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From Copenhagen to Cancun: Climate Finance

By Athena Ballesteros on June 4, 2010

An update on the role of climate finance in the international climate negotiations.

Will Climate Finance Mean a New Path for the World Bank?

By Athena Ballesteros on May 17, 2010

The World Bank must systematically address issues of environmental and social sustainability in its mainstream investments.

Momentum Builds for Gaining the Consent of Indigenous Peoples

By Kirk Herbertson on May 5, 2010

Extractive industries explore the benefits of acquiring consent for their projects.

WRI Comments on the World Bank Energy Strategy

By Emily Chessin on April 30, 2010

Read WRI’s formal comments to the World Bank Group on its Energy Strategy Review.

NEWS RELEASE: Development Banks Must Embrace a Sustainable Future

April 23, 2010

Despite the increase in sustainable energy initiatives by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), a limited number of loans financed by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) consistently support sustainable energy investments in developing countries.

The World Bank, MDBs, and Low Carbon Development

By Jonathan Lash and David Runnalls on April 23, 2010

Multilateral Development Banks can play a leading role in promoting more sustainable energy options.

New Resources for the 2010 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings

By Maggie Barron on April 23, 2010

Thousands of finance ministers and central bankers from around the world descend on D.C.

Electricity Plays Key Role in Kyrgyzstan Uprising

By Davida Wood on April 19, 2010

WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.

NEWS RELEASE: Environmental Courts Becoming More Popular Worldwide, but Steps Needed for Improvement

April 19, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The number of specialized courts that resolve environmental issues has grown from only a handful in the 1970s to more than 350 in 41 countries. And while past research has studied a few courts in one or two countries, The Access Initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI) today releases the first comprehensive global report on the status of these courts.

MEDIA ADVISORY: A Call for Environmental Courts

April 15, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: A Call for Environmental Courts: Judges, Public Confidence, Expertise, and Visibility

WHEN: Monday, April 19th 2010 3 pm to 4:15 pm EST
Cocktail Reception: 4:15 to 5 pm EST

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