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The document analyzes how environmental degradation, the pursuit of civilian nuclear power, and geopolitical tensions—primarily involving China—intersect to create instability in the South China Sea region. It highlights the vulnerability of Indonesia and the Philippines to sea-level rise and extreme weather, their efforts to establish nuclear energy frameworks via IAEA guidance, and the internal threat posed by ISIL-affiliated extremists. The report argues that these converging risks, combined with hegemonic competition between the U.S. and China, threaten regional stability.

The document outlines a project preparation phase to design a larger intervention in northern Mauritania. It identifies severe desertification and water scarcity in the hubs of Aoujeft, Rachid, Tamchekett, and Nema. The proposed full project intends to implement ecosystem-based adaptation, land rehabilitation, and water management strategies to protect these regions and prevent the southward expansion of the Sahara.

Dr Roxy Mathew Koll, an author for the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, employs a 'global to local' communication approach to bridge the gap between high-level scientific reports and the lived experiences of people in India. He supplements IPCC data with local scientific papers and government reports to link climate change to immediate food, water, and energy security issues. To counter the depressing nature of climate risk assessments, he incorporates success stories of community-led adaptation and mitigation. His engagement methods include the use of comics, newspaper clippings, and 'temproidery'—a creative project using color-coded embroidery to visualize rising temperature spirals.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has proposed a revised Scientific Agenda to its Conference of the Parties. This update aligns the agenda with the IAI Strategic Plan, emphasizing transdisciplinary science and the integration of human systems. The proposed agenda is organized into four primary research themes: human dimensions and policy consequences, climate variability in the Americas, ecosystems and biodiversity, and the chemical composition of the atmosphere, oceans, and freshwater. These themes aim to address regional sustainability, including food and water security, climate adaptation, and biodiversity conservation across the Americas.

The report finds that 44% of the 330 climate adaptation actions in the KJIP are underway or complete, indicating that implementation is generally on track. While strategies related to governance, health, education, and disaster risk management show strong progress, others—particularly those concerning finance, sovereignty, and the private sector—suffer from low implementation and reporting rates due to capacity constraints and competing priorities in executive agencies.

The authors highlight the accuracy of previous intelligence warnings regarding pandemics to argue that similar foresight must be applied to climate change. They assert that unabated climate change will trigger global instability through food and water insecurity, mass migration, increased international tensions, and high-impact 'wildcard' events, necessitating a move toward net-zero emissions to protect global security.

The case study describes a climate-smart agricultural model launched in 2014 by Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) to support women farmers in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra. By promoting sustainable farming, diversifying livelihoods, and improving water management, the model has reduced farming costs and improved soil fertility and food security. The initiative has scaled to reach over 60,000 women farmers across 810 villages in six districts.

The project aims to support 603,000 people in six districts of the Koshi River Basin to transition from climate-vulnerable subsistence farming to sustainable, market-driven systems. It focuses on scaling up climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) practices, enhancing agrometeorological and market advisory services, and establishing local value chain networks. With a total indicative cost of USD 43.1 million, the project targets vulnerable groups, particularly women, to improve food security and livelihoods in the face of increasing temperature trends and precipitation variability.

The report assesses gender inequalities in Sudan and their intersection with climate change to inform a Gender Action Plan (GAP) for a resilience-building project. It identifies that women are disproportionately affected by climate variability due to existing poverty, limited access to resources, and socio-cultural norms. The proposed GAP focuses on mainstreaming gender equality through Farmer Field Schools, the use of Household Methodologies (such as GALS), and targeted interventions like horticulture gardens and microfinance to enhance the adaptive capacity of women and men in rural Sudan.

The report examines the global banana market, noting that while bananas are the most valuable traded fruit, the sector faces significant challenges including climate change, the Tropical Race 4 fungal disease, and poor farmer livelihoods. It highlights the growth of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs), which accounted for 7% of production in 2016, and identifies opportunities to expand these standards in countries like India, China, and specific LHDCs such as Tanzania and Rwanda to improve environmental and social outcomes.

