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Debt management crucial for climate-related needs
More than 20 African countries are in or at risk of debt distress. IISD's Anahí Wiedenbrüg has analyzed the challenges and opportunities for developing countries to leverage debt in response to their development and climate-related investment needs. According to her, these estimates highlight the urgent need for sustainable financing to address the pressing challenges of climate change and development.
What Does Climate Adaptation Look Like in Action? Here are nine locally led, nature-based ideas
What does Nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation look like for the communities involved? From cultivating seaweed seeds to planting hurricane-resistant trees, here are nine locally-driven ideas.
Tree Planting for Climate Resilience in Freetown, Sierra Leone
This assessment presents the economic valuation of tree planting efforts in Freetown, Sierra Leone, including planting costs, added benefits, and avoided costs.
Nations are exiting a secretive system that protects corporations
Bolivia was the first nation to begin leaving a legal system that allows foreign companies to sue governments behind closed doors. Now, other countries are following.
UK must cut ECT legacy to become green superpower
A novel agreement could tackle Energy Charter Treaty claims and boost post-Brexit EU ties, writes IISD's Lukas Schaugg.
Sustainable Asset Valuation of Sherwan Hill Adventure Park in Abbottabad, Pakistan
This report analyzes the social, economic, and environmental benefits of the Sherwan Hill Adventure Park in Pakistan.
Understanding Climate Risks Through an Intersectional Approach (iCRA)
This project investigates how intersecting systems of inequity based on gender inequality, ageism, ableism, and other forms of discrimination shape vulnerability to climate change. It will involve collaborative case study research, led by Prakriti Resources Centre in Nepal and Urban Earth in South Africa, to test how intersectional climate risk assessments (CRAs) can help to advance inclusive and effective adaptation in practice and policies.
IISD's Best of 2024: Articles
As 2024 draws to a close, we revisit our most read IISD articles of the year.