https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/ Learn about Rabia’s conceptual foundations and access free video resources from our selected engagements and masterclasses. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 daily 1 https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/sustainable-finance-in-practice-strategies-risks-and-opportunities/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/sustainable-finance-in-practice-strategies-risks-and-opportunities/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What happens when climate forecasts signal a potential crisis? Can financial institutions act before the impacts are felt? https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/whose-money-whose-terms-financing-africa-s-energy-transition/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/whose-money-whose-terms-financing-africa-s-energy-transition/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Moving from transition to transformation requires money. Money determines the justice, dignity and prosperity of Africa’s energy evolution. And here lies the… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/national-transition-plans-video-series/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/national-transition-plans-video-series/ Wed, 7 Oct 2026 13:03:00 +0000 Rabia’s video series examines how climate investment plans have evolved, whether they have succeeded in mobilising finance, and what lessons can shape the… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/exploring-the-monetary-architecture-of-south-africa-the-south-african-reserve-bank/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/exploring-the-monetary-architecture-of-south-africa-the-south-african-reserve-bank/ Wed, 1 Jul 2026 17:03:05 +0000 This paper, commissioned by the National Planning Commission's Finance Working Group, explores the monetary architecture of South Africa and its implications… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/dignity-of-finance-towards-a-just-term-sheet-in-financing-climate-and-transition-related-outcomes/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/dignity-of-finance-towards-a-just-term-sheet-in-financing-climate-and-transition-related-outcomes/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:57:19 +0000 This paper is the second in Rabia’s Principles of Inclusive Finance Series, building on the first working paper, Reframing Needs-Based Finance Through Mutual… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/post-event-briefing-note-to-plan-or-not-to-plan-climate-investment-plans-as-a-basis-for-driving-change/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/post-event-briefing-note-to-plan-or-not-to-plan-climate-investment-plans-as-a-basis-for-driving-change/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:52:00 +0000 At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Rabia Transitions hosted a discussion titled: “To Plan or Not to Plan? Climate investment… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/financing-climate-action-open-access-ebook/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/financing-climate-action-open-access-ebook/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:29:51 +0000 The Centre for Development and Environment Policy (CDEP) at IIM Calcutta hosted the launch of Financing Climate Action, a new open-access eBook examining… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/reframing-needs-based-finance-through-mutual-commitment-and-dialogue/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/reframing-needs-based-finance-through-mutual-commitment-and-dialogue/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:12:59 +0000 The paper is part of a working paper series focusing on the Principles of Inclusive Finance, aimed at examining finance through the lenses of needs, dignity… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/investing-in-the-just-transition-why-is-it-so-difficult/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/investing-in-the-just-transition-why-is-it-so-difficult/ Thu, 6 Nov 2025 07:17:20 +0000 The debate on financing a just transition is not short of dialogue; it is short of understanding. Governments and funders often speak different languages… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/to-plan-or-not-to-plan-climate-investment-plans-as-a-basis-for-driving-change/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/to-plan-or-not-to-plan-climate-investment-plans-as-a-basis-for-driving-change/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:37:19 +0000 In collaboration with 2050 Pathways on long term strategies, Rabia is part of an ongoing project around climate investment plans, and correlation to resource… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/the-principles-of-inclusive-finance/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/the-principles-of-inclusive-finance/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:01:15 +0000 In this insightful short video, Dr. Chantal Naidoo, Founder and Executive Director of Rabia Transitions, reflects on the three principles of inclusive finance… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/african-perspectives-of-a-just-transition-to-low-carbon-economies-technical-report-2024/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/african-perspectives-of-a-just-transition-to-low-carbon-economies-technical-report-2024/ Fri, 30 May 2025 15:57:24 +0000 The report presents ideas, perspectives, and evidence of what a Just Transition to low-carbon economies means for Africa. Parameters of the energy transition… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/reflections-on-the-relevance-of-cost-transparency-standards-to-south-africas-financing-climate-resilient-infrastructure/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/reflections-on-the-relevance-of-cost-transparency-standards-to-south-africas-financing-climate-resilient-infrastructure/ Thu, 16 May 2024 08:19:23 +0000 Our mission was to assist the South African Steering Committee in evaluating CoST's pillars - Multi-stakeholder working, Disclosure, Assurance, and Social… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/how-does-south-africas-just-transition-framework-compare-to-the-international-labour-organization-just-transition-guidelines/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/how-does-south-africas-just-transition-framework-compare-to-the-international-labour-organization-just-transition-guidelines/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:22:49 +0000 The paper is part of a series focusing on South Africa’s Just Transition Framework as a policy instrument and guide for South Africa’s just transition. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/exploring-the-intersection-of-equity-and-article-21c-towards-an-improved-global-stocktake/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/exploring-the-intersection-of-equity-and-article-21c-towards-an-improved-global-stocktake/ Sat, 1 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Bringing together finance flows and equity, the first GST seeks to measure collective progress on Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement ‘in light of equity.’ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/dr-chantal-naidoo-on-earthcast/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/dr-chantal-naidoo-on-earthcast/ Mon, 8 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Olivia Taylor speaks to Dr Chantal Naidoo about climate finance and the unique funding needs for financing just energy transition investment portfolios in… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/women-climate-leadership-interview-with-penelope-herbst/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/women-climate-leadership-interview-with-penelope-herbst/ Wed, 1 Mar 2023 10:07:00 +0000 In a concise yet impactful interview, Penny Herbst, Advisor at Rabia, conveyed a compelling message about the importance of women's voices in the climate… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/climate-vulnerability-monitor-3-regional-workshop-south-africa/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/climate-vulnerability-monitor-3-regional-workshop-south-africa/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 07:57:00 +0000 This discussion highlighted several critical aspects of climate vulnerability and climate forecasting in Southern Africa. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/the-morbid-symptoms-of-the-interregnum/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/the-morbid-symptoms-of-the-interregnum/ Mon, 6 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 A sense-making journey of experiences, and concepts on sustainability transition processes and financial responses, delivered at the University of… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/13th-international-sustainability-transitions-conference-regional-hub-keynote-by-chantal-naidoo/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/13th-international-sustainability-transitions-conference-regional-hub-keynote-by-chantal-naidoo/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000 The 13th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) took place on November 21 to 25, 2022, and was hosted for the first time as a partnership… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/policy-dialogue-on-supporting-climate-resilience-and-a-just-energy-transition-in-africa/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/policy-dialogue-on-supporting-climate-resilience-and-a-just-energy-transition-in-africa/ Tue, 8 Nov 2022 15:15:00 +0000 This is a discussion on supporting climate resilience and a just energy transition in Africa during COP27 and further highlights the critical issues and… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/a-just-transition-to-a-low-carbon-future-in-south-africa/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/a-just-transition-to-a-low-carbon-future-in-south-africa/ Tue, 1 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 The main message is that the transition to a low-carbon society is possible, but it can only succeed if it is just and handled collaboratively. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/ameu-saiee-webinars-dr-chantal-naidoo/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/ameu-saiee-webinars-dr-chantal-naidoo/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:47:00 +0000 Update on the JETP under the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team Chantal Naidoo - Presidential Climate Finance Task Team, Lead Researcher https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/off-grid-solar-expansion-and-economic-development-in-the-global-south-a-critical-review-and-research-agenda/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/off-grid-solar-expansion-and-economic-development-in-the-global-south-a-critical-review-and-research-agenda/ Fri, 1 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000 In this paper, we seek to understand how the rapid expansion of off-grid solar energy across the global South since the turn of the century is influencing… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/wiogen-micro-workshop-2-ocean-governance/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/wiogen-micro-workshop-2-ocean-governance/ Fri, 1 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000 The Wiogen Micro Workshop 2 on Ocean Governance in the Context of Climate Change, featuring Judy Beaumont, focused on the critical issues raised in the… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/just-energy-transition-partnerships/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/just-energy-transition-partnerships/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 South Africa was the first country to create a JETP with developed countries, aimed at ensuring just and inclusive energy transition. Our director, Chantal… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/south-africas-smoke-signals-for-financing-the-just-energy-transition/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/south-africas-smoke-signals-for-financing-the-just-energy-transition/ Wed, 1 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Implementing the Paris Agreement (2015) implies a critical but inconvenient truth: the global economy requires simultaneous creative and disruptive processes… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/how-can-country-platforms-drive-bold-climate-action-emerging-ideas-and-early-lessons/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/how-can-country-platforms-drive-bold-climate-action-emerging-ideas-and-early-lessons/ Wed, 1 Jun 2022 10:01:00 +0000 Climate finance continues to fall short of developed countries' commitments and developing countries' needs. Against this backdrop, the announcement of the… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/jse-climate-and-sustainability-disclosure-submission/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/jse-climate-and-sustainability-disclosure-submission/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Comments provided on the Climate and Sustainability Disclosure guidance, drawing attention to the need for “transition-specific” guidance. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/croatan-conversations-esg-assessments-helpful-harmful-or-irrelevant/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/croatan-conversations-esg-assessments-helpful-harmful-or-irrelevant/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:41:00 +0000 A wide-ranging conversation on what is and is not effective in how ESG investing is used to make long lasting improvements to natural and social systems. How… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/just-transition-projects/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/just-transition-projects/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 This paper contributes to the Just Transition Finance Roadmap Project led by Trade and Policy Industrial Strategies. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/beyond-cop26-just-transitions/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/beyond-cop26-just-transitions/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 An ambitious deal for South Africa’s energy transition, the Just Energy Transition Partnership, has emerged as a key development from COP26. