segment (35%), followed by green (28%), social (19%), and sustainability-linked bonds (17%). Chile, Mexico, and Brazil are the primary market drivers, with Chile leading in total volume at USD43.2bn. The report highlights the emergence of sovereign sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), the potential of the blue economy, and the critical need for adaptation and resilience (A&R) financing. Key barriers include reporting inconsistencies and limited local capital market liquidity. The document recommends the adoption of national taxonomies, enhanced disclosure through platforms like the IDB's Green Bond Transparency Platform, and the use of innovative instruments to mobilize capital for the energy transition.

The document defines seafood jurisdictional initiatives (JIs) as place-based efforts that combine policy and market-based approaches to achieve holistic sustainability at ecological and political scales. It argues that while traditional certification, ratings, and improvement (CRI) efforts are valuable, they lack the scale to address systemic barriers like climate change, biodiversity loss, and labor rights. The guide outlines the roles of market partners in incentivizing governments through preferential sourcing and long-term contracts, and provides a step-by-step approach for prioritizing jurisdictions and determining investment. It emphasizes that JIs are complementary to CRI efforts and require long-term commitments—often 8 to 20 years—supported by robust monitoring, verification, and community-led governance.

The document outlines a framework for seafood jurisdictional initiatives (JIs) as a complement to traditional certification, ratings, and improvement (CRI) efforts. It defines JIs as place-based approaches that combine governance reform and market-based strategies to address systemic barriers—such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and labor rights—that individual farm or fishery certifications cannot solve alone. The guide details the necessary elements for success, including multistakeholder collaboration, robust monitoring and verification frameworks, and the importance of aligning geographic boundaries with decision-making authority.

The document defines seafood jurisdictional initiatives (JIs) as place-based efforts combining policy and market-based approaches to achieve holistic sustainability. It argues that traditional certification, ratings, and improvement (CRI) efforts are insufficient for global scale and systemic issues. The handbook outlines a three-step implementation process: scoping, co-designing, and co-implementing, emphasizing the necessity of government leadership, multistakeholder collaboration, and long-term blended finance.

The document outlines the concept of seafood Jurisdictional Initiatives (JIs) as place-based, multistakeholder efforts that combine policy reform and market-based incentives to address systemic sustainability challenges. It contrasts JIs with traditional certification, ratings, and improvement (CRI) projects, arguing that JIs are better suited for tackling cumulative impacts, climate resilience, and social equity across entire production geographies. The guide details a three-step implementation process—scoping, co-designing, and co-implementing—and emphasizes the critical roles of government leadership, private-sector engagement, and the inclusion of Indigenous peoples and local communities. It also provides guidance on establishing monitoring, reporting, and verification frameworks to ensure the credibility of sustainability claims.

The document outlines the concept of seafood jurisdictional initiatives (JIs) as place-based, multistakeholder approaches that combine policy reform with market-based mechanisms to address systemic sustainability barriers. It emphasizes the pivotal role of government authorities in defining boundaries, leading policy changes, and aligning national and international conservation targets. The guide details the incentives for governments to adopt JIs, such as fulfilling UN SDGs and UNCLOS commitments, and provides practical steps for policy-makers to prioritize actions, maximize impact, and monitor progress through collaborative frameworks.

The guidelines advocate for jurisdictional initiatives (JIs) as a complementary approach to traditional certification, ratings, and improvement (CRI) efforts. While CRI focuses on individual farms or fisheries, JIs operate at a broader scale to address systemic issues like climate resilience, biodiversity loss, and labor rights through policy reform and multistakeholder collaboration. The document outlines key enablers for success, including government leadership, long-term blended finance, and ecosystem-based management. It also provides frameworks for monitoring, reporting, and verifying claims, emphasizing that performance outcomes typically take eight to 20 years to materialize. Case studies, such as the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) for tuna and a shrimp aquaculture project in Indonesia, illustrate the application of these principles.

The CDKN Gender in climate action training pack provides facilitators and practitioners with a modular curriculum to ensure climate interventions are gender-responsive and socially inclusive. The pack consists of six modules covering international policy frameworks, the rationale for gender-based approaches, risk assessment, solution planning, equity-responsive budgeting, and inclusive implementation. It utilizes a variety of tools, including Powerpoint presentations, case studies from Nepal, India, and Ethiopia, and interactive games to build capacity among professionals working on climate resilience, adaptation, and mitigation.

