Europe

WRI Europe represents the World Resources Institute in Europe. Led from a regional hub in The Hague, WRI Europe works to increase the Institute’s global impact by fostering innovative partnerships, sharing WRI research findings, and ensuring that WRI learns from European insights and experience in development and environmental protection.

The WRI Europe experts and staff listed below are deeply involved in key areas of World Resources Institute work, including Business, Cities, Climate, Energy, Food, Forests, Water and the Ocean. WRI Europe works closely with partners on the issue of natural resources and security, for instance through the Water, Peace and Security initiative. In addition to leading WRI’s engagement across Europe, the WRI regional hub in The Hague is the home of the Partnership for the Acceleration of the Circular Economy (PACE), a public-private collaboration platform advancing the transition to a global circular economy.

WRI Europe also has a large presence in London, home to the food-focused Better Buying Lab, the Coalition on Urban Transitions, and the Food and Land Use Coalition. Additional WRI Europe experts and staff are based in Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.