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This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute and UNEP analyzes the synergies between SDG targets in Colombia and the department of Antioquia. Using a cross-impact matrix and network analysis, the study identifies 'catalytic' goals—those that most positively influence others—to inform the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2018-2022. Key findings highlight that while national priorities focus on sustainable production and urban impact, regional priorities in Antioquia center on sustainable agriculture, demonstrating that SDG interactions are highly dependent on local contexts.

The report inventories organic waste in Naivasha, Kenya, identifying significant potential for resource recovery from wastewater, faecal sludge, municipal solid waste, and agro-industrial residues. It highlights existing initiatives such as biogas production at Gorge Farm Energy Park and briquette manufacturing by Sanivation, while noting critical data gaps and stakeholder conflicts in waste collection.

The document details a 2019 case study in Colombia's Campoalegre River Basin where the Tandem framework was used to bridge the gap between climate information providers and water planning users. Through a series of workshops and interviews, stakeholders co-defined adaptation challenges and designed the graphical interfaces of needed climate services. The process highlighted the importance of addressing power dynamics, building trust prior to implementation, and using tools like social mapping and individual questionnaires to ensure inclusive participation. The study also emphasizes the role of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) tool in supporting robust decision-making within the Colombian POMCA planning framework.

The 'Mission Blue' workshop, organized by the BONUS RETURN project, engaged 49 stakeholders from seven countries to develop five prototype interventions to combat eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. Using a three-step 'Cook, Incubation, and Evaluation' methodology, participants combined 21 pre-defined measures across coordination, data, ecotechnologies, and policy categories. The resulting interventions focused on nutrient circularity, ranging from improving knowledge transfer between farmers and authorities to integrating sea-based mussel farming with land-based nutrient management. The report discusses the challenges of operationalizing mission-oriented policies, emphasizing the need to move beyond 'silo' organizational structures, align local capacities with strategic visions, and utilize public procurement to drive circular business models.

The report finds that global carbon emissions are starkly unequal, with the richest 10% of the population responsible for nearly half of all emissions in 2015. Between 1990 and 2015, the richest 10% accounted for 46% of the total growth in absolute emissions. The analysis shows a shift where within-country emissions inequality has risen while between-country inequality has fallen. Future projections suggest that even under more equal socio-economic scenarios, the poorest 50% of the population will have very limited access to the remaining global carbon budget, as the wealthiest groups have already depleted a disproportionate share.

The research examines low-cost modifications to open wood fires in marginalized communities where clean-cooking fuels are inaccessible. While interventions like rock beds and ceramic or metal grates reduce fuelwood consumption and emissions, they are unlikely to reduce the adverse health impacts associated with household air pollution.

The workshop, conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute and partners, focused on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for GHG inventories and the EMEP/EEA guidebook for short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP). Participants were trained in using IPCC software (version 2.691) and Excel worksheets to estimate emissions from waste sources, including solid waste disposal and open burning. The training emphasized the requirements of the Paris Agreement's Enhanced Transparency Framework, specifically the submission of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR) by December 31, 2024.

The document details a workshop focused on transitioning the Öresund region toward a sustainable bioeconomy by 2050. It examines the role of Foodhills, a reference test and pilot plant in Bjuv, Sweden, in achieving circular food production. Key discussions emphasize the need for zero carbon footprints, fully circular resource flows, and climate change adaptation, such as no-tillage and multi-cropping. The report identifies critical success factors including cross-sectoral cooperation, consumer education on environmental footprints, and the pursuit of high-risk, ambitious projects like large-scale greenhouse production of tropical crops.

The report examines the socioeconomic impacts of industrial decline and evaluates the effectiveness of various transition responses. It argues that successful 'just' transitions require early strategic planning, multi-stakeholder governance, and a holistic approach to regional economic development that builds on existing local capabilities rather than seeking a single industrial replacement. Through case studies in the US, UK, Australia, and South Africa, the document highlights the risks of uneven benefit distribution, the importance of reskilling over simple monetary compensation, and the necessity of addressing environmental legacies to enable land reuse.

The report examines Rwanda's bioeconomy by modelling biomass flows and land-use changes through 2050. It finds that while population growth and urbanization will drive a significant increase in biomass demand in a baseline scenario, a sustainable resource use scenario—focused on clean cooking and fuel-switching—could reduce wood requirements by approximately 5 million tonnes by 2050. The study highlights the unsustainable nature of urban charcoal reliance in Kigali and suggests that shifting wood fuel sourcing to smallholder and agroforestry plantations can preserve state forests.

The report examines the intersection of biophysical climate changes and environmental policies in Bac Kan Province, Vietnam, finding that policy-driven resource demarcation and hydropower development often reinforce existing socio-economic inequalities among ethnic groups. While biophysical changes like prolonged hot seasons disproportionately affect the poorest households, the report highlights that women's empowerment through education and migration is shifting traditional patriarchal land-control structures.

The document examines the intersection of gender and social equity within Indonesia's energy transition, specifically through case studies in West Sumatra. It argues that without a gender-sensitive approach to decision-making, renewable energy projects risk entrenching existing inequalities and excluding women from the workforce and leadership roles.

The study examines the gendered and social drivers of vulnerability to climate-related water insecurity in Burkina Faso's Centre-East region, highlighting how gender roles and ethnicity influence risks and responses.

The paper argues that large-scale demonstration plants for hydrogen steelmaking are preferable to smaller pilot plants because they better facilitate collaboration with authorities, improve signaling and marketing, and more effectively test business models. However, the authors warn that large plants face significant regulatory and permitting bottlenecks, particularly regarding power transmission capacity in Sweden. The analysis is contextualised by the HYBRIT consortium's decision to pursue an industrial-scale plant with a capacity exceeding one million metric tons of iron per year in Norrbotten, Sweden.

The document examines the slow adoption of cleaner cookstoves in peri-urban Kenya, arguing that a combination of service design, behavioral insights, and social-ecological systems thinking is necessary to better align stove development with user needs. Based on a study of advanced biomass pellet cookstoves near Nairobi, it recommends tailoring interventions to specific user archetypes, stabilizing the biomass pellet fuel supply chain through subsidies, and establishing localized technical support and repair networks.

The document describes a participatory research project in Kitulu, Kenya, where community members used backcasting to imagine a 2030 scenario of universal electric cooking. Participants linked electric cooking to broader development gains, such as improved infrastructure and food security, while emphasizing a stepwise transition through 'stacking' different cooking technologies. The study highlights the importance of building community social capacity and civic engagement to demand public services and manage the transition.

The document examines how renewable energy transitions in West Sumatra, Indonesia, can either entrench or challenge existing social inequities. Through case studies of geothermal, micro-hydro, and biofuel projects, it highlights how patriarchal land management and closed decision-making processes exclude women and marginalized groups from benefits. It also analyzes the limitations of national LPG subsidies and grid electrification in reaching the rural poor, concluding that a gender-sensitive approach is essential to ensure just transitions.

The document proposes integrating Sovacool et al.'s "4E" typology (enclosure, exclusion, encroachment, and entrenchment) with the Mechanisms of Social Change (MOSC) mapping approach to identify causal pathways in adaptation projects. By mapping the solar electricity system in Turkana, Kenya, the authors demonstrate how specific actions—such as consultation, licensing, and facility design—create sequential pathways that determine how benefits and losses are distributed among community members.

The paper examines the 'valley of death' in industrial innovation, specifically for the HYBRIT initiative's transition to fossil-free steel. It compares two hypothetical demonstration plant scales: a 'small' option (200,000 t/annum) and a 'large' option (800,000 t/annum). The authors argue that a larger plant is preferable because it better addresses non-technical risks such as supply chain coordination, grid integration, and business model validation, despite higher capital costs and regulatory hurdles regarding permitting.

The report examines how secondary cities in the Global South navigate sustainability transitions using a multi-level governance framework. Through eight case studies, it analyzes the roles of national, provincial, and local governments, private sector actors, and community-based organizations. The findings highlight that while disasters often trigger local action, a lack of financial autonomy and institutional coordination frequently hinders the scaling of pilot projects. The report argues for a shift from purely participative to collaborative governance to improve inclusivity and sustainability outcomes.