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The report assesses gender inequality in the Maldives, highlighting disparities in political representation, labor force participation, and resource access. It specifically examines how water scarcity disproportionately affects women due to their domestic roles and proposes a gender-responsive project design that targets female-headed households and utilizes women's development committees to ensure equitable water service delivery.

The National Pricing Strategy for Water Use Charges outlines a hybrid tariff system for South Africa, combining national and catchment-level charges. It defines six water use categories and five main charge types: Water Resources Management, Infrastructure (including O&M, Depreciation, FIBC, and Capital Use), Waste Discharge, Water Research Commission, and Economic Regulator charges. The strategy emphasizes the 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' principles while providing targeted subsidies and phased-in charges for resource-poor farmers and foresters to support racial and gender equity. Implementation began on 1 April 2016, introducing multi-year tariffs and a structured process for budget planning and price setting.

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 defines non-sewered sanitation systems (NSSS) as reticulation-free systems where human excreta are stored on-site for treatment or disposal. It highlights the economic return of water and sanitation investments, noting a USD 2.5 - 5 return in reduced healthcare costs for every dollar spent. In South Africa, NSSS are presented as solutions to water scarcity, aging infrastructure, and rapid urbanization, with a potential R4.7bn investment opportunity in metropolitan projects and a R3.4bn government allocation for school sanitation over two years. Globally, the document projects that water infrastructure costs will rise from USD 6.7 trillion by 2030 to USD 22.6 trillion by 2050, with Sub-Saharan Africa leading in annual costs to achieve basic and safe sanitation.

The Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF) argues that systemic racism and economic inequity have placed Latino/a/x communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis, necessitating targeted policy solutions. It outlines a three-part strategy focusing on energy and economic justice, protecting vulnerable populations from climate disasters, and ensuring equitable representation and access to government services. Key priorities include transitioning to community-based renewable energy, protecting farmworkers from extreme heat, remediating abandoned oil wells, and addressing the unique vulnerabilities of Puerto Rico.

The document outlines a social accountability approach where trained ward committee members monitor public infrastructure projects, specifically water and sanitation, using a digital tool to report data and facilitate solutions with local authorities. The program is currently being piloted in the Oudtshoorn and Kouga local municipalities, where 30 citizen monitors have been trained.

The document serves as a reference guide defining various financing instruments—including loans, equity, and de-risking tools—designed to leverage private capital for low-carbon markets in developing countries. It is derived from a larger WRI working paper and focuses on how public donors, development finance institutions, and international mechanisms can mobilize investment into sectors such as renewable energy and energy efficiency.

The study concludes that human-induced climate change significantly increased the probability of the 2022 summer soil moisture droughts in both West-Central Europe and the Northern Hemisphere extratropics, primarily driven by a strong increase in high temperatures rather than precipitation deficits. For West-Central Europe, the likelihood of root-zone soil moisture drought increased by 3-4 times and surface soil moisture drought by 5-6 times. In the Northern Hemisphere extratropics, the increase was more pronounced, with the likelihood of root-zone drought increasing by at least 20 times and surface drought by at least 5 times. These conditions led to severe impacts on agriculture, energy production, and water infrastructure, compounded by socio-economic stressors such as the conflict in Ukraine.

The document details water stress in cities including São Paulo, Mexico City, Karachi, Los Angeles, Nairobi, Brisbane, and Seville, highlighting the roles of poor planning, climate-driven drought, and infrastructure failure. It advocates for a transition to climate-resilient water budgets through demand reduction, diversified water sources, and improved governance to avoid 'Day Zero' scenarios.