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There is growing interest in the role that private finance could play in supporting agricultural adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa. This discussion brief What Roles Could Private Actors Play in Agricultural Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa? Insights from Publicly Funded Projects examines the role of private actors in publicly funded agricultural adaptation projects in this region.

This report presents the findings from cost-benefit analyses of mangrove restoration for coastal protection and an earthen dike alternative in Quelimane, Mozambique.

A key challenge to achieving global climate change and sustainable development goals is how to bridge gaps between levels of finance required to achieve these goals, and the levels of finance currently invested in climate action and sustainable development. The ‘unlocking’ of private finance to fulfill sustainable development commitments offers significant potential as a prevailing solution.

This policy brief examines the extent to which current investment aligns with the figures regularly purported as required to fulfill global commitments. It shows a disconnect between global ambitions and financial realities, and that mechanisms by which such commitments will be fulfilled will likely require transformations across scales of geographies, policies, and economies. It identifies four key barriers to private investment, presents a financing overview, and provides three recommendations for expediting progress towards financing sustainable development. 

The statistical report Energy Efficiency Indicators Highlights 2017‌ is designed to help understand what drives final energy use in IEA member countries in order to improve and track national energy efficiency policies.

This report Strategic Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Vietnam: Vulnerability Assessment for Ecosystem-based Adaptation sets out the overall EbA vulnerability assessment approach as it is being developed and tested.