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The brief summarizes assessments to detail SIDS' challenges and opportunities regarding land and drought and points to urbanization, unsustainable agriculture and extractive industries as drivers of land degradation in these most climate-vulnerable territories.

The report explores how combining sustainable land management practices with parametric climate risk insurance can strengthen resilience for smallholder farmers in the Global South. Against the backdrop of escalating climate impacts, it examines the shortcomings of traditional insurance models and highlights how satellite and mobile technologies can overcome barriers to implementation. By…

Global climate patterns in 2023 and 2024 set the stage for severe drought impacts worldwide that are continuing into 2025. This report identifies the regions of the world that were most severely affected by droughts in 2023–2024, with some continuing into 2025. By examining the intersection of climatic drivers and underlying vulnerabilities, this report aims to reinforce the continued…

For the first time, the aridity crisis has been documented with scientific clarity, revealing an existential threat affecting billions around the globe. The report points to human-caused climate change as the primary driver of this shift. Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, transport, industry and land use changes warm the planet and other human…