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Transboundary Climate Risks and the National Adaptation Planning Process
Climate risks cut across national borders. This brief aims to offer adaptation practitioners, policy-makers, and negotiators—especially those involved in their countries' national adaptation plan (NAP) processes—new perspectives on how the NAP process can play a role in addressing transboundary climate risks.
Analyzing the Systemic Impacts of Forest Landscape Restoration: The case of Viridis Terra in Peru
This Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) focuses on land restoration interventions in the Peruvian Andes and the socio-economic benefits for the community.
Relinquishment of Closed Mine Sites: Policy steps for governments
This report reviews the concept of mine site relinquishment, scans global practices, and discusses challenges, key considerations, and policy steps.
South-South Trade and Voluntary Sustainability Standards
This report explores how voluntary sustainability standards are being used in trade policy to increase the trade of more sustainable products between developing countries.
Global Market Report: Sugar cane prices and sustainability
This report explores recent market trends in the sugar cane sector, what these trends mean for producers in developing countries, and what can be done to improve farmers' incomes.
Guiding Principles for the Preparation of Financing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries
This report provides seven guiding principles for effective financing strategies for climate change adaptation prepared by developing country governments.
IGF Case Study: Environmental and Social Impact Assessments in Mining Legal Frameworks
This publication contrasts the legal frameworks for environmental and social impact assessments in three mineral-rich jurisdictions.
Alignment: A key element of successful financing strategies for climate change adaptation
This brief explores the need for, benefits of, and strategies to align developing countries' financing strategies for adaptation with other national financing strategies.
Border Carbon Adjustments: Priorities for international cooperation
This IISD policy brief looks into border carbon adjustment design elements that are priorities for international cooperation, as well as the possible venues, formats, and shapes that such a discussion might take.
Border Carbon Adjustments: Pivotal design choices for policy-makers
This policy brief covers the pivotal choices in the design of border carbon adjustments, aiming to provide useful insights to policy-makers and set the ground for the broader discussions about the best practices.