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The document outlines the challenges and opportunities in financing climate resilience, particularly in conflict-affected and fragile regions. It highlights the mismatch between private sector short-term return expectations and the long-term nature of resilience projects, suggesting de-risking tools like mega guarantees and parametric insurance. The report emphasizes the need for governments to address data scarcity in the Global South and the importance of supporting locally led, indigenous initiatives. Examples of successful interventions include resilience bonds in the Philippines and bundled insurance and seeds in Mozambique.

The briefing outlines the systemic failures of traditional municipal service delivery in South Africa, where over 7.32 million households in approximately 4,298 informal settlements face severe constraints. It proposes Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) as a paradigm shift based on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), emphasizing decentralization and public-private partnerships. The document establishes a framework of technical, social, and financial 'best practice norms' to ensure sustainability and community ownership. Through case studies like Peco Power (energy), Kaloola (sanitation), Regenize (waste), and Gcwalisa (food/waste), it demonstrates how off-grid and community-led solutions can provide interim services while working toward long-term goals. It concludes by recommending a systems approach to integrate ASD into provincial planning and calling for flexible policy and funding mechanisms.

The document outlines the opportunities and regulatory requirements for private sector engagement in South Africa's water sector. It highlights a significant infrastructure investment gap, with an estimated R900 billion needed over the next decade. Key opportunities are identified in metropolitan municipalities, where R54.6 billion is planned for water and sanitation spend between 2023/24 and 2025/26. The guide details the roles of national and local government, the impact of new legislation like the Public Procurement Act (2024) and the NWRIA Act (2024), and the specific procurement thresholds and B-BBEE scoring systems used in public tenders. It also lists innovation platforms and trial mechanisms for new technologies.

The document examines the crisis of external debt in Africa, noting that for some commodity-dependent nations, debt-to-GDP ratios exceeded 100% after the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that current debt relief efforts by the G20 and UN are insufficient because they lack binding frameworks for private creditors. The authors contend that the global financial system reproduces colonial extraction and that only a coordinated effort to write off private, public, and multilateral debt can ensure a just recovery and protect socio-economic rights.

The document introduces a guidebook and a series of reports focused on the management and financing of soil rehabilitation in China. It aims to harness green finance approaches to attract private investors and blend public and private capital for the remediation of contaminated soils, supporting China's environmental priorities and its first soil pollution law.

The IISD-Europe program on sustainable procurement provides policy advisory and research services to scale up green industrial growth through "whole life value" procurement. The institute advises governments on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and leads the International Initiative on Procurement and Green Growth. IISD argues that because public procurement accounts for 12–15 per cent of GDP in the EU and US, governments can use their purchasing power to trigger markets for sustainable goods and services and incentivize private sector investment in green technology.

The document presents a classification of financial instruments for climate adaptation, categorised by their maturity level (mature, emerging, or pilot) and their applicability to specific sectors and regions. It identifies three main categories of instruments: debt instruments, results-based financing instruments, and financial risk management instruments.

The paper argues that while digital technologies offer opportunities for efficiency in crisis response, they are not neutral and can compromise fundamental humanitarian principles. It identifies key analytical prisms—humanitarian space, public-private partnerships, resource distribution (e.g., digital food/cash), human relations, and data-driven vulnerabilities—to guide future academic inquiry into the 'technological turn' of humanitarian action.

The authors argue that while digital technologies offer opportunities for efficiency in crisis response, they are not neutral and can compromise core humanitarian principles. The paper identifies five analytical prisms for future research: the politics of humanitarian space, the rise of public-private partnerships, new methods of aid distribution (such as e-transfers), the reorganization of relationships between aid providers and recipients, and the emergence of new data-driven vulnerabilities. It concludes that the 'do no harm' imperative requires a more reflective approach to technology to ensure that digital divides do not marginalize the most vulnerable and that data collection does not create new security risks.

The paper analyzes the 'business-peace nexus,' where multinational corporations (MNCs) are reframed as peace actors. While B4P aims to embed corporations in public accountability structures, the authors argue it creates 'asymmetrical governance' locally, where corporate power is amplified and accountability is obscured.

