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How Can We Pay for Green Growth? New Report Provides Answers

By Shilpa Patel on February 1, 2013
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In a little more than one generation—by the time your grade-schoolers will be seeing their own kids off to school—our planet will be home to 9 billion people. This will create…

4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water

By Manish Bapna on January 31, 2013
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The world is on track to become a very different place in the next two decades. Per capita income levels are rising, the global middle class is expanding, and the population is set to hit 8.3 billion people by 2030. At the same time, urbanization…

5 Sobering Realities about Global Water Security

By Betsy Otto on January 30, 2013
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Some people say that water is the oil of the 21st Century. If only water were that simple.

Water is very complicated. It’s…

ADVISORY: Report Launch: Can the U.S. Get There From Here?

January 30, 2013
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WRI to release major new report on climate change and U.S. emissions

RELEASE: New Mapping Tool Provides Unprecedented Ability to Assess Water Risk

January 30, 2013
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aqueduct provides companies with comprehensive, high-resolution picture of water risks worldwide.

Climate Change Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure Approach

By Erin Gray on January 24, 2013
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Water is a scarce resource in India, especially in the state of Maharashtra, where most rainfall is limited to the monsoon season from June through September. The Government of India has long…

Why 2013 Could Be a Game-Changer on Climate

By Andrew Steer on January 23, 2013
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This piece originally appeared on CNN.com.

As leaders gather for the…

STATEMENT: President Obama Commits to Climate Change Action In Second Inaugural Address

January 21, 2013
Location: Washington, D.C.

Following is a statement by Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute:

“Today, in his second inaugural address, President Obama set a

4 Big Ideas to Revolutionize Transportation

By Sarah Parsons on January 18, 2013
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Two leaders on urban development recently came together on the same stage: Dr. Jim Yong Kim and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

6 Top Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2013

By Andrew Steer on January 18, 2013
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This post originally appeared on Bloomberg.com.

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