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers and nonindustrial forest managers to address natural resource concerns. It supports practices that improve water and air quality, increase soil health, and mitigate climate change. Funding is provided through the 2018 Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, with specific allocations for livestock production and wildlife habitat. The program includes sub-initiatives like Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) and the EQIP Cover Crop Initiative to foster innovative conservation approaches and carbon sequestration.

The document examines the challenges of aligning long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDS) with global adaptation goals. It explores the potential for combined, synergistic strategies that ensure emission reductions are climate-resilient and that long-term adaptation plans align with mitigation targets, specifically within the framework of the Paris Agreement.

The AC-CReWS project aims to enhance climate resilience on Ambergris Caye, Belize, by upgrading water and wastewater infrastructure and governance. The project focuses on transitioning to low-carbon systems through the installation of a 3 MW grid-tied PV system, upgrading sewage treatment to tertiary levels for reclaimed water reuse, and implementing SCADA for automated monitoring and leak detection. With a total indicative cost of USD 49.893 million, the project targets 40,000 direct beneficiaries and expects to mitigate 148,140 tCO2eq over a 30-year lifespan. It also proposes a Revolving Adaptation and Mitigation Fund Facility (RAMFF) to sustain small-scale climate initiatives.

The document details the efforts of community leader Ana Cecilia Solís Ugalde and the MUDECOOP cooperative in Manzanillo, Puntarenas, to combat climate change through the creation of the area's first covered mangrove nursery. The project aims to establish natural barriers against tidal waves and flooding, which threaten a community where 80% of residents live in mangrove areas. Beyond reforestation, the initiative addresses food insecurity via a communal dining room for children during fishing moratoriums and droughts, and promotes community tourism as an alternative income source to offset the loss of artisanal fishing revenue.

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) supports the BLM's proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule, arguing that conservation leases are a valid tool for implementing the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) mandates. CATF recommends that the rule be structured to avoid hindering the buildout of electric transmission and renewable energy, specifically suggesting a two-mile buffer around energy corridors where leases are restricted to permittees. The document also advocates for integrating carbon sequestration and climate resilience into the 'fundamentals of land health' and strongly advises against allowing conservation leases to generate marketable carbon offset credits due to a lack of permanence in the proposed 10-year lease terms.

The document details the challenges faced by the semi-nomadic Brokpa community in Merak, Bhutan, following an unprecedented heavy snowfall in the winter of 2022. It focuses on Ms. Pema Wangmo, a shopkeeper and mother who experienced the destruction of her greenhouse and the threat of roof collapses. The case study emphasizes the role of community support in rebuilding and argues for the necessity of steel-based infrastructure and better communication networks to enhance resilience against worsening climate impacts in remote highland areas.

The document outlines how various policy sectors—including agriculture, trade, land use, and energy—interconnect to influence urban food security in Southern Africa. It emphasizes that urban planners can improve food accessibility and resilience by designing food-sensitive infrastructure, optimizing transportation for fresh food, and allocating land for community gardens and markets. The note further advocates for inclusive governance, urging policymakers to engage informal food actors, such as street vendors, and diverse stakeholders through participatory workshops and capacity-building programs to ensure equitable food systems.

Zambia has revised its monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) framework for its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to improve coherence across national policies and ensure inclusive, sub-national engagement. The framework aims to provide evidence-based reporting, promote accountability, and integrate gender-responsive measures across nine priority sectors. Key efforts include aligning indicators with the 8th National Development Plan and Nationally Determined Contributions, and establishing a data flow process from ward and district levels up to national ministries.

The report explores how national climate risk assessments (CRAs) can transition from one-off planning documents to iterative tools for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL). Based on analysis from 12 countries, it argues that while periodic CRAs are essential for evidence-based National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), a fully standardized approach is often impractical due to evolving scientific knowledge and shifting policy priorities. The document highlights that countries like Germany and the UK are beginning to use CRAs to assess whether vulnerability is decreasing, though methodological challenges remain, such as the time lag between adaptation action and observable risk reduction.

The Canadian Climate Institute emphasizes that while the federal government's National Adaptation Strategy provides a necessary framework for climate resilience, it requires significantly increased funding, better inter-governmental coordination, and robust accountability mechanisms to be effective.