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This issue note by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is paralyzed by its reliance on consensus-based decision-making. The report contends that this model allows a small minority of states to block ambitious climate action and proposes transitioning to a qualified majority voting system to accelerate progress and fulfill legal obligations to cooperate on climate change.

This research paper explores the role of anthropology in understanding the production, circulation, and use of climate services, emphasizing the need to examine the 'human dimensions' of climate information to support decision-making in climate-sensitive sectors.

This report examines gender-equitable participation in climate adaptation decision-making, analyzing barriers and enablers across global and national scales with a specific focus on women. It utilizes secondary data from Vietnam, Ecuador, Madagascar, and India, and employs the Gender at Work Framework to propose interventions and recommendations for policy actors, CSOs, and international agencies.

This research paper examines how land resource managers in Scotland incorporate high-end climate change (HECC) scenarios—defined as global temperature increases exceeding 4°C—into their adaptation decision-making processes.

This briefing explores whether the unprecedented rate of human-induced climate change necessitates new decision-making approaches for policymakers, planners, and investors, weighing the unique challenges of climate risks against existing frameworks used for other long-term environmental or unpredictable threats.

This briefing from the World Resources Institute explores the role of development agencies in supporting national-level decision-making processes for climate change adaptation in vulnerable countries. It argues that the design of these decision-making processes is a key determinant of a country's ability to manage climate risks and achieve global anti-poverty objectives.

This research paper by Roger Street of the UK Climate Impacts Programme examines the requirements for climate information to be useful in adaptation decision-making. The author argues that information must be 'decision-relevant,' meaning it is tailored to the specific spatial and temporal scales of the decision process and the needs of the user community. The paper emphasizes that providing more data is not always beneficial and that a joint responsibility between information providers and users, fostered through sustained engagement, is necessary to bridge the gap between scientific data and practical policy implementation.