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This paper summarises the use cases and workflow for users of near-real-time deforestation alerts in Peru, explores the conditions that have enabled the widespread use of this information in the country, and the challenges that users of this data have faced.

Closing the Loop, a project implemented by ESCAP in partnership with the Government of Japan, aims to reduce the environmental impact of four cities in ASEAN by tackling plastic pollution. This report was developed in support of the second broad objective 'to work with partner cities and develop action plans, policies and investment strategies to address marine plastic litter'.

USAID LESTARI partners with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and conserve biodiversity in carbon rich and biologically significant forest and mangrove ecosystems. This brief focuses on supporting Green Enterprises to enhance sustainable livelihood opportunities for local communities, including a summary of the initiatives that were undertaken, the main outcomes and impacts, and the key lessons learned from 5 years of implementation.

This case study describes GHG inventories and emissions scenarios, and their value to policy and decision makers. The study then presents the approaches used to develop the Mpumalanga inventory and scenarios, discusses the key data sources and challenges, and summarizes lessons for others developing sub-national inventories and future scenarios.

This case study explores how public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.

This brief provides a demonstration case to help projects grappling to understand how to incorporate an environmental lens while conducting a market systems analysis for employment outcomes.

This case study is aimed at identifying and preparing Honduran micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), producers of cocoa, coffee, rambutan, and forest products to connect them with financing sources and break barriers to access them.

This case study examines the cost of the impacts of climate change on Jamaica. The analysis reveals that the current cumulative loss of GDP due to damage associated with natural disasters was estimated to be in the order of $120 billion (7 percent of GDP). When this is coupled with potential climate change induced impacts, such as an increase in the number of extreme hurricanes, the figure is even more worrisome as it is likely to rise.

This case study presents the assessment of the criticality of Saint Lucia’s major transportation assets (airports and seaports) and their potential vulnerabilities to climate variability and change.

The Green Growth Potential Assessment (GGPA) is a diagnostic tool developed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) that consists of a combination of data analysis and stakeholder consultation in order to identify and prioritise a country’s opportunities for green growth. This report presents the findings of the GGPA process for Colombia.