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    April 2, 2014

    Injecting Urgency into the World Bank's Climate Change Efforts

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • multilateral development banks
    • Plans for the Metro Colombo Urban Development project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, acknowledge that the metro area is highly vulnerable to flooding. Photo credit: Travlr, Flickr 2006
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Research
    April 2, 2014

    Designed for the Future?

    Finance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    April 1, 2014

    ADVISORY: Can the World Bank Meet Sustainability and Governance Challenges?

    • multilateral development banks
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 1, 2014

    How to Address Risk and Make Progress on Climate and Development

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate science
    Climate impacts will also take their toll on urban dwellers, especially the poor who are at risk of rising seas and extreme weather events. For example, low-lying cities, like Mumbai and Kolkata, face significant threats from coastal flooding and storm surge. Photo credit: Dennis Jarvis, Flickr 2007
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate science
    Climate
    Data
    March 31, 2014

    CCS Regulatory Comparison Matrix 2.0

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    Climate
    Insights
    March 31, 2014

    Key Points on Climate Adaptation from the New IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    A farmer in Africa's Sahel region uses innovative practices to adapt to a changing climate. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS, West Africa
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 30, 2014

    4 Takeaways from IPCC Report Reveal Worsening Impacts of Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    The latest IPCC report reveals the current and future impacts of climate change. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe North America
    News
    March 30, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Asia Latin America Europe
    News
    March 28, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference: What to Look For at the World Urban Forum (WUF7)

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • public transit
    Asia
    Insights
    March 28, 2014

    India's Shift to a Sustainable Energy Future

    • Energy
    Street view of New Dehli, India. Photo credit: Victor Wong, Flickr 2011
    • Energy
    Forests
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    4 Actions Companies Can Take to Source Legal Wood

    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Some countries have harvest or export bans on certain species or certain forms of harvested timber. It is important for companies to consider which timber species they are using and where they are purchasing from. Photo credit: Tim Gage, Flickr 2007
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    Drought Is Only One Explanation for California’s Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A confluence of environmental, infrastructure, social, and political factors make California’s water system one of the most complex in the world. Photo Credit: USDA, Flickr 2014
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    Data
    March 25, 2014

    Infographic: The Global Carbon Budget

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 25, 2014

    Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Research
    March 21, 2014

    GHG Mitigation in India

    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities