This report explores the latest consumption and production trends in the soybean sector and examines what is needed to develop effective incentives that reward soybean farmers for adopting more...
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation
This technical report offers contextual information, tools and recommendations to help plan, design, and implement nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation that advance gender equality and social...
World + 12 more
Using Climate Risk Assessment to Measure Adaptation Success at the National Level - Preliminary lessons from 12 countries (July 2023)
Introduction Since its inception in 2015, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network has received an increasing number of requests from developing countries for technical support related to...
Zambia Takes an Inclusive Approach to Developing a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Framework for its National Adaptation Plan
Shafaq Masud, Kasanda Bunda, and Joseph Mbinji The Zambian NAP process officially launched in April 2021 and aims to establish medium- to long-term priorities for building the country’s climate...
Unpacking Next Generation Humanitarian Architecture
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Fifteen months out from the 2024 Summit of the Future, the Stimson Center’s inaugural Global Governance Innovation Report sheds light on intersecting complexities in the global...
World + 2 more
Sustainable Commodities Marketplace Series: Global Market Report - Palm Oil Prices and Sustainability
Sustainability standards, governments must do more for palm oil producers Concealed in half of all supermarket products, palm oil is the most widely produced edible oil. It represents a source of...
Next Steps for Defining a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the Global Goal on Adaptation by COP 28
In 2015, the Paris Agreement marked a global change in the commitment of countries to address adaptation, capturing the need to increase its visibility and support for it. As part of the efforts to...
World + 22 more
Addressing Loss and Damage: What can we learn from countries’ National Adaptation Plans?
Executive Summary “Loss and damage” refers to the observed impacts and projected risks of climate change that go beyond what countries, communities, or ecosystems can adapt to.With increasing global...
Kenya + 2 more
Multilateral Development Bank Efforts to Mainstream Climate Adaptation
Progress from the perspectives of three countries Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are expected to play a critical role in closing the gap between the volume of finance needed by developing...
Progressing National SDGs Implementation
An independent assessment of the voluntary national review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2022 Assembled by a coalition of civil...
State of Global Environmental Governance 2022
With the pent-up need for countries to agree how to address climate finance, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and other pressing environmental issues, a tidal wave of in-person negotiations...
Ethiopia + 2 more
Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Summary Report
Ceres2030 Deep Dives into the Nexus of Food Systems, Climate Change, and Diets This report summarizes the evidence-based and costed country roadmaps for effective public interventions to transform...
Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Ethiopia
Executive Summary Ethiopia is not on track to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, with poverty and hunger levels projected to be higher in 2030 than they are today. This...
Bangladesh + 3 more
Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia: A focus on the cotton sector in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
By Vivek Voora, Sara Elder, and Florencia Sarmiento Cotton is a key sector in South Asia, driving economic growth and employment while supplying 30% of the world's cotton lint that ultimately goes...
Global Market Report: Cocoa prices and sustainability
Producing cocoa compliant with voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) can improve farmers' prices, incomes, and climate resilience efforts, according to new research released today from the...
Managing Disaster Risks in an Interconnected World
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Hazards are often merely the trigger event of a disaster waiting to happen since vulnerability already exists. Without applying a multi-faceted approach to disaster risk reduction,...
Burundi + 5 more
Voluntary Sustainability Standards in East Africa (September 2022)
Agricultural Sustainability Standards Show Potential to Advance East African Policy Goals Voluntary standards that guide farmers to adopt more sustainable practices can help grow agricultural...
GP2022 Bulletin: Summary of the Seventh Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022): 23-28 May 2022
In a world challenged by natural hazards that are increasing in frequency and intensity, the seventh session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GP2022) could not be taking place...
Standards and Investments in Sustainable Agriculture
New Research Shows Voluntary Sustainability Standards Can Reduce Financial Risks for Investors At a time when sustainable investments are increasingly sought, new research shows that farmers adopting...
Addressing climate change through integrated responses: Linking adaptation and mitigation
This policy brief, aims to build on a series of recent peer learning events focused on addressing climate change through integrated responses by linking adaptation and mitigation at the planning and...