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The Asunción Declaration, issued on May 30, 2025, by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and its associated institutions, outlines a commitment to enhancing water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience across the Americas through transdisciplinary science, regional cooperation, and the integration of diverse knowledge systems.

The Declaration of the Parties and Associated Institutions of the IAI, issued during the 33rd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Asunción, Paraguay, outlines a commitment to enhancing water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience in the Americas through transdisciplinary science, open data sharing, and science diplomacy.

AquaMnara is a venture supported by FSD Africa and BFA Global that provides Kenyan aquaculture farmers with technical guidance, certified inputs, and an e-voucher credit system to build climate resilience. The initiative addresses a $12 billion annual financing gap and resource underutilisation in Kenya, while specifically supporting women through the Women in Aquaculture programme.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute explains the definition, scale, and challenges of adaptation finance, which funds projects to build resilience against climate change impacts. It highlights a significant funding gap in developing countries and the difficulties in tracking these investments compared to climate mitigation.

This briefing, prepared by the permanent representative of Paraguay for the thirty-third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), proposes that the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) be invited to become an Associate of the Institute. The document outlines the WMO's regional and global roles in climate cooperation and details its existing collaborative activities with the IAI since 2022.

This briefing, prepared by the permanent representative of Paraguay, proposes that the Conference of the Parties invite the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to become an Associate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) under Article XI of the IAI's founding Agreement.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has issued a notification regarding the draft Declaration of Asunción on Water Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in the Americas, which is slated for endorsement at the 33rd Conference of the Parties (CoP-33) in Paraguay.

This supplementary guide from the Climate Bonds Initiative establishes interim process criteria for certifying climate resilience investments listed in the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) that currently lack specific sector criteria. It defines the requirements for Use-of-Proceeds and Asset Certification, focusing on substantial contributions to resilience, management of maladaptation risks, and ensuring no significant harm to climate mitigation objectives.

A statement issued by the Parties and Associates of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) during its 33rd Conference of the Parties in Asunción, Paraguay, in May 2025. The document outlines commitments to enhance water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience in the Americas through transdisciplinary science, regional cooperation, and improved early warning systems.

The 'STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT A LONG TERME A FAIBLE EMISSION DE CARBONE ET RESILIENT AU CLIMAT DU TOGO' (LT-LEDS) is a comprehensive strategic framework designed to guide Togo toward carbon neutrality by 2060. The document outlines a transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy through sectoral transformations in energy, transport, agriculture, forestry, industrial processes, and waste management. It integrates climate goals with national socio-economic development, emphasizing inclusive growth, gender equality, and the mobilization of approximately 11.9 trillion FCFA in investments to mitigate climate risks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

WRI Colombia implemented a capacity-building and education initiative to help local government officials and teachers integrate the national long-term climate strategy (E2050) into subnational development plans and school curricula.

This methodology report describes the development and piloting of an integrated cost-benefit analysis (CBA) model designed to estimate the direct and indirect benefits of nature-based infrastructure (NBI)—such as conservation and reforestation—for road resilience in Indonesia. The model expands traditional CBA by incorporating 'non-road' benefits, including socio-economic and environmental externalities, to provide a more holistic view of the value of investing in climate-resilient infrastructure.

This report by the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre evaluates the cost-benefit ratio of implementing nature-based infrastructure (NBI) to mitigate flood risks in the Drakenstein Municipality of South Africa, specifically focusing on river restoration in the Berg River catchment.

Natural Justice provides a critique of the proposed amendments to South Africa's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014, published on 6 December 2024. The organization argues that while the amendments aim to reduce administrative 'red tape', they may weaken environmental oversight and community rights, particularly regarding seismic surveys, mining expansions, and fracturing activities.

This report summarizes a February 2025 policy dialogue event organized by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). The discussion focused on the African Union's (AU) ability to reposition Africa within a shifting global order characterized by geopolitical disruptions, including the 'Trump 2.0' era. The panel identified critical barriers to Africa's strategic positioning, such as financial dependency on external donors, a disconnect between aging leadership and a young population, and a fragmented approach to global diplomacy. The report advocates for institutional reforms within the AU, a shift from focusing on historical reparations toward immediate economic and security stability, and the adoption of a unified foreign policy to increase the continent's global influence.

This research paper describes a decision framework using natural language processing (NLP) and text network analysis (TNA) to integrate community narratives from informal settlements in Lusaka, Zambia, into flood-risk mapping and resilience planning.

An economic valuation by the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre finds that investing in the rehabilitation of Sherwan Hill Adventure Park in Abbottabad, Pakistan, yields a return of USD 2.49 for every USD 1 spent over 30 years. The project, part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project, aims to combat the effects of rapid urbanization (3.5% annual growth) and climate change—including flash floods, landslides, and the urban heat island effect—by expanding green infrastructure to improve public health and climate resilience.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes financial flows to India's sustainable agriculture sector for FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. It employs a value-chain approach to map public and private funding across upstream, farming, and downstream activities, highlighting a heavy reliance on domestic commercial bank debt and government budgets, while noting a significant gap in international finance and diversified investment instruments.

This briefing by the African Food Systems Transformation Collective argues for the integration of agroecology into the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus framework to accelerate the transition toward sustainable and resilient African food systems. It positions philanthropic investment as a critical catalyst to overcome the fragmentation and short-term funding cycles that currently hinder the scaling of agroecological practices.

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) outlines the methodology for its Social and Sustainability Bond Dataset (SSBD), detailing the criteria, screening processes, and classification systems used to evaluate debt instruments. The framework focuses on ensuring that bonds provide substantive social and environmental benefits to target populations while adhering to strict minimum safeguards to prevent 'greenwashing'.