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This policy brief examines China's expanding economic role in the Mekong region, specifically its investments in natural resources, energy, and infrastructure in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It highlights China's strategic shift toward securing foreign resources to fuel its domestic industrial growth and the resulting environmental and social challenges in host countries.

This research paper examines developments in international justice and the effort to end the 'culture of impunity' where international actors violate fundamental norms without punishment. It specifically focuses on the creation of specialized criminal tribunals to prosecute violations of international humanitarian law in Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and East Timor.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies examines the socio-economic challenges facing demobilised military personnel in South Africa, specifically those from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). It combines a survey of former combatants with comparative case studies from Uganda, Cambodia, Nicaragua, and El Salvador to argue that successful reintegration depends on long-term economic stability and marketable skills rather than short-term cash gratuities. The document highlights a pattern of unemployment and social instability among South African veterans and provides recommendations for a future 'rationalisation' process to avoid repeating past failures.

This report provides three guidance papers to support the curriculum design of the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, an initiative of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF). It focuses on the leadership roles of policymakers and senior officials, a step-by-step methodology for developing justice sector training curricula, and the use of immersive simulation scenarios for specialized rule of law training.

A statement submitted on 13 December 2024 by a coalition of civil society organizations, including Natural Justice and SAFCEI, providing critical comments on South Africa's Draft Article 6 Framework. The coalition argues that carbon markets are fundamentally flawed and risk enabling human rights abuses, land grabs, and the evasion of actual emission reductions.

This document is a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, provided by a coalition including Natural Justice and Forest Peoples Programme. It outlines the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in biodiversity conservation, highlighting successful local practices, systemic barriers such as 'fortress conservation' and non-recognition of land rights, and the increasing risks faced by environmental defenders.

This report by Sustainable Energy for All examines the critical role of cold chain logistics and reliable electricity access in the global rollout of vaccines, specifically highlighting how infrastructure gaps in low-income regions and Sub-Saharan Africa hinder the achievement of herd immunity.

The G20 Energy Access Action Plan is a multi-phase voluntary collaboration framework designed to strengthen G20 member cooperation on energy access. The first phase specifically targets improving electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa through six strategic pillars: policy and regulatory environments, technology deployment, investment and finance, capacity building, regional integration, and coordination. The plan emphasizes sharing knowledge and good practices while respecting the sovereign right of nations to determine their own energy mix.

This fact sheet presents findings from a multi-country needs assessment conducted across Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, and Thailand to inform the design of capacity-building programs for inclusive climate finance between 2023 and 2025.

The SUMERNET PLUS fact sheet describes a transboundary programme running from July 2025 to December 2029, funded by the Swedish Government. The initiative aims to enhance climate resilience in the Mekong Region through scientifically robust research, inclusive policy development, and the adoption of sustainable practices by the private sector.

The Inclusive Climate Finance for Vulnerable Communities in the Asia-Pacific (ICCAP) project, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented from 2024 to 2029, aims to increase climate adaptation finance for vulnerable and marginalised groups in six high-risk Asia-Pacific countries. The project focuses on creating an enabling policy environment, developing the capacity of financial service providers (FSPs), and establishing a regional investment facility to catalyse private capital for climate-resilient solutions.

This policy brief, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute in March 2023, examines air pollution and its health impacts on workers in Cambodia's garment sector. Based on a study of 16 factories, it finds that while particulate matter levels generally complied with national standards and WHO guidelines on the day of assessment, there is a significant lack of worker awareness regarding air quality and its health risks. The document highlights the gendered nature of the workforce and recommends strengthening national air quality standards, improving gender-inclusive safety policies, and increasing worker education.

This consultation draft policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines climate hazards affecting the agriculture and water sectors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It analyzes the status of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), identifies critical climate risks such as heatwaves and flooding, and outlines priority adaptation strategies and financing gaps across the region's member states.

This consultation draft report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the state of Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) and Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It identifies a gap between national-level policy frameworks and local-level implementation, noting that siloed institutional approaches and a lack of standardized tools hinder effective risk reduction. The document advocates for the institutionalization of bottom-up approaches, decentralized climate finance, and the integration of DRR and CCA to better support vulnerable populations, including women, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities.

This briefing introduces the Framework for Integrating Rights and Equality (FIRE), a six-dimensional tool designed to help disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate resilience (CR) decision-makers integrate human rights and gender equality into laws, policies, and practices. The document details the application of FIRE within the Building Resilience through Inclusive and Climate-adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific (BRDR) Program, specifically focusing on risk assessments, land-use planning, and emergency preparedness and response.

This fact sheet describes the CREST initiative, a partnership between the IOM and SEI investigating the links between climate change, environmental degradation, and international labour migration in Asia. It highlights how environmental stressors increase vulnerability to forced labour, particularly in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and construction sectors. The project aims to inform policymakers and businesses on how to protect migrant workers and maximize migration as an adaptation strategy, specifically focusing on agricultural supply chains in corridors involving Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

This report analyzes whether Sweden provides its 'fair share' of international climate finance. It concludes that a definitive answer is impossible because 'climate finance' and 'fair share' lack globally agreed definitions. While Sweden provides significant funds, most are integrated into its Official Development Assistance (ODA), meaning it provides very little 'new and additional' finance. The report suggests Sweden could lead by improving reporting transparency and defining its own ambitious fair share targets.

The Stockholm Environment Institute's Water Beyond Boundaries (WBB) initiative seeks to establish a new agenda for sustainable water planning to address gaps in the existing Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) framework, specifically regarding scale, scope, and time.

This policy brief, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute, outlines the process and benefits of 'mainstreaming' climate change adaptation—integrating it into existing development policies, plans, and practices. Drawing on studies from 13 Asian countries and the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (AKP), the document argues that mainstreaming is the most effective way to scale up adaptation across the Asia and Pacific region by avoiding policy conflicts and leveraging larger financial flows.

This document provides supplemental tables for a report on climate change adaptation readiness in ASEAN countries. It details the decision-making bodies, policy frameworks, research initiatives, and funding sources and flows for Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a specific focus on the agriculture sector.