Policy & influence

Learn about transboundary climate risks for Senegal and how these can be better addressed through national level action and international cooperation in this Adaptation Without Borders report.

The International Court of Justice, the UN’s judicial authority, recently ruled that countries are legally obliged to protect and prevent harm to the environment, and that countries must take action to reduce climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. SEI researchers each reflect on the ICJ’s recent ruling.

Explore India's current and future exposure to transboundary and cascading climate risks in this AWB discussion brief.

This report dives into the untapped potential of urban resilience innovations in informal settlements where less than 2% of urban climate finance currently reaches. It highlights the need for targeted partnerships to drive real impact where it s most urgently needed.

As the climate crisis intensifies, transboundary climate risks (TCRs) are becoming more urgent, and this blog explores how global and national policies must evolve to integrate these risks into climate adaptation strategies.

This study explores how climate-induced stressors, specifically rising temperatures, water stress and droughts, and floods and sea-level rise, have affected populations in the Global South, leading to voluntary and/or forced migration.

This policy brief from ARA Member Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) proposes steps to enable Panchayats to support effective and efficient transformative actions in rural India.

Learn about the importance of gender considerations in climate change adaptation efforts through this factsheet from the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). This factsheet is part of a series that presents information from GCA’s flagship reports State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2021 and 2022.

Estidama for Research and Feasibility Studies issued a report entitled "The Private Sector's Response to Human Rights Obligations... Opportunities and Challenges in Light of the United Nations Rules for Business, Human Rights, and the United Nations Global Compact"

This report presents a mapping and analysis of the scope and reach of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Wellcome-funded research on climate change and international development between 2015 and 2020.