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The U.S. Government Global Water Strategy 2022-2027 establishes a whole-of-government approach to achieve a water-secure world. It prioritizes four strategic objectives: strengthening sector governance and financing, increasing equitable access to climate-resilient water and sanitation services, improving the conservation of freshwater resources, and reducing water-related conflict. The strategy emphasizes local leadership, the needs of marginalized populations, and the integration of climate resilience. Implementation is coordinated through the Interagency Water Working Group (IWWG) and focuses on High-Priority Countries (HPCs) identified by a data-driven needs and opportunity index. Specific agency plans from USAID, the Department of State, CDC, and others detail how they will leverage technical expertise, diplomatic engagement, and financial tools to meet these goals.

The COP27 Resilience Hub served as a physical and virtual space to accelerate ambition and investment in climate resilience, representing over 1,500 non-state actors. The report identifies five cross-cutting messages, emphasizing that scaling adaptation is a prerequisite for containing Loss and Damage and that locally-led adaptation (LLA) requires radical collaboration. The document details thematic analysis across nine areas—including finance, food, water, and health—and highlights the role of Regional Resilience Hubs in amplifying under-represented voices from Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The document examines the 'polycrisis' affecting Europe, where the cost of living crisis is driven by a combination of the pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and long-term neoliberal policies. It analyzes the disproportionate impact on young people, women, and the elderly, while exploring systemic failures in energy, housing, and food systems. The authors advocate for 'energy sobriety', the re-municipalisation of water, the expansion of social housing, and the revitalization of trade unions as essential steps toward a Green New Deal that ensures social justice and ecological sustainability.

The Golden Pride Mine (GPM) in Tanzania, operated by Resolute Mining Limited from 1998 to 2013, serves as a model for inclusive mine closure. The process integrated early community engagement via Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), progressive reclamation of land into Miombo woodlands, and the creation of a pit lake to provide a sustainable water source for local agriculture. While the site was successfully transitioned to the Mineral Resources Institute for training purposes, the 2022 status report indicates ongoing challenges with illegal small-scale mining and vegetation harvesting. The document recommends that governments mandate early engagement, adaptable land-use plans, and the establishment of multidisciplinary closure committees.

The document details the closure process of the Golden Pride Mine (GPM) in Tanzania, operated by Resolute Mining Limited from 1998 to 2013. It emphasizes a multifaceted approach to closure that integrated Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to align land-use decisions with community needs, such as water security. Key technical achievements include progressive revegetation of miombo forests and the conversion of the open pit into a lake for irrigation and livestock. The study also addresses the challenges of illegal small-scale mining and provides policy recommendations for governments on early engagement, adaptable land-use planning, and the establishment of multidisciplinary closure committees.

The report examines how the mining industry must balance the surge in demand for critical minerals needed for low-carbon technologies with the necessity of reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate-driven risks like water scarcity and tailings dam failures.

The CARE-WWF Alliance project in Nachingwea, Tanzania, improved agricultural yields and food security through climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and Farmer Field and Business Schools. It enhanced financial resilience by establishing Village Savings and Loan Associations and SMEs, and promoted sustainable conservation through Village Land Use Plans and Participatory Forest Management. The project also strengthened local governance via the Community Score Card and advanced women's rights and leadership in natural resource management.

Global Legal Action on Climate Change (GLACC) filed a lawsuit against several Philippine government agencies, including the Climate Change Commission, seeking a writ of mandamus to force compliance with Republic Act 6716 and Act 7160. These laws mandate the maintenance of rainwater collectors and define local government water management responsibilities to mitigate flooding risks intensified by climate change. To avoid a court order, the defendant government departments signed a Memorandum of Understanding and submitted a work plan committing to the required actions.

The 2021 Plan Director de la Cuenca del Río Tupiza (PDCRT) updates the 2018 plan to integrate climate change projections, sustainable sanitation, and robust decision-making tools. The plan identifies critical vulnerabilities in water access, irrigation, and mining impacts, proposing eight strategic lines of action with a total estimated investment of BOB 160,472,859 over a five-year horizon. Key findings include a projected reduction in annual river flow of up to 38% by 2050 under RCP 8.5 and significant gaps in sanitation, where 58% of inhabitants in 20 of the 24 studied communities practice open defecation.

The 'Warming Up' project leverages Australia's community radio sector to document and amplify local experiences of climate change, focusing on marginalized communities like the Barkindji people in Wilcannia. By providing training and resources for participatory audio production, the project seeks to bridge the gap between remote regional experiences and urban decision-makers.