The report argues that World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on agricultural domestic support require urgent updates to align with Agenda 2030, specifically Sustainable Development Goal 2. It analyzes support trends across twelve WTO members and proposes simplifying rules by introducing new, gradually reducing limits on trade-distorting support based on current agricultural output rather than historical levels. Key recommendations include providing special and differential treatment for developing countries, limiting support concentration on single commodities, and exempting certain public stockholding programs from support limits if administered prices remain below international market prices. The report also emphasizes the need for increased transparency in government notifications to improve global food system stability.

The statement asserts that COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of a global food system where 820 million people were chronically hungry prior to the pandemic. It calls on G20 ministers to protect the rights of peasant farmers and migrant workers, curb financial speculation in agricultural futures to prevent price crises, and transition toward a sustainable food system based on food sovereignty and local production rather than long supply chains and external inputs.

The document argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of a global food system where 820 million people suffered chronic hunger before the crisis. It calls on G20 governments to protect the rights and health of food producers and migrant workers, restrict financial speculation in agricultural futures to prevent price crises, and rebuild the food system to stop environmental degradation and climate crisis drivers. The authors advocate for a global political response coordinated by the UN Committee on World Food Security, grounded in international human rights instruments and the principle of food sovereignty.

The statement urges G20 ministers to address the vulnerability of food producers and migrant workers during the COVID-19 crisis. It calls for measures to prevent financial speculation on food, the protection of fundamental rights for agricultural workers, and a systemic shift away from industrial food chains toward sustainable, local food sovereignty to mitigate future pandemics and climate crises.

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the COVID-19 crisis is a result of a neoliberal politico-economic system that prioritizes market economies and corporate power over public health and nature. The statement highlights how the pandemic disproportionately affects marginalized groups—including women, indigenous peoples, and the working class—while intensifying climate vulnerabilities and food insecurity. It demands an end to austerity, the cancellation of external debt, and a transition away from fossil-fuel-based capitalism toward a feminist economy and strengthened public services.

The document expresses support for measures ensuring the free movement of goods and labour and streamlined trade procedures to support farmers during COVID-19. However, it strongly opposes temporary exemptions from greening requirements and crop diversification, arguing there is no evidence that the pandemic affects farmers' ability to comply with environmental rules or threatens food security. The authors urge the Commission to maintain the enforcement of EU environmental legislation and carefully assess measures such as modified state aid rules, flexibility between CAP pillars, and the classification of COVID-19 as a blanket force majeure on a case-by-case basis.

The document details the impacts of climate change on Alaskan coastal communities, highlighting the synergy between thawing permafrost and decreasing sea ice that accelerates shoreline erosion. It emphasizes the high financial cost of community relocation and the critical need for integrating indigenous knowledge with western science. The briefing also discusses the role of regional partnerships, such as the Aleutian Bering Sea Initiative, in managing marine mammals and improving domain awareness, while identifying significant barriers to resilience, including inadequate elevation data, limited telecommunications, and a lack of central coordinating authority for adaptation.

The report argues that current WTO rules on agricultural internal support are outdated and inequitable, failing to constrain the high subsidies of wealthy nations or accommodate the growing needs of emerging economies. By examining a diverse sample of countries, the authors demonstrate that a small number of members—China, India, the US, and the EU—concentrate the vast majority of trade-distorting support. The document proposes simplifying these rules by basing support limits on a percentage of the value of agricultural production (VDP) rather than fixed monetary amounts, while advocating for stricter transparency and special treatment for developing nations to align trade rules with Sustainable Development Goals.

The report analyzes agricultural domestic support in twelve WTO members, finding that trade-distorting support is heavily concentrated in China, India, the United States, and the European Union. It argues that existing WTO rules are outdated, failing to address the growth of support in emerging economies or the inequities inherited from the Uruguay Round. The authors propose simplifying rules by tying domestic support limits to a percentage of the value of production (VoP) and increasing transparency requirements.

The African Union (AU) and Africa CDC reacted quickly to COVID-19, coordinating health responses and establishing an anti-COVID-19 fund. However, the pandemic has exacerbated security threats in West and Central Africa, where fighting against terrorism and internal conflicts continues despite global ceasefire calls. In the Horn of Africa, the virus has disrupted peace processes and created new instabilities, including the politicisation of response measures and the release of thousands of inmates. The report also highlights the extreme vulnerability of Africa's 25.2 million refugees and internally displaced persons, warning that border closures may increase irregular migration and transmission risks.