International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Updates

Anika Terton, Jeffrey Qi, Georgia Exell Introduction Under the Paris Agreement, countries are expected to submit new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in early 2025. This...

The multiplicity of hazards that exist on the African continent, such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, tropical storms, and landslides, means that the threat of disasters is never far from the...

The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project aims to enhance climate resilience, gender equality and social inclusion, and biodiversity...

by Samuel Soman. Introduction According to the latest estimates, direct damage to Ukraine in the 2 years since Russia’s full- scale invasion has reached USD 155 billion, (Kyiv School of Economics,...

In this integrated cost-benefit analysis, the NBI Global Resource Centre demonstrates the potential of nature-based infrastructure to restore land and combat desertification in Burkina Faso, aiding...

A new project will use solutions found in nature to improve the resilience of 2.2 million people in Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Kigali (Rwanda), and Johannesburg (South Africa). WINNIPEG – A new 3-year...

As the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition (MINEDDTE) prepares its first national adaptation plan (NAP) document, it launched a digital campaign calling on...

Insights from the 2023 Voluntary National Reviews The report outlines shifts needed, not only in energy sources, consumption patterns, and supply chains, but also in values, hearts, and minds. [2023...

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...

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...

This snapshot country brief describes the regional approach implemented in Burkina Faso and presents the lessons that have been learned from the pilot phase. Burkina Faso, a country particularly...

This brief aims to offer adaptation practitioners, policy-makers, and negotiators—especially those involved in their countries’ NAP processes—new perspectives on how the NAP process can play a role...

Le processus du plan national d’adaptation (PNA) représente une opportunité importante de s’assurer que les investissements dans le domaine de l’adaptation soient efficaces et durables, et qu’ils...

Gender analysis is an essential tool for gender-responsive National Adaptation Plan processes, enabling countries to understand gender differences in climate change impacts, decision-making power,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...