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/insights-for-south-africas-just-transition-roadmap/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/insights-for-south-africas-just-transition-roadmap/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 The paper was commissioned and funded by TIPS as a contribution to their project on developing a “Just Transition Finance Roadmap” for South Africa. The paper… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/the-role-of-dfis-in-deploying-financing-of-just-transition-projects/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/the-role-of-dfis-in-deploying-financing-of-just-transition-projects/ Fri, 1 Oct 2021 07:53:00 +0000 The EU and Germany BMU has supported TIPS in undertaking research which will contribute to a first iteration of a South African Just Transition Finance… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/equator-principles-4-revised-climate-change-risk-what-does-this-mean-for-project-financing-in-africa-amidst-the-ongoing-energy-transition/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/equator-principles-4-revised-climate-change-risk-what-does-this-mean-for-project-financing-in-africa-amidst-the-ongoing-energy-transition/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Since its inception, the Equator Principles Association introduced a risk management framework in response to the ever-changing environmental and social risk… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/towards-a-just-transition-finance-roadmap-for-india-online-event-and-report-launch/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/towards-a-just-transition-finance-roadmap-for-india-online-event-and-report-launch/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:56:00 +0000 The India Just Transition Finance Roadmap (JTFR) project is part of an international collaboration with international partners including CDC Group, Harvard… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/per-live-economics-in-tech-and-the-energy-transition/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/per-live-economics-in-tech-and-the-energy-transition/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:18:00 +0000 The PER Live Series is a recurring set of discussions involving finance and business thought leaders. Topics address the important economic issues of our… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/scf-informal-webinar-article-2-paragraph-1-c-of-the-paris-agreement/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/scf-informal-webinar-article-2-paragraph-1-c-of-the-paris-agreement/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 This discussion gives an overview of the Biennial Assessment through discussions of the summary and recommendations prepared by the SCF. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/transformational-capital-new-financial-models-for-the-sdgs/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/transformational-capital-new-financial-models-for-the-sdgs/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000 This is a thought-provoking session on transformational capital and new financial models for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/financing-south-africas-energy-transition-1994-2019/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/financing-south-africas-energy-transition-1994-2019/ Mon, 5 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000 This is a thought-provoking discussion regarding the financing of South Africa's transition. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/opening-plenary-covid-19-capitalism-and-the-environment/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/opening-plenary-covid-19-capitalism-and-the-environment/ Wed, 5 Aug 2020 15:17:00 +0000 The session explored a range of critical topics related to the intersection of COVID-19, capitalism, and environmental concerns. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/chapter-4-article-2-1c-of-the-paris-agreement-of-the-unfcccs-2020-biennial-assessment-report-on-climate-finance-flows/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/chapter-4-article-2-1c-of-the-paris-agreement-of-the-unfcccs-2020-biennial-assessment-report-on-climate-finance-flows/ Wed, 1 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/transcending-the-interregnum-exploring-how-financial-systems-related-to-sustainability-transition-processes/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/transcending-the-interregnum-exploring-how-financial-systems-related-to-sustainability-transition-processes/ Wed, 1 Jan 2020 01:50:00 +0000 https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/naidoo-c-2019-transitioning-south-africas-financial-system-towards-sustainability-chapter-6-in-sustainability-transitions-in-south-africa-edited-by-mahomed-n-2019-taylor-and-francis-london/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/naidoo-c-2019-transitioning-south-africas-financial-system-towards-sustainability-chapter-6-in-sustainability-transitions-in-south-africa-edited-by-mahomed-n-2019-taylor-and-francis-london/ Sun, 1 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 The chapter asserts that, while South Africa’s financial system has strong foundations and features to advance sustainability transitions, current efforts… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/relating-financial-systems-to-sustainability-transitions-challenges-demands-and-design-features/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/relating-financial-systems-to-sustainability-transitions-challenges-demands-and-design-features/ Thu, 1 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Five initial demands emerge - directional changes, temporal dynamics, co-existent systems impact, contested social context and contextual experimentation. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/greening-the-development-bank-of-southern-africa-1988-to-2019/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/greening-the-development-bank-of-southern-africa-1988-to-2019/ Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:37:00 +0000 The paper is the second in a series of working papers by E3G showcasing examples of the learning process involved in designing green development banks. https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/mobilising-investment/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/mobilising-investment/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:32:00 +0000 https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/strategic-climate-change-dialogue/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/strategic-climate-change-dialogue/ Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:00:00 +0000 South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs recently organised a four day national dialogue signalling its progress towards transformation and… https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/towards-a-national-financing-pathway-for-climate-action-in-peru/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/towards-a-national-financing-pathway-for-climate-action-in-peru/ Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/green-climate-fund-overview-and-readiness-opportunities-for-africa/ https://www.rabiatransitions.org/insights/green-climate-fund-overview-and-readiness-opportunities-for-africa/ Fri, 1 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000