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Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation
A tool to calculate the costs and benefits of solarizing irrigation power demand in India and the optimal tariff range for solar projects, including under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme.
Water Retention Beneficial Management Practices
The International Institute for Sustainable Development has developed and shared a strategy to perform spatial targeting of water retention projects on the Canadian Prairies.
Hybrid Infrastructure for Urban Flood Risk and Climate-Related Hazard Management in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Assessing flood resilience interventions in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, and their economic, social, and environmental benefits.
Unpacking Intersectional Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
This working paper introduces a proposed set of principles for applying intersectional approaches to climate change adaptation.
Integrated Cost-Benefit Analysis for Nature-Based Solutions
This handbook provides a step-by-step guide for integrated cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of nature-based solutions (NbS) using the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology.
Comparative Analysis of the Existing Criteria, Principles, and Safeguards for the Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions
This background note analyzes the similarities, differences, and gaps of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions and the Convention on Biological Diversity Voluntary Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-based Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction.
UNI2 Microcrédito, a Microfinance Organisation Serving Rural and Farming Communities in Colombia
This case study analyzes the extent to which UNI2 supports compliance with international standards for responsible investment through its financing of companies associated with agricultural value chains.
Unpacking the European Union Deforestation Regulation
This explainer breaks down European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements, provides an overview of steps that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must take to ensure compliance, and highlights the role of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) as a tool to support compliance.
Model Contracts for Agricultural Investments | IISD Best Practices Bulletin #3
This bulletin promotes model investment contracts in agriculture, outlining benefits for governments and guidance for creating country-specific templates.
IISD Submission to the United Kingdom Consultation on Building the North Sea's Energy Future
The British government has invited input on its vision for the North Sea's clean energy future. This is the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD's) response to the consultation.