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    January 15, 2014

    The Trillion Dollar Question: Where Does Transport Investment Come From?

    • Cities
    • Business
    • Finance
    • transportation
    Global transport investment is between US$1.4 and US$2.1 trillion each year. Photo credit: Switchology, Flickr
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Finance
    • transportation
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    Multinationals Need to Take Notice and Take Action on Water Risk Data

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Brazil has 12% of the world's freshwater resources, but its industries, farms, and communities are concentrated along the coasts, unable to access much of the country's plentiful resources. Photo credit: Flickr/John Wiseman
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    New Map Documents Natural Resource Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • development
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • land rights
    • Freshwater
    A farmer stands amidst a rice farm in Burundi, Africa. Photo Credit: Flickr/IRRI Images
    • development
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • land rights
    • Freshwater
    Insights
    January 13, 2014

    Transforming Transportation for More Inclusive, Prosperous Cities

    • Health & Road Safety
    Leaders in the transport, development, and for the first time, business sectors will convene for Transforming Transportation this week in Washington, DC. Photo credit: Andreas, Flickr
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 8, 2014

    5 Ways Minnesota Can Reduce its Power Plant Emissions

    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Between 2005 and 2011, Minnesota coal-fired generation decreased 14 percent while natural gas generation nearly doubled and renewable generation more-than-tripled. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Insights
    January 3, 2014

    Forest Fires, Water Security, and China’s Sustainability Challenges: WRI’s 11 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    New analysis reveals that 37 countries face extremely high levels of water stress, including Qatar (shown here). Photo credit: Neil Palmer/ CIAT
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    5 Things We Learned in 2013 that Could Move the Needle on Sustainability

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    New research shows that the world loses 50 soccer fields' of forest every minute of every day. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    5 Big Energy Stories of 2013

    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    President Barack Obama at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    A Business Case for Building Climate Resilience

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Daniel Dowling of PriceWaterhouseCoopers was part of a week-long climate finance event in Songdo, South-Korea.
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • water risk
    WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • water risk
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    December 20, 2013

    Warsaw Climate Meeting Makes Progress on Forests, REDD+

    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    According to recent estimates, roughly 15 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions originate from deforestation and land use change. Photo credit: Nick Hogarth for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    December 20, 2013

    High Hopes for the Green Climate Fund: 5 Messages on Private Sector Engagement

    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Farmers engage in climate-smart agriculture in Ghana. Photo credit: C Peterson (CIAT/CCAFS)
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 19, 2013

    India’s Watershed Development Boosts Food Security, Improves Livelihoods

    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • water risk
    India has long-battled its water scarcity issues throughout an approach called watershed development. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    December 18, 2013

    3 Ways Governments Can Involve the Private Sector in Climate Change Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate Resilience
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    December 18, 2013

    How Civil Society Groups Can Help Expand Energy Efficiency

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • public participation
    Involving civil society organizations in the energy efficiency standards and labeling process could increase the uptake of energy-efficient appliances. Photo credit: Acumen Fund, Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • public participation
    Climate
    Insights
    December 16, 2013

    Transport at the Forefront of COP19 Climate Change Agenda

    • climate change
    • climate change
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 13, 2013

    7 Ways to Attract and Use Climate Finance for Transport

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: whl.travel
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Forests
    Insights
    December 12, 2013

    What Does it Take for Successful Forest Landscape Restoration?

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest. Photo credit: Neil Palmer, CIAT
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 12, 2013

    World’s 36 Most Water-Stressed Countries

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    37 countries face extremely high water stress, including Pakistan (shown here). Photo credit: Russell Watkins, DFID
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk