Climate change and natural resources
The global climate crisis is a significant threat to human development. From agriculture to infrastructure, even the most resilient systems are challenged by rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and vulnerable communities continue to be disproportionally impacted.
With estimates that suggest 100 million people are at risk of being pushed into poverty by climate change by 2030, the need to understand what works and why is more urgent than ever. The transformational change needed to respond to the climate crisis is large scale and complex.
The evaluation and learning work we do to understand climate change, natural resources and resilience helps our partners to use evidence-based findings to make decisions which lead to informed investments and actionable change towards a low carbon, climate-resilient future.
We are committed to taking urgent and ongoing action to address the climate crisis.
Read more about how we’re operationalising climate-action at Itad
Project
Equitable innovation through strategic research collaboration
We are assessing the effectiveness of the Gates Foundation and the UK Government’s Agricultural Research Partnership in...
Project
Protecting oceans and securing futures for coastal communities
We are strengthening the delivery of the UK Government's international efforts to protect the marine environment and reduce...
Project
Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions
We are supporting the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to understand the impact of nature-based solutions (NbS) in achieving...
Project
Evaluating the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme
The OCEAN programme supports community-led marine initiatives, aiming to place the ocean on a path to recovery and enabling...
Publications
Knowledge product
Map of systemic threats to the UK from the illicit gold trade
This interactive systems map and the resources embedded within it highlight the extent of threats the illicit gold market...
Report
Research and evaluation of import control rules designed to reduce illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing
A review, conducted by Itad for the Walton Family Foundation, of the effectiveness of Import Control Rules designed to reduce...
Report
Evaluating the impact of a hydroelectric power investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This report explores the impact of British International Investment's (BIIs) funding in Virunga Energies’ hydroelectric...
Report
Linking poverty alleviation and nature-based solutions across small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and critical marine habitat interventions
Evidence Review for the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme
Blogs and news
Blog
Ocean action needs evidence: what the UN Oceans Conference missed
At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one thing stood out: while we have growing scientific data on ocean health, we know far...
News
The ‘price’ of illicit gold: mapping systemic threats to national and international security
As gold prices hit a record high, a new Itad resource on the illicit gold trade highlights the importance of understanding the...
News
Effectiveness of import control rules to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Join us for a panel discussion on what’s working, what’s not, and where seafood-importing countries can go further to...
News
Maximising evidence for ocean, climate and poverty programming
Join us for a panel discussion on generating evidence for use in ocean, climate and poverty programming. Hosted in...
