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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2013

    Frontlines of Climate Change: Florida Leaders Take Action on Sea Level Rise

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Florida is the U.S. state most vulnerable to sea level rise. Photo credit: S.F. Pitman, Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2013

    Need Clean Water? Invest in Nature

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Incorporating strategically secured networks of forests can complement existing “built” infrastructure, reduce water-management costs, and effectively secure clean drinking water. Photo credit: Christopher Schoenbohm, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 11, 2013

    The World Bank’s New Strategy: A Call for Equity and Sustainability

    • Finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    The World Bank's two new goals focus on ending extreme poverty and fostering shared prosperity. Photo credit: Jankie, Flickr
    • Finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Africa
    Data
    October 10, 2013

    Cameroon: Forest Land Allocation 2009

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Insights
    October 9, 2013

    Welcome to the New WRI.org

    In time, we hope our website will help inform, inspire, and expand our impact. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

    • data
    • fires
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy
    • data
    • fires
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    Q&A with African Risk Capacity: How Innovative Financing Models Can Build Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    A Tanzania farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Finance
    Insights
    October 6, 2013

    5 Areas for Action to Set the Green Climate Fund on an Ambitious Path

    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    A farmer pumps water in Bihar, India. Photo credit: M. DeFreese, CIMMYT
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Forests
    Africa
    Data
    October 5, 2013

    Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa
    Data
    October 5, 2013

    Forest Atlas of Congo

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa
    Data
    October 5, 2013

    Forest Atlas of the Central African Republic

    • mapping
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Data
    October 5, 2013

    Forest Atlas of Cameroon

    • mapping
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • Forests
    Energy
    Insights
    October 4, 2013

    IMF Experts and Others Envision a World without Energy Subsidies

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    When factoring in externalities, fossil fuel subsidies ring in at $2 trillion per year. Photo credit: Steven Straiton, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 4, 2013

    IPCC Report Delivers A Strong Message On Climate For Business Leaders

    • Business
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Hurricane Sandy swamped New York City and delivered more than $50 billion in damages. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
    • Business
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Africa Latin America Asia
    Insights
    October 3, 2013

    The Difficulty of Defining Adaptation Finance

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate change threatens Arabica coffee plants in Colombia. Credit: CIAT/flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    October 2, 2013

    How to Weave Ecosystem Services into Impact Assessments

    • natural infrastructure
    The Wayuu people in Colombia. Photo credit: Tanenhaus, Flickr
    • natural infrastructure
    Business
    Data
    October 1, 2013

    Six Steps of the Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assesment

    • natural infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 1, 2013

    Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A tugboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, Flickr
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk