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A Measure of Care
As countries consider how to move beyond GDP in better measuring prosperity, this report explores how to ensure the unpaid labour of women is counted.
Engaging Communities in Climate Vulnerability Assessment
This report identifies six ways to make participatory climate vulnerability assessment processes more effective, timely, and respectful.
Beyond Irrigation: Turning sunlight into supper for Kenya's women and farmers
This study evaluates feasibility of electric cookers powered by solar irrigation systems and their impact on gender equality and social inclusion in rural Kenyan households.
Beyond Irrigation: Harnessing the untapped potential of solar pumps
This report presents analysis from an experimental study in India that tested whether mills powered by "secondary use" of solar pumps can improve the lives of smallholders, particularly women.
Working With Indigenous Knowledge Holders to Advance Equitable and Inclusive Nature and Climate Initiatives
This brief explores actions for working with Indigenous Knowledge Holders to promote climate and nature initiatives using Indigenous science in collaborative and fair ways.
Brochure: Understanding Climate Risks Through an Intersectional Approach (iCRA)
Action research to advance integration of intersectional approaches in adaptation processes and policies.
Indonesia’s Next Cooking Transition
This report compares three alternatives—induction stoves, dimethyl ether (DME), and city gas—and finds that induction stoves are the most practical and viable option to support Indonesia’s shift to cleaner, non-fossil cooking.
Coal Transition Impacts and the Approach to Inclusive Just Transition Policies in Indonesia
Economic and social impacts of a potential coal phase-out in Indonesia and pathways for an inclusive, gender-responsive just transition.
Ethnographic Research as a Tool for More Inclusive Just Transition Policies
This report explores how ethnographic methods can build trust and inclusion in South Africa's just energy transition.
What Does the First Global Stocktake Mean for the National Adaptation Plan Process?
This report summarizes the key messages on adaptation from the outcomes of the first global stocktake and provides recommendations and actionable steps on how countries can implement the decisions as part of their national adaptation plan (NAP) processes.