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The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) has issued guidelines for its May 2026 Innovation Challenges, a call for proposals seeking transformative resilience solutions from entrepreneurs and organisations in the Global South. The initiative offers selected winners up to US$50,000 in funding and a comprehensive support package including mentoring, a leadership academy, and communications assistance to scale innovations that address climate and environmental risks.

This research paper provides a historical and contemporary overview of governance in the Global South, examining how colonial legacies, Cold War geopolitics, and structural adjustment programmes have shaped modern state structures. It analyzes governance performance using World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) and highlights a divergence between political participation and institutional capacity across different regions.

This research design document outlines the multi-method approach used by the Institute for Security Studies to assess state governance trends and future trajectories in the Global South. The methodology integrates World Bank governance indicators, expert workshops, horizon scanning, and a four-scenario framework to analyze how geopolitical, economic, and social forces influence the role of the state.

This introductory document outlines a foresight-driven research theme titled "State Futures in the Global South," which aims to explore the trajectory of state governance in the Global South over the next twenty years. The research focuses on how states can adapt their structures, processes, and practices to remain resilient and inclusive amidst global disruptions, emphasizing a shift from Global North-centric democratic models toward "accountable governance."

This working paper examines the tension between quantitative 'precisionism' and qualitative 'groundtruthing' in climate-risk mapping within the global South, proposing a framework called 'epistemic diplomacy' to integrate both evidence types for more equitable and effective policy interventions.

This report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance provides a set of recommendations for COP30 to integrate health and planetary health into UNFCCC negotiations. It argues that climate change undermines global health progress and calls for ambitious action across adaptation, mitigation, just transition, loss and damage, and finance to protect human physical and mental health.

This report examines the intersection of climate and trade policy frameworks to enhance the transfer of adaptation technology to developing countries, specifically focusing on the roles of the UNFCCC and the WTO.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan 2024-2029 outlines the framework for tracking progress, capturing lessons, and assessing the impact of its resilience initiatives. The plan emphasizes an adaptive management approach and a 'Triple Loop Learning' system to improve resilience outcomes in the Global South, focusing on food, finance, and communities.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that international investment treaties should be reframed as public risk allocation instruments rather than merely legal tools. The authors contend that these treaties function as unpriced public insurance, shifting political and regulatory risks from private investors to host states, often without the safeguards or pricing mechanisms found in other de-risking tools. The brief recommends a systemic evaluation of treaties alongside other risk-transfer mechanisms to better align investment governance with public interest goals, particularly regarding climate transitions and sustainable development.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that investment treaties should be reframed as public risk allocation tools rather than merely legal instruments. It contends that these treaties act as a form of 'unpriced public insurance' that transfers political and regulatory risks from private investors to host states, often without the safeguards or pricing mechanisms found in other de-risking tools.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that investment treaties should be reframed as public risk-allocation tools rather than mere legal instruments. The authors contend that these treaties function as a form of unpriced public insurance that transfers political and regulatory risks from foreign investors to host states, often without the conditions, pricing, or performance requirements found in other risk-reduction instruments.

This research paper argues for the establishment of a common international framework for sovereign debt restructuring based on human rights principles to address the global debt crisis, particularly in the Global South. The authors contend that current contractual, market-based approaches are inequitable and opaque, often prioritizing creditor interests over essential socio-economic rights. They propose a statutory, legally binding mechanism under the auspices of the United Nations to ensure transparency, accountability, and the protection of minimum standards of living during debt workouts.

This briefing from the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) outlines the organization's efforts to advocate for reformed development finance to support a green and just transition, particularly in the Global South and South Africa. The IEJ emphasizes the need for state-led development strategies, democratic oversight of international loans, and human-rights-based approaches to sovereign debt restructuring.

This introductory chapter to a volume on natural resource conflicts in the Global South argues against the use of general causal theories due to the diversity of conflict and cooperation dynamics. Instead, the authors advocate for the application of 'middle-range theory' to analyze conflicts, which often involve rural populations struggling to maintain access to essential resources.

This white paper by the Green Economy Coalition argues that transitioning to a circular economy (CE)—characterized by recycling, reusing, and refurbishing—is essential for achieving a green, just, and inclusive transition and meeting global climate and social targets.

This executive summary describes a study of approximately 130 urban resilience solutions implemented by for-profit and not-for-profit organisations in Global South cities, specifically focusing on informal contexts such as informal settlements and economies.

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that carbon markets and the purchase of carbon offsets do not constitute legitimate climate finance. The document asserts that relying on these markets allows Global North countries and polluters to avoid their legal obligations to fund mitigation and adaptation in the Global South while perpetuating the fossil fuel economy.

A statement by the Green Economy Coalition's Policy Director calling for the reform of the IMF and World Bank to make the global financial system more inclusive, transparent, and aligned with climate and biodiversity goals.

The Civil Society FfD Mechanism submits a series of recommendations for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), calling for a fundamental redesign of global economic governance. The submission advocates for a shift from GDP-centric growth to wellbeing and ecological prosperity, proposing new UN-led frameworks for international tax cooperation, sovereign debt resolution, and development cooperation to remove systemic impediments facing the Global South.

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute recommends that the G20 promote the use of participatory and transdisciplinary approaches to help cities and subnational governments, especially water resource management actors, develop and implement climate adaptation plans and governance agreements to enhance urban resilience and water security.