Climate change is a global crisis. As temperatures and sea levels rise, people around the world are increasingly seeing heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones, and wildfires upend their lives. Climate change disproportionately impacts people living in poverty and who are marginalized

Climate change is a threat that sees no borders and can harm us all. Around the world, temperatures and sea levels are rising. From the horn of African to recurring typhoons in Southeast Asia to intense forest fires in California. much of the world is already experiencing the negative impacts of a changing climate.

 Climate change is not just an existential threat, it is currently threatening development progress and exacerbating global inequities; increasing water and food scarcity, the need for humanitarian assistance, and displacement; and contributing to conflict.

Good Planet International believes market-driven instruments and financing are critical to climate change mitigation and low emissions development strategies. Our approach to climate financing mechanisms integrates legal, economic, and social issues to improve positive impacts for local people, create environmental benefits, and develop financial viability over the long run. Our work engages leaders and stakeholders from communities, governments, the private sector, and civil society.

Our public financing capacity includes procedures for grant management, networking between governments and international funders, and identifying feasible financial incentives for sustainable landscapes and climate-smart agriculture. Given the ever-expanding Impact Economy, GPI also promotes strategies for engaging the private sector through innovation funds, public-private partnerships, certification schemes, and voluntary standards. Additionally, we conduct feasibility studies and support governments to access global funds for clean technologies. We develop capacity and capabilities to catalyse country transitions to low-carbon economies, and we help build systems and processes to share information, evidence, insights, and analyses among stakeholders.

We offer solutions for the responsible management of natural resources to protect livelihoods and ecosystems.

We support governments and international agencies to develop and implement policies and improve institutional relationships that promote pro-poor economic growth, assist in adapting to climate change, and deliver improved governance and management of natural resources. As a leader in the Impact Economy, we differentiate ourselves through a focus on asymmetrical power relationships in social and ecological systems, and build local capacity through integration and participatory engagement of multiple stakeholders.

Specific areas of expertise include:

• ⦿ land tenure;
• ⦿ forestry;
• ⦿ water and food security;
• ⦿ evaluation services;
• ⦿ geospatial analysis;
• ⦿ model development, and
• ⦿ policy strengthening.

FOREST: About a third of the world’s people have a close dependence on forests and forest products. Around the world, healthy forests provide food, jobs, clean water, and resilience to climate-related shocks while storing carbon

The land sector is critical as both a source of emissions and as a climate change solution. Deforestation, unsustainable land management, and land degradation represent nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.

By conserving and restoring forests, we protect important carbon sinks and provide economic benefits for future generations. Unsustainable land use often results from agricultural expansion and poor agricultural management, illegal logging, damaging charcoal and timber production, and insecure land and resource rights.

Access to safe drinking water and sanitation reduces mortality and morbidity; improves economic productivity; and empowers the most at-risk populations, particularly girls and women. GPI aims to alleviate extreme poverty and improve the well-being of people by scaling up access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. We use a multi-faceted approach that operates on many levels – policy and political will, civil society advocacy, and private sector involvement – working with various stakeholders to implement high-impact, evidence-based solutions.

We address issues of water resources within the context of climate change and social inclusion, and, where appropriate, we leverage public-private partnerships and social marketing initiatives to harness the power of the market for positive social impacts.

Specific areas of expertise include:

• ⦿ water supply, storage, and treatment;
• ⦿ household and community sanitation;
• ⦿ hygiene promotion;
• ⦿ integrated water management;
• ⦿ irrigated agriculture;
• ⦿ river basin and watershed management, and
• ⦿ water policy and advocacy.