The document outlines over 30 design questions and 110 options for creating a government-led Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for carbon removal. It details trade-offs across key operational areas, including market definition, product eligibility, procurement processes, standards, legal structures, and governance models. The guide aims to help governments, industry, and civil society co-create an AMC that fills industry gaps and supports a diverse portfolio of carbon removal technologies.

The Concession Agreement Template establishes a legal framework for the construction, operation, and maintenance of mini-grid facilities. It defines the rights and obligations of the Conceding Authority and the Concession Holder, covering asset management, service quality, insurance, and termination procedures, including detailed compensation mechanisms for various termination scenarios.

This template establishes a legal framework for contracts between a government contracting authority and a private contractor for the design, construction, and optional operation of mini-grid facilities. It defines the scope of work, payment structures, performance testing, and risk allocation to ensure transparency and flexibility in rural electrification projects.

The document examines Namibia's strategy to position the Port of Walvis Bay as a competitive alternative to other SADC ports. It details the role of the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) and the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) in expanding infrastructure and improving trade facilitation. Key developments include a new container terminal funded largely by the African Development Bank and the conceptual SADC Gateway Port. While the port benefits from strategic location and political stability, it faces challenges in human capital and administrative bureaucracy.

The report analyzes South African foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mozambique, noting that while South Africa was the primary investor (49% of FDI from 1997-2002), businesses face significant hurdles. Key obstacles include systemic corruption, inefficient bureaucracy, a weak judiciary, and high import taxes. While large-scale projects like Mozal and Sasol succeeded through high-level government support, smaller firms are more exposed to 'small corruption' and bureaucratic delays. The document highlights a stark geographic imbalance in investment, with the majority concentrated in Maputo, and calls for structural reforms in land rights, infrastructure, and the financial sector to foster sustainable growth.

The document examines the intersection of Tanzania's COVID-19 recovery strategy and its climate commitments under the NDC. It argues that the pandemic's recovery phase provides a strategic opportunity to implement 'green recovery' by leveraging investment complementarities across sectors such as agriculture, health, tourism, and water. The paper highlights a significant financing gap, noting that 96% of NDC funding is expected from development partners, and advocates for innovative climate financing and public-private partnerships to de-risk investments, particularly for smallholder farmers.

The report assesses the energy status of Rwanda's 2,139 healthcare facilities, identifying a significant reliance on diesel generators for backup and primary power. It proposes a phased roadmap (2023-2027) to implement solar PV and battery storage through public, not-for-profit, and private delivery models, with an estimated investment of $1.5 million for off-grid healthcare posts and $8.5 million for grid-connected backup systems.

The document analyzes the evolution of public bicycle-sharing (PBS) in India, noting a decline in cycling mode share from nearly 30 percent in 1994 to an average of 11 percent in 2007. While early private rental models in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore failed due to economic unviability, systems launched in 2017 in Mysuru, Bhopal, and Pune have been more successful by utilizing public-private partnerships, smart technology, and public sector support. The paper highlights the role of the National Urban Transport Policy in promoting non-motorized transport to counter the social stigma of cycling as a 'poor man's mode of transport'.

The report argues that limiting global temperature rise to 2°C requires an estimated $531 billion per year of additional investment in energy supply and demand technologies in developing countries by 2050. To achieve this, the authors propose 'readiness' activities—small-scale, long-term public investments in enabling environments—to leverage private sector capital. Key findings emphasize that international support is most effective when it is demand-driven, integrated into national institutions, and targeted at specific investment barriers. The report provides a framework for these activities and offers recommendations for the Green Climate Fund to support a paradigm shift toward low-emission development.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) evaluated a sludge-to-energy project in Xiangyang City, China, which utilizes high-temperature thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion. The project achieves significant environmental gains, including the recovery of 96% of nitrogen and 99% of phosphorous, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 95% to 98% compared to landfilling and incineration. Over a 21-year period, the project is expected to produce 45.4 million m3 of natural gas, replacing 60,000 m3 of gasoline and further reducing CO2e emissions by 140,000 metric tons. Economically, the project's success is attributed to a 'government-bank-enterprise' partnership involving the municipal government, KfW Bankengruppe of Germany, and the Export-Import Bank of China, alongside a market-oriented design focusing on the sale of compressed natural gas (CNG) and biochar.