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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the USD 10.9 million SargMarine project to improve sargassum management in the Caribbean, with execution expected to start in August 2026. The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) will lead Component 2, focusing on enhancing prediction models, early warning systems, and the integration of science into decision-making for the tourism, fishing, and coastal management sectors across seven countries, including Colombia, Jamaica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic.

This policy brief outlines six key actions to better integrate Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) holders into marine spatial planning (MSP) in South Africa. Based on a collaborative effort in Algoa Bay, the document argues that current ocean governance often neglects ILK and cultural heritage, recommending co-development of plans, increased transparency, improved data accessibility, and legislative alignment between the MSP Act and the Indigenous Knowledge Act.

This fact sheet, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in October 2016, outlines five strategic lessons for local governments to establish successful partnerships for climate compatible development. Based on experiences from South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, the document emphasizes the importance of strategic partner selection, the inclusion of marginalized and opposing groups, the use of local knowledge brokers, and the necessity of ensuring mutual benefit for all participants.

This fact sheet describes a project led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to address climate change vulnerabilities in Belize's tourism sector. The initiative focused on identifying at-risk coastal sites, assessing policies, and proposing adaptation strategies, culminating in the adoption of an integrated coastal zone management plan in February 2016.

This commentary analyzes the evolution of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports regarding sea-level rise, noting a shift from focusing on impacts toward integrated, flexible adaptation strategies and multidisciplinary systems approaches to risk reduction.

This technical report analyzes the vulnerability of Belize's tourism industry to climate change and proposes a comprehensive set of adaptation strategies. It highlights the sector's heavy reliance on natural assets, particularly the Belize Barrier Reef, and outlines specific technical, managerial, and policy interventions to mitigate risks from sea level rise, warming temperatures, and extreme weather events.

This report, produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute, the African Centre for Cities, and the City of Cape Town, examines the risks posed by climate change and rising sea levels to the Cape Town coastline. It advocates for a shift from traditional 'hard' engineering solutions toward a 'no regrets' approach centered on nature conservation and social-institutional fixes, specifically through the implementation of a coastal setback line to manage development and protect vulnerable ecosystems.

This 2010 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the integration of ecosystem-based approaches into climate change adaptation and national development planning in Belize. It identifies key climatic and socio-economic drivers of change, develops future scenarios for 2050, and assesses the current state of Belize's governance system across four clusters: institutions and networks, strategies and policies, regulations and laws, and capacity and resources.

This guide, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute for the UNEP Global Programme of Action (GPA), provides an analytical framework, guidelines, and checklists to integrate marine and coastal resource management into national planning and budgetary processes. It emphasizes shifting the narrative from purely regulatory pollution control to demonstrating how sustainable coastal management contributes to national development goals, poverty reduction, and economic growth.

This policy brief from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network argues that climate change adaptation in the Caribbean is fundamentally a governance challenge requiring a multi-level approach. It advocates for the creation of networks and hybrid partnerships between state and non-state actors to bridge jurisdictional scales and sectors, using case studies from St. Lucia and Jamaica to illustrate how community-based organizations and public-private partnerships can enhance adaptive capacity.

This policy brief outlines climate change adaptation strategies for the tourism industry in Belize, emphasizing the need to integrate these options into national policies to protect the country's coastal and reef assets.

This document consists of a series of annexures related to the proposed extension of the Tormin Mineral Sands Mine on the West Coast of South Africa. It includes a Background Information Document (BID) and an Executive Summary of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared by SRK Consulting for Mineral Sand Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR). The documents detail plans to expand mining of Valuable Heavy Minerals (VHM) across ten beaches and an inland strandline, alongside infrastructure upgrades. The annexures also contain extensive legal correspondence and an appeal from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), which challenges the lawfulness of the extension process, alleges previous environmental violations by MSR, and disputes the adequacy of the impact assessments regarding Critical Biodiversity Areas (CBAs).

This briefing, authored by Armando Rabuffetti, reviews the accomplishments of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as of May 1998 and outlines strategic goals to address funding dependencies and expand scientific participation across the Americas.