Tackling the climate, environment and biodiversity crisis
ODI engages in this arena by helping navigate competing visions of a green future to achieve equitable, risk-informed and environmentally sustainable development.
ODI on Climate change
Sovereignty sales, economic revitalisation and inclusive development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Sovereignty sales in SIDS, and beyond, is a rapidly evolving market that presents key opportunities for SIDS’ sustainable development. This working paper makes key recommendations for the promotion of enhanced scheme governance and transparency, greater understanding of impacts to support optimal local developmental outcomes, and ways to future-proof sovereignty sales revenues.
New EU trade rules could put poor countries in a billion dollar ‘green squeeze’
The EU has recently approved new rules aimed at requiring companies to avoid human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains. While well-intentioned, there are concerns these green trade measures may disproportionately impact poorer exporting countries and put them in a "green squeeze".
Humanitarian action on climate and conflict: narratives, challenges and opportunities
This report and policy brief look at how humanitarian actors are setting out their roles and linking with the work of other actors on climate change-related work.
Enhanced Access in the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance (NCQG): A case for access done strategically
With around 40% of the global population heading to the polls this year, 2024 looks set to be a year of profound change. While understandably buried beneath the headlines on Trump, Sunak, and Modi, 2024 is also the year in which the international community promised to align on the most consequential catalyst for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement - the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG).
Navigating green trade measures: avoiding a “green squeeze”
Climate change and environmental degradation demand urgent action, and new "green trade" measures are emerging as a key policy tool. But how can we ensure these measures protect our planet while also supporting the sustainable development of emerging economies? On 22 April, ODI convened leading experts for a timely roundtable to explore this critical question.
Making finance flow to adaptation in small-scale agrifood systems: The role of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement (Article 2.1 (c))
Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement aims to make finance flows consistent with climate-resilient development. For small-scale agrifood systems, this means bringing together government, small-scale actors and stakeholders across the international climate and food sectors to create a system that supports poverty reduction, food security, nutrition, and healthy natural systems.