The report analyzes urban green finance in Hyderabad and Kolkata, finding that both cities are heavily dependent on state and central government funding. While Hyderabad has made significant progress in renewable energy and electric mobility, and Kolkata has excelled in e-bus adoption and wetland conservation, both face governance challenges due to overlapping mandates and limited financial autonomy. The study recommends harmonized climate budgeting, increased devolution of funds to urban local bodies, and the exploration of innovative financing mechanisms like green bonds and resilience bonds to bridge investment gaps.

Timor-Leste has utilized its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process to mainstream Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), treating it as one of 14 guiding principles to link environmental protection with climate action. The NAP, ratified in September 2020 and submitted to the UNFCCC in March 2021, identifies 107 adaptation action items across seven priority sectors and programs over a 10-year horizon (2020–2030). A key feature of the implementation is the use of Tarabandu, a traditional customary rule system, to engage local communities in EbA measures. The process emphasizes cross-sectoral coordination, gender-responsive analysis, and alignment with international frameworks like the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework. The government aims to establish a national monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning (MERL) framework by 2022 to track progress in the biodiversity and ecosystems sector.

The report identifies a critical gap between South Africa's progressive water and sanitation policies and the actual delivery of services, which is hindered by systemic weaknesses, financial instability, and a lack of infrastructure maintenance. It argues that current efforts to improve outcomes focus too heavily on technical skills training while ignoring structural flaws in the local government fiscal framework and the erosion of Free Basic Services (FBS). The document recommends that the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) utilize Section 63 of the Water Services Act to enforce delivery standards, reform the infrastructure maintenance funding model, and adopt a co-production model for community participation.

The document outlines a Wetland Rapid Assessment (RVA) methodology designed for the Upper Chindwin River Basin. It provides a structured approach to collecting basic site data, mapping vegetation, and assessing ecosystem services using the RAWES toolkit. The manual includes criteria for identifying wetlands of international importance based on Ramsar standards and a detailed framework for evaluating threats, such as pollution, invasive species, and climate change. It also specifies protocols for surveying wildlife, specifically mammals and birds, to inform Conservation Action Plans (CAPs).

The manual details a seven-step methodology for Rapid Village Assessments (RVAs) in the Upper Chindwin River region to support the 'Community-based integrated catchment management for conserving the Upper Chindwin River' project. The process involves collecting contextual data, village profiles, sketch mapping, and assessing ecosystem services using the RAWES toolkit. It also includes identifying threats based on Ramsar typologies and conducting rapid surveys for reptiles and birds. The ultimate goal is to short-list priority wetlands for community management and feed data into Community Action Plans (CAP) for sustainable agricultural, mining, and water management practices.

The report assesses gender inequalities in Thailand, specifically within the agricultural sector, to inform a climate resilience project. It identifies that while women are active in farming, they face systemic barriers in decision-making, resource access, and leadership, particularly in water management. The document proposes a comprehensive action plan including the use of gender-responsive participatory tools, the establishment of a gender working group, and targeted support for women's leadership and financial access to ensure that at least 50% of project beneficiaries are women.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of China's green asset-backed securities (ABS) market as of 2020, detailing the regulatory environment, market trends, and specific case studies. It highlights that while the market has grown significantly, it remains a small portion of the overall green bond market and is dominated by state-owned enterprises. The document suggests improvements in data transparency, standardization of contracts, and the expansion of green residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities to attract more international investors.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of China's green securitisation market, noting its growth to 85 deals totalling RMB115bn by the end of 2020. It details the regulatory landscape involving the PBoC, CBIRC, CSRC, and NAFMII, and identifies state-owned enterprises as the primary originators. The analysis highlights renewable energy and low-carbon transport as the dominant collateral themes and suggests improvements in transparency, standardisation of green loans, and credit rating soundness to attract more international investors.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) supports the creation of a National Mine Closure Strategy but argues that the draft must prioritize 'mining affected communities' over 'mining dependent communities' and ensure that closure planning begins at the pre-feasibility stage. The CER emphasizes the need for meaningful public participation, the integration of land reform and economic diversification to support a just transition, and the alignment of the strategy with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) to prevent 'temporary closure' from becoming a gateway to mine abandonment.

The project aims to transform agricultural and forest-use practices in ten buffer communities across Belize to mitigate climate risks such as unpredictable rainfall and increased storm intensity. It focuses on implementing regenerative agriculture (e.g., Inga alley cropping, silvopastoral systems), improving community water management, and developing sustainable forest-linked livelihoods, including beekeeping and non-timber forest product enterprises. The initiative seeks to benefit approximately 22,000 direct and 60,000 indirect beneficiaries, with a total indicative cost of USD 11,058,540, primarily funded by a GCF grant.