In 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH hosted an exploratory workshop to better understand the potential of solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) for developing countries.
In 2018, this report was prepared to take stock of the experiences with SPIS around the world. It includes insights on the following questions:
The Resilient Cities Report 2018 reflects the outcomes of the Resilient Cities 2018 Congress and global developments in the field of urban resilience and climate change adaptation. It highlights specific tools, initiatives, case studies, and solutions presented by local governments and practitioners around the world, cross-referencing additional sources.
This report, Climate Change and the Cost of Capital in Developing Countries, represents the first systematic effort to assess the relationship between climate vulnerability, sovereign credit profiles, and the cost of capital in developing countries.
Self-insurance Against Natural Disasters: The use of pension funds in Pacific Island countries provides a normative analysis of the use of early pension withdrawals after disasters, by setting up a life-cycle saving model with myopic households facing large natural disaster shocks
Early engagement with the disclosure of climate risks and opportunities enables companies to get ahead of forthcoming regulations, particularly in Europe. It allows them to anticipate and respond to investor concerns, and play an active role in shaping the field and establishing the standards that will eventually become the norm. This EBRD-GCECA report, Advancing TCFD Guidance on Physical Climate Risks and Opportunities, aims to inform and support early adoption efforts of this kind, recognising that the field is evolving rapidly and that best practices will emerge over time.