This report examines how, and under which circumstances different forms of financing are suitable for results- or transfer-based mechanisms for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation as well as enhancing removals in forests (REDD+) in the context of different countries and...

Colombia faces a number of challenges including growing electricity demand, increasing hydroelectric uncertainty as a result of changes in the el Niño weather phenomenon, and a growing need for social housing in metropolitan areas driven by accelerating urbanisation. At the same time, Colombia...

2015 was a watershed year for addressing global challenges. Under the umbrella of the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction were adopted. Six years after their adoption,...

Das Forschungsvorhaben ”Evaluation and development of recommendations on the CDM EB’s Sustainable Development Tool including the sustainability requirements of other flexible mechanisms‛ hat zum Ziel, mögliche Unzulänglichkeiten des CDM SD Tools zu identifizieren, und strukturierte...

To support the development of CDM Standardized Baselines, the German Environmental Agency commissioned the Wuppertal Institute and GFA Consulting Group in 2012 to investigate implications of Standardised Baselines on least developed countries and their utilization in national MRV systems. A case...

To date, processes to implement the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international climate change mitigation and adaptation obligations are largely disconnected in most countries. This creates administrative overlaps, costs and hampers the development of effective problem...