Resource library

This rapid evidence review maps out key donors and their programmes across Africa and the Asia-Pacific, with a specific focus on those that prioritise research and evidence in their efforts to address climate adaptation and resilience in ODA-eligible countries. Given its rapid nature, the review should be considered indicative rather than definitive.

• Climate Resilience and Adaptation
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review covers four facets of Lebanon’s water resources. The first is an overview of water sustainability issues in Lebanon, ranging from policies to politics affecting the use, treatment and distribution of water. The second section considers the question of equality of access to water, focusing particularly on affordability, refugees, and water rights.

• Lebanon
• Water Resources Management
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review covers the emerging evidence from the integration of climate change concerns into peacebuilding and humanitarian programming.

• Mali
• Somalia
• Humanitarian
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review explores the effectiveness of different approaches to community-based conservation (CBC) in East Africa and their role in strengthening nature outcomes, with particular attention to models of community governance, and evidence for the effective alignment of incentives to promote biodiversity.

• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Biodiversity / Ecosystem Conservation and Management (Terrestrial and Marine)
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review provides an overview of the existing evidence on Senegal’s progress in terms of its carbon finance, legal, and governance framework under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

• Senegal
• Low Carbon Growth and Mitigation
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

The K4DD Rapid Evidence Review titled “Climate Change and Tobacco Cultivation” examines the impacts of climate change on tobacco farming, control, and governance.

• Bangladesh
• Indonesia
• Zimbabwe
• Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review explores the causes and consequences of air pollution in Nepal, focusing on particulate matter (PM2.5) and drawing from academic and grey literature.

• Nepal
• Low Carbon Growth and Mitigation
• Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD)
• 2024

This guidance note supports FCDO programme designers and decision-makers to operationalise the Climate and Environment Programme Operating Framework (C&E PRoF) to integrate climate considerations into Social Protection programmes, while aligning with ICF Guidance requirements.

• Social Protection
• 2025

This report and accompanying policy brief aim to support policy makers and practitioners in understanding how addressing GBV supports the effectiveness of climate change programmes and policies. It shares examples of emerging good practice and provides recommendations for all stakeholders to address GBV more comprehensively.

• Gender Equity
• 2024

Recent international health emergencies demonstrate the need for resilient health systems and accelerated global action. The One Health concept is based on the observation that the health of humans, animals, plants, and the wider environment is closely linked and interdependent. This interdependency means that no single discipline or sector can tackle health threats that occur at the interface between humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems in isolation.

• United Kingdom
• Health
• Nature Facility
• 2025