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This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a guide for developing financial instruments for climate adaptation, drawing on a decade of experience from the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (The Lab). It identifies key barriers to adaptation finance—such as high perceived risk, limited investor awareness, and a lack of bankable pipelines—and outlines a five-step framework for structuring successful instruments: defining a resilience thesis, building robust pipelines, strategic funder engagement, cultivating collaborations, and measuring impact.

Saint Lucia is transitioning its energy system to increase resilience and reduce diesel dependency, highlighted by a 4MW utility-scale solar farm completed in 2018 that saved $3 million and 1.5 million gallons of diesel in three years. The island aims for 35% renewable electricity by 2025 and a 23% reduction in climate pollution by 2050. Current efforts include planning eight solar microgrids for critical facilities (schools, hospitals, and government buildings) and utilizing catalytic philanthropic funding to unlock private investment.

A statement by Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, delivered at the Global Review of Aid for Trade 2024. The speech critiques the 18-year history of the Aid for Trade initiative, arguing that its original assumptions failed to account for the volatility of development gradients, the climate crisis, and the extreme vulnerability of small island developing states.

The Lagos State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (LCARP), published in June 2024 by FSD Africa and the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, is a strategic roadmap to protect Lagos from climate-driven risks. The plan identifies sea-level rise, extreme rainfall, and extreme heat as the primary climate impact drivers, with a projected cost of inaction reaching nearly $40 billion by 2050. To mitigate these risks, LCARP proposes a $9 billion project portfolio consisting of 33 adaptation projects, aiming to mobilize between $700 million and $1.3 billion in annual climate finance by 2035. The plan emphasizes a shift from an overreliance on concessional debt toward a balanced mix of blended finance, grants, and nature-based solutions, supported by new governance structures and sector-specific policy reforms.

This briefing, prepared by the focal point of Chile for the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), proposes that the Climate Science and Resilience Center (CR2) based in Santiago de Chile be invited to become an Associate of the IAI.

The Sharm-el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA) Implementation Report, launched at COP28, outlines a global framework of science-backed solutions across multiple systems to make 4 billion people resilient by 2030. The report identifies the SAA as a driver for collaboration between public and private entities to address gaps in finance, planning, and implementation, while highlighting the role of businesses, financiers, and local changemakers as catalysts for change.

The Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA), coordinated by the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University and the Global Resilience Partnership, is issuing a call for applications for transdisciplinary working groups for the 2025-2027 period. Under the theme "Transformative Pathways to Resilient and Sustainable Futures," these groups will conduct synthesis projects to influence policy and practice regarding resilience and development in the southern African region.

This policy brief by the Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA) advocates for the integration of Gender Transformative Approaches (GTAs) into policies and programs across Southern Africa to build equitable and resilient livelihoods. It argues that traditional gender mainstreaming fails to address the root causes of inequality, such as entrenched social norms, and proposes a shift toward GTAs that challenge and change these structures to enhance community and ecosystem resilience against climate change and food insecurity.

A year-end statement from Nathanial Matthews of the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) reviewing the organization's 2023 activities, highlighting partnerships in climate adaptation, private sector engagement, and resilience measurement.

This guidance note, published by the Global Resilience Partnership in December 2023, examines 24 marginal, small-scale initiatives termed "Seeds" within African food systems. The document analyzes how these initiatives contribute to equity and sustainability, the barriers they encounter, and how development partners can better support them to achieve systemic transformation.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that the European Union is unprepared for cascading climate risks—where hazards in remote locations create knock-on effects across borders and systems—and provides 21 strategic recommendations to build systemic resilience.

A statement from the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) honoring the life and work of Professor Saleemul Huq following his passing.

This report examines how the European Union and its member states address cascading and cross-border climate impacts within agri-food systems in third countries with close ties to Europe, identifying strategic challenges and providing policy recommendations to build system-wide resilience.

This policy brief outlines lessons for integrating climate information into urban adaptation planning in sub-Saharan Africa, based on the FRACTAL and FRACTAL-Plus projects conducted between 2015 and 2022.

The Southeast Asia Regional Resilience Dialogue outcome document outlines strategies to scale up climate adaptation and resilience in Southeast Asia, emphasizing the role of grassroots organizations, women's leadership, and the need for flexible, multi-level financing to support local actions.

This policy brief explores how monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can be used to build transformative equity and resilience in South Africa. Based on six case studies, it identifies four key enablers: contextualized learning, inclusive processes, increased agency for Global South actors in M&E design, and institutional arrangements that ensure long-term data ownership. The brief argues that M&E is a tool of power and advocates for a shift from funder-driven compliance to locally-led, reflexive systems that empower marginalized communities.

This case study examines the impact of an unprecedented cold spell in December 2022 on livestock farming in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka, focusing on the experiences of a farmer in the Vavuniya District.

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge is an initiative by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation to identify and scale innovative, nature-positive agricultural solutions in East Africa. The program provides not-for-profit organizations with mentoring, leadership training, and connections to investors to transform seed-level ideas into sustainable business models that enhance biodiversity and climate resilience.

This report presents seven perspectives from the AgriFoSe2030 project on the food crisis and agricultural interlinkages in East Africa and Southeast Asia, detailing how specific project interventions aim to improve food security and system resilience.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) reviewed federal legislation from the 115th through the 117th Congress to identify laws promoting climate adaptation and resilience. EESI identified 41 laws that address over 16 different climate impacts, ranging from acute events like wildfires to slow-onset events like thawing permafrost, though much of the federal approach remains centered on disaster response and recovery.