Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have long argued that their unique condition, including their small populations and geographic location, makes them especially vulnerable to multiple climate impacts that they have had a negligible role in generating. Yet this vulnerability is barely...

Can developing economies achieve growth that benefits everyone and protects the planet? This report explores how low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can achieve inclusive and sustainable economic transformation (ISET) - where economic growth benefits all of society and protects our planet....

Nature-based solutions for green infrastructure - such as managing fresh water flows, improving agricultural productivity or planting native vegetation - provide multiple benefits to people, communities and their environment. As it stands, countries seeking to identify finance for nature-based...

This report analyses the impacts that changes in trade structures, economic growth and technology have had on the greenhouse gas emissions (GhG) generated in the continent. It sets out climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the context of Africa's economic transformation and...

In emerging market and developing economies such as India, significant mobilisation of private capital is necessary to meet climate targets and shift to a low carbon development pathway. However, one barrier to unlocking this investment is a lack of well-identified investment opportunities. In...

This report explores the relationship between oil and gas dependency and a country's debt burden, where repayments are potentially reliant on fossil fuel revenues. In particular, by looking at the interaction between oil and gas prices and public finances over a 11-year period (2010-2020) for a...

Country platforms are increasingly considered a practical solution to the many coordination and financing challenges that have long beset national development agendas, yet there is still debate over their definition, scope and implementation. This paper seeks to bring clarity to that debate by...