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This 2014 report evaluates the implementation of four biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in Tanzania. While the country possesses a strong legal and policy framework, overall implementation effectiveness is rated as moderate due to gaps in financing, monitoring, and enforcement. The report highlights a disparity in success between agreements, noting that while the CBD is performing well, CITES faces severe challenges from poaching and corruption. Despite the economic benefits of biodiversity through tourism, these gains rarely reach local communities.

This research synthesis brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) outlines the organization's work on climate change adaptation and vulnerability. It emphasizes that vulnerability is primarily driven by socioeconomic and political conditions rather than climate exposure alone, and argues that adaptation and development are inextricably linked. The document details SEI's technical support, capacity-building initiatives like weADAPT, and regional projects across Asia and the Nordic countries, while highlighting the inherent limits of adaptation.

This briefing note by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) details the evolution of the weADAPT platform (originally wikiADAPT) from 2007 to 2014. It synthesizes lessons learned regarding online knowledge-sharing for climate change adaptation, emphasizing the necessity of trust, face-to-face engagement, and a distributed management model to ensure sustainability and user participation.

This briefing outlines the recommendations resulting from the second training workshop of the East African Association of Prosecutors (EAAP), held from 18 to 22 November 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop, organized by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the EAAP, focused on responding to terrorism, piracy, cybercrimes, and international crimes such as genocide and war crimes.

This research paper by the South African Institute of International Affairs analyzes Mozambique's foreign policy from independence in 1975 through 2013. It argues that Mozambique has employed a strategy of 'pragmatic non-alignment' to secure external support for national development, evolving through three distinct phases: the liberation and civil war period, a phase of post-conflict consolidation and 'normalisation', and a current era focused on attracting foreign direct investment following the discovery of vast coal and gas reserves.

This policy briefing examines the engagement of African nations with the G-20's financial regulation and development initiatives. It highlights the challenges of aligning international standards, such as Basel II/III, with local developmental goals and identifies the institutional channels through which African countries can influence global financial policy.

This case study examines the funding landscape for infrastructure development within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), highlighting the critical funding gap and the complementary roles of traditional donors, new development partners, and private investors. It emphasizes the need to transition from aid-dependency to 'bankable' projects that can attract private capital to support regional integration and economic growth.

This case study examines the challenges and mechanisms for financing infrastructure in Africa, with a specific focus on the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It analyzes the shift from official development assistance and commercial bank lending toward alternative funding modalities, including Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), infrastructure bonds, sovereign wealth funds, and diaspora-led financing, to meet the massive capital requirements of regional development plans.

This case study examines the development of the Regional Electricity Market (REM) within the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), an association of national utilities from Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states. It analyzes the transition from a cooperative pool to a competitive market, the role of Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and the challenges posed by diverse national agendas and infrastructure deficits.

This case study examines the political economy of the sugar sector within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), highlighting the role of private-public partnerships, regional trade agreements, and the challenges posed by a distorted global market. It details the production capacities of member states and the mechanisms used to manage regional trade and protect producers from international dumping.

This report by Meister Consultants Group, Inc. (MCG) for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) examines public-private collaborations (PPCs) designed to build climate and disaster resilience in developing countries. Through an analysis of nine case studies, the report identifies how formal and informal partnerships between governments, businesses, and civil society can overcome market barriers to deliver adaptation and disaster risk management solutions.

This report analyzes the strategic importance of President Barack Obama's June 2013 visit to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. It frames the visit as part of a broader shift in US-Africa relations, moving from the strategic indifference of the 1990s toward a partnership focused on economic growth, democratic strengthening, energy security, and youth leadership development, while competing with China's significant trade presence on the continent.

This research paper examines the impacts of biofuel production on local livelihoods in Tanzania's Rufiji and Bagamoyo districts. It finds that national land-use policies are often bypassed or poorly implemented, leading to land dispossession, inadequate compensation based on outdated standards, and unfulfilled community development promises by foreign investors. The study highlights a critical gap between the government's drive for foreign investment and the capacity to protect local citizens' rights.

This policy brief analyzes Thailand's pioneering approach to renewable energy through the implementation of Small Power Producer (SPP) and Very Small Power Producer (VSPP) programs. By utilizing a feed-in premium known as the 'Adder,' Thailand successfully attracted private investment and rapid growth in solar and biogas. The document highlights the crucial role of civil society in policy design and the government's current shift toward a feed-in tariff to manage costs and ensure a more balanced renewable energy portfolio.

This research paper examines why South Africa is a founding member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) but remains absent from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The author argues that South Africa's reliance on general domestic transparency laws is insufficient for the specific needs of the extractive sector and suggests that the government's reluctance is tied to geopolitical perceptions of double standards between the global North and South.

This research paper details the use of the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system to model water resources in Bukoba, Masaka, and Kisii. The findings indicate that all three towns are currently infrastructure-limited, with varying degrees of urgency for investment and different long-term supply outlooks through 2050.

The CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 25-26 March 2013, brought together 25-30 economic planners, investors, and donors to share best practices and plan future climate finance activities in Eastern Africa.

This document presents nine case studies of public-private collaborations (PPCs) designed to enhance resilience through disaster risk management and climate change adaptation. The projects span various sectors, including transport, agriculture, water, housing, and energy, across multiple countries in Asia, Africa, and Central America.

This policy brief by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network describes nine case studies of public-private collaborations (PPCs) in developing countries designed to build resilience against climate change and natural disasters. It outlines success factors for these partnerships, emphasizing local engagement, scalability, the strengthening of micro-enterprises, and the use of innovative technology and value-chain partnerships to overcome traditional market barriers.

This briefing is a concept note for a conference titled "The APRM +10: Reviewing a Decade of Peer Learning and Projecting a Future of Governance in Africa," scheduled for May 17–18, 2013, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event aims to bring together African civil society organisations (CSOs) and governance structures to appraise the first ten years of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and plan for its second decade.