Thematic Paper 9: Enhancing Synergies to Advance Gender-Responsive Approaches Under the CBD and UNFCCC Frameworks
As climate change and biodiversity loss exacerbate existing inequalities, a gender-responsive governance approach is necessary to achieve ambitious, equitable, and lasting outcomes. Thematic Paper 9 argues that gender equality is a foundational prerequisite for effective climate and biodiversity action.
Thematic Paper 10: Resources and Platforms for Capacity Building and Development for Climate and Biodiversity Action
Achieving climate–biodiversity synergies requires sustained investment in individual, institutional, and systemic capacities, yet current efforts remain fragmented. Thematic Paper 10 identifies capacity building as a key enabler of the UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, CBD, and Kunming-Montreal GBF, supporting countries in translating commitments into action.
Thematic Paper 7: Synergies for Monitoring and Reporting on Climate and Biodiversity Actions: Global Frameworks and National Opportunities
Thematic Paper 7 highlights transparency as a shared pillar of the CBD/GBF and the Paris Agreement, illustrating that integrated monitoring and reporting can strengthen climate-biodiversity synergies while reducing reporting burdens and improving policy coherence. The paper presents the monitoring frameworks of the GBF and the Paris Agreements, discusses opportunities at the global level for enhancing synergies between them, and compiles good practices and recommendations for aligning monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems at the national level
Advancing Gender-Transformative Action in Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change – Policy Brief
Human mobility in the context of climate change is not gender-neutral. Existing gender inequalities shape who can move safely, who remains exposed to climate risks, and who benefits from adaptation and recovery efforts. This policy brief summarises findings from the study “Advancing Gender-Transformative Action in Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change: Lessons from Policy and Practice” (2026)
Thematic Paper 1: Linkages and Synergies Between International Instruments on Biodiversity and Climate Change (updated 09/24)
Despite growing scientific evidence that climate change and biodiversity loss are deeply interconnected, governance efforts often remain fragmented. Thematic Paper 1 explores how climate and biodiversity policies can work better together.
Mapping Potential Funding Sources for Ecosystem-based Adaptation Insurance Premiums
This study presents an exploratory, legitimate, and fiscal analysis of potential public financing pathways that can enable Local Government Units (LGUs) to pay premiums for parametric insurance schemes aimed at protecting and restoring mangrove and marine ecosystems.
Agroecology as an Approach to Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
Numerous overlapping ecological, socio-political, and economic shocks and stresses acting across multiple scales have culminated in a polycrisis that threatens agriculture and food systems worldwide. As primary food producers, smallholder farming communities in the Global South are particularly vulnerable to adverse impacts – such as those caused by climate change, armed conflict, supply chain disruptions, or other disturbances. Mounting evidence from research and rural development programmes suggests that agroecological approaches and principles hold considerable potential in transforming smallholder-based agriculture and food systems into more equitable, just, and resilient ones.
Enhancing Risk Assessments (ERA) for Improved Country Risk Financing Strategies – Policy Brief Thailand
A brief outline of the main climate risks and recommendations for policymakers from the ERA project for Thailand.
Enhancing Risk Assessments (ERA) for Improved Country Risk Financing Strategies – Policy Brief Egypt
A brief outline of the main climate risks and recommendations for policymakers from the ERA project for Egypt.
Building the Future: Pathways for Adaptation‐Focused Impact Investment in Pakistan
This study assesses the current impact investment landscape in Pakistan through a climate adaptation lens. It analyzes barriers to investment and provides suggestions on how these challenges could be met through concerted efforts across the ecosystem.