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This report defines Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) and outlines its potential role in climate change adaptation and mitigation, while noting a lack of detailed analysis on which specific UPAF models are most effective for different city configurations.

This research paper introduces the concept of "National Financing Pathways" (NFP) to help developing countries align climate agendas with development objectives. It explores how the interplay between national policy, institutional frameworks, and various finance sources creates a "national finance ecosystem" that determines the pace of low-emission and climate-resilient development, drawing on discussions with representatives from Chile, Colombia, and Peru.

This policy brief recommends that the Chiang Mai Municipality implement a two-phase Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) bicycle route project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and create local employment. Based on a GHG inventory and tourist surveys, the proposal suggests starting with a 607-meter route at Three Kings Monument Square before expanding to a 6,000-meter route around the city moat.

This report provides a comparative analysis of the adaptive capacity and adaptation strategies of small-scale rice farm households in Lao PDR and the Philippines, focusing on two top rice-producing provinces in each country across three ecozones (irrigated lowland, rainfed lowland, and rainfed upland) and two cropping seasons.

This report describes a study on the traditional garden houses of Hue City, Vietnam, exploring their potential to support green tourism and eco-friendly urbanism. It highlights the decline of these passive buildings from 4,000 to 2,000 households and examines income generation and employment opportunities associated with their preservation.

This policy brief examines climate change risks for rice farmers in the Pangasinan and Tarlac provinces of the Philippines, highlighting the severe impact of typhoons and intense rain on farm income and projecting future rainfall changes for the region.

This policy brief discusses the integration of community-based participatory carbon measurement and monitoring with satellite remote sensing and GIS within Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems for REDD+ and agroforestry carbon sequestration activities, focusing on Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.

A 2011 inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from tourism in Chiang Mai, Thailand, found total emissions of 4,417,510 tons of CO2 equivalent, with travel as the dominant source (4,228,702 tons). Large hotels, restaurants, and local transportation were identified as the top three business contributors to these emissions.

This report provides a general introduction to Hue City, Vietnam, and presents an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from tourism-related activities in 2011, based on data collected from fifty tourism-engaged entities.

This policy brief advocates for the integration of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT), such as walking and cycling, in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region to combat rising greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector and enhance city livability and tourism.

This policy brief introduces the 'Getting Climate Smart for Disasters' project and the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management (CSDRM) approach, which aims to integrate climate change challenges with disaster risk reduction (DRR) and development, specifically within the context of South Asia.

This report describes a project aimed at integrating indigenous flood prediction knowledge with scientific methods—such as GIS-based risk maps, weather stations, and flood gauges—to improve coastal flood management and adaptation in rural communities within the Niger Delta of Nigeria.

This research paper introduces the Participatory Social Return on Investment (PSROI) framework, a bottom-up approach designed to cost and plan community-based adaptation (CBA) strategies in agriculture to ensure local needs align with institutional funding.

This research paper examines the challenges of implementing the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for household energy projects in low-income areas of South Africa, specifically evaluating the potential of Programmes of Activities (PoA) to overcome the limitations of single-site project approaches.

The Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) developed a simulation game to help rural farmers understand the complexities of a productive social safety net (PSSN) program designed to mitigate drought risk. Following tests with over fifty farmers, the game was adopted in 2012 as the primary extension tool for a national rollout targeting 13 million Tanzanians living below the poverty line.

This report documents an outreach event held on 6 August 2014 in New Delhi, India, to communicate the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) to the Indian public and decision-makers. Organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in cooperation with the IPCC and the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the event explored the implications of AR5 for India and South Asia, focusing on vulnerability, adaptation strategies, and low-carbon development opportunities.

This policy brief describes a social marketing 'Pride' campaign implemented by Pronatura Veracruz and Rare in the Actopan municipality of Veracruz, Mexico. The initiative aimed to increase landowner participation in Mexico's national Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) program to protect tropical deciduous forests used as stopover habitats for migratory raptors, such as the peregrine falcon, against threats from urban development, cattle ranching, and sugar cane production.

This executive summary describes a study on the use of seasonal forecast information (SFI) by small-scale farmers in Bundelkhand, India, as part of the CDKN-funded 'Shubh Kal' project. The research identifies key barriers within a knowledge-action system that prevent farmers from utilizing monsoon forecasts to improve agricultural productivity and mitigate climate risks.

This policy brief examines the relationship between global food demand, meat production, and the opportunity costs associated with deforestation, specifically questioning whether REDD+ can compete with the profitability of land use for livestock and grain.

This policy brief describes a social marketing 'Pride' campaign implemented by Rare and Cáritas-Peru in the Quanda Watershed of northern Peru. The initiative aimed to establish locally-governed water institutions known as Reciprocal Water Agreements to protect upstream forests and biodiversity through a system of reciprocity between upstream farmers and downstream water users.