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Find valuable resources and articles to support your climate, environment, and nature programmes.
The brief highlights major barriers in developing and emerging economies, including limited information and capacity, weak disclosure systems, inconsistent definitions of what counts as “green”, and the risk of greenwashing.
PDF- China
- Colombia
- Malaysia
- South Africa
- Mexico
- Climate Finance
- UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT)
- 2021
This analysis is based on best available information on HMG climate-related investments in Egypt.
PDF- Egypt
- Climate Finance
- International Climate Finance
- Finance and Insurance
- 2026
This case study discusses support to community resilience and economic inclusion during the Syria crisis for the period 2020–2024.
Link- Syria
- Conflict
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Shock response
- 2026
This edition is a tour of where CLEAN has been working: what's being requested, what we're delivering, and how it's helping UK programmes turn climate ambition into climate action. CLEAN, funded by FCDO, provides a globally accessible technical assistance service for UK officials working with Official Development Assistance. Advice comes at no cost to requesting teams, through a simple online request; whether you need a quick steer on a country question or more detailed input into programme design or ICF support. CLEAN is a direct route to high-quality climate, environment and nature expert.
Link- Global
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Water Resources Management
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
- Humanitarian
- Health
- Conflict
- Education
- International Climate Finance
- 2026
The CLEAN Helpdesk provides free-to-access technical assistance to UK government officials spending Official Development Assistance (ODA), with the aim of mainstreaming climate, environment and nature (CEN) considerations and International Climate Finance (ICF) into their programming and operations.
PDF- Global
- Lebanon
- Chad
- Iraq
- Diplomacy and policy influencing
- 2026
The CLEAN Helpdesk’s support helped strengthen the climate resilience dimension of the Justice and Stability in the Sahel (JASS) programme.The JASS programme focuses on peacebuilding and conflict prevention interventions in the region. Read more about our work supporting FCDO and Mercy Corps and lessons learnt in this project.
PDF- Mali
- Niger
- Conflict
- Climate Finance
- Diplomacy and policy influencing
- 2026
The CLEAN Helpdesk was commissioned by the British Embassy in Beirut and supported by the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) and the Ministry of Energy and Water to update the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) (2025-2030). The NREAP marks a key milestone in the ongoing partnership between Lebanon and the UK on a shared energy transition.
PDF- Lebanon
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- 2026
This review highlights that both Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) investments are helping protect access to education, strengthening systems and supporting communities subjected to repeated climate and conflict shocks. GPE’s programmes demonstrate that core education investments can generate significant climate resilience benefits when designed and targeted appropriately, even if they were not originally conceived as climate projects.
PDF- Burkina Faso
- Mali
- Niger
- Chad
- Education
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- 2026
This report explores how gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) are integrated into international climate finance (ICF) indicators. It analyses trends, barriers, and enablers in collecting disaggregated data, highlighting the importance of inclusive reporting for effective climate action. The report offers practical recommendations to improve data quality and use, ensuring climate finance benefits everyone and supports the UK’s commitment to leave no one behind.
PDF- Global
- Gender Equity
- International Climate Finance
- Disability inclusion
- Social Inclusion
- 2026
Seasonal flooding and extreme heat regularly disrupt education in Kasaï Province, DRC, forcing school closures and learning losses. Through the CLEAN Helpdesk, GeoHazards International identified practical, low-cost measures such as reflective roofing, improved ventilation, and better construction practices to improve safety and climate resilience. The recommendations help schools withstand worsening weather while extending building lifespan and informing more resilient future school designs.
PDF- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- Education
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- 2025
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