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Sustainable Urban Transport in India: Role of the Auto-rickshaw Sector

February, 2012

This paper examines the role the auto-rickshaw sector can play in promoting sustainable urban transport in India. It develops a policy vision for this sector and presents recommendations on reforms to address sustainability challenges.

PRESS RELEASE: EMBARQ-FedEx Collaboration Aims to Improve Public Transport in Developing Countries

December 19, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A new collaboration to optimize city bus operations in Mexico, Brazil and India was announced today

PRESS RELEASE: Caterpillar Foundation Awards Major Support to World Resources Institute for Sustainable Cities Initiative

December 9, 2011
Location: Beijing, China

Five-Year Pledge of $12.5 Million Will Focus on Key Urban Centers in China, India and Brazil

Making Adaptation Count: Concepts and Options for Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation

October, 2011

This report aims to provide adaptation and development practitioners with a practical framework for developing monitoring and evaluation systems that can track the success and failure of adaptation initiatives in the development context.

RELEASE: WRI and Fortune 500 Companies Launch Next Practice Collaborative

July 28, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Partnership Aims to Develop Innovative Solutions for Sustainable, Low-Carbon Business

Measurement and Performance Tracking in Developing Countries

Building the capacity of developing countries to track progress towards meeting domestic climate, energy, and development goals.

Low-Carbon Development in Emerging Economies

Working with nations to achieve the twin goals of robust economic growth and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

PRESS RELEASE: New Paper Lays Out Smart Policies for Renewable Energy Growth

May 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Offers six principles of smart energy policy for developing countries

Grounding Green Power: Bottom-Up Perspectives on Smart Renewable Energy Policy in Developing Countries

Working Paper: May, 2011

This working paper identifies key components of smart renewable energy policy in developing countries, focusing on the power sector. It also provides recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of international support for deployment of renewable energies, drawn from these on-the-ground experiences in developing countries.

EMBARQ Joins Launch of "Decade of Action for Road Safety"

May 12, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

This week marks the official launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, a worldwide effort declared by the United Nations to save 5 million lives over a ten-year period.

PRESS RELEASE: WRI and InnoCentive Issue Challenge Seeking Communication Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

April 14, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental think tank, and InnoCentive, the world leader in Challenge Driven Innovation, announced a new Challenge and $10,000 prize for solutions to help local communities communicate what they need to adapt to changing climate conditions.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Investor Forum 2011 at NYU Stern

March 17, 2011
Location: NEW YORK, N.Y.

Six environmentally focused companies from emerging markets to present to investors;

Keynote by Mac Heller, Executive Chairman of CODA Automotive, panel discussion, and more

Environmental Entrepreneurs: India's Husk Power Systems Converts Rice Husks into Energy

By Tracy Elsen on March 17, 2011

A renewable energy company provides clean electricity and job opportunities to India’s rural poor.

Clean Power to the People

By Jamshyd N. Godrej on March 1, 2011

Bringing clean energy to India’s rural poor consumers creates cascading economic and social benefits, in addition to profits.

This piece originally appeared in The Economic Times (India).

Reefs at Risk in the Indian Ocean

February 18, 2011

More than 65 percent of coral reefs in the Indian Ocean region are at risk from local threats (i.e., coastal development, overfishing/destructive fishing, marine-based pollution, and/or watershed-base

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