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** How Art Can Help Us Adapt to Climate Change
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“This was never just about aesthetics. It was about ownership” – writes gender equality expert Thandokuhle Zungu ([link removed]) describing a unique initiative that blends environmental action with artistic expression in the heart of Alexandra Township.

Through the SUNCASA ([link removed]) project, the Alexandra community in Johannesburg is transforming solid waste into river cleaning installations and public art to reduce flooding, improve biodiversity, and ignite climate action from the ground up.

“What Alexandra needs—and what we dared to attempt—is a different relationship with the river. One that merges science with story, infrastructure with imagination.”
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** HLPF 2025: The story so far
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Amid an increasingly urgent drive for multilateral reform, country representatives and civil society leaders are meeting at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York to review progress on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. Follow daily coverage ([link removed]) from our Earth Negotiations Bulletin team.

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** Unpacking a Year of Mixed SDG Progress
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The bulk of Voluntary National Review reports submitted by countries to the United Nations in 2024 sounded the alarm on slow progress across many Sustainable Development Goals. We unpack the reasons why ([link removed]) .

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** The Compromiso de Sevilla and the Challenge of Financing Development
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As the dust settles on talks at FfD4 in Seville, we ([link removed]) summarize ([link removed]) where the conference made progress, where it fell short, and what lies ahead.

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** Inter-American Court of Human Rights Urges States to Review ISDS for Climate Action
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A landmark opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on “the climate emergency and human rights” underlines that ISDS model threatens climate action. We unpack ([link removed]) how this can drive treaty reform—and set the scene for ICJ’s historic climate ruling due on July 23.



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** Why Liquefied Natural Gas is a Bad Bet for Canadian Energy Security
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Unstable prices, shrinking demand, and growing uncertainty – LNG is a risky bet for Canada. Our experts Nichole Dusyk and Steven Haig break down ([link removed]) why it falls short on energy security and what cleaner, faster and more resilient solutions look like.

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** How to Design Fair and Effective Border Carbon Adjustments
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There is no internationally agreed upon guidance on designing and implementing border carbon adjustments to advance both climate and development objectives. New guidance ([link removed]) from a group of experts including our own Aaron Cosbey aims to fill the gap, offering detailed recommendations on BCA design questions.

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** How Do We Measure Canada’s Energy Transition?
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Canada’s sustainable jobs legislation set out a mandate to support workers and communities in the transition to a net-zero economy, but how should progress be measured? Our researchers count the ways ([link removed]) .

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** Rethinking Investment Treaties as Risk Allocation Tools
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One largely overlooked function of investment treaties is how they make states shoulder risk from private investments. Our new report sets out ([link removed]) what policymakers should do to better align investment treaties with the public interest.

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** Can Rigid Debt Rules Still Deliver Sustainability in Developing Countries?
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Rising debt vulnerabilities and shrinking fiscal space are challenging the effectiveness of rigid fiscal rules in developing countries. Our debt experts look at fiscal rules ([link removed]) in 85 EMDEs and propose a shift towards more flexible fiscal regimes that better support long-term debt sustainability and economic resilience.

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** What Can We Learn About Finance From National Adaptation Plans?
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While there’s a gap between adaptation finance needs and what's available, developing countries are already mobilizing resources using different instruments. Join the NAP Global Network’s upcoming webinar ([link removed]) to find out how these countries are addressing adaptation finance issues.



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