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A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change: How Likely Warming Scenarios Indicate a Catastrophic Security Future
Notable Reports
The National Security, Military, and Intelligence Panel (NSMIP) analyzed the security implications of two warming scenarios: Near Term (1-2oC by mid-century), and Medium-Long Term (2-4oC). The former would pose High...
Assessment, Climate Change, Security
Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Ecosystem Services
Notable Reports
Published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, this is a powerful eye-opening work by 184 authors, summarizing some 4,000 sources. Insights: Land degradation—a pervasive, systemic phenomenon...
Assessment, Ecosystems, Land Use/ Management
COVID-19 Strategy Update
Notable Reports
The World Health Organization gives an overview of the current situation, key insights, and national and international strategies. “Countries must do everything they can to stop cases from becoming clusters...
Assessment, COVID, Governance
Education Development Center
Organizations
A global nonprofit advancing "lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity." Works on "in-depth research endeavors to district- and country-wide reform initiatives" with programs providing "individuals,...
Assessment, Development, Education/Training
Global Energy Assessment
Organizations
It "defines a new global energy policy agenda" –  one that aims to transform the way "society thinks about, uses, and delivers energy."  GEA research aims to "facilitate equitable and sustainable...
Assessment, Energy, Transformation/Change
Global Energy Review 2020: The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on global energy demand and CO2 emissions
Notable Reports
A flagship report by the International Energy Agency in "response to the exceptional circumstances" its coverage includes real-time analysis of current developments. As usual, it looks into the "2019 energy...
Assessment, COVID, Data, Energy
Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
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A global initiative aiming to provide a comprehensive framework for addressing the various issues related to the mining industry. It offers independent third-party certification and verification of all mining materials....
*New Additions*, Accountability, Assessment, Environment, Industry
IPCC Sixth Assessment Reports (2021-2022)
Notable Reports
The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comprising 230 authors from 65 countries, has announced four “AR6” reports from its three Working Groups. In particular, to prepare these reports, the...
Assessment, Climate Change, Policy
Landscape Assessment of Financial Flows Lessons learned from pilot implementation
Notable Reports
Landscape Assessment of Financial Flows (LAFF) is appropriate in a landscape where an established multi-stakeholder partnership has identified a set of landscape objectives that stakeholders agree on and are working...
Assessment, Finance
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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It aimed to "assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of those systems and...
Assessment, Ecosystems, Sustainability