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    North America extreme weather Gender mapping
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Update
    January 6, 2023

    Recommendations for Collaboration Between the US and China on Methane Emissions

    • GHG emissions
    • agriculture
    • waste
    • mapping
    Tiered hill agriculture.
    • GHG emissions
    • agriculture
    • waste
    • mapping
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2019

    Climate Change, Frigid Temperatures and the Polar Vortex: 3 Things to Know

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    polar vortex
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 14, 2018

    Recent Scientific Advancements Show New Connections Between Climate Change and Hurricanes

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • hurricanes
    Hurricane Florence
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • hurricanes
    Freshwater
    Insights
    February 27, 2017

    What Does Water Have to Do with National Security?

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    People loading truck
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 15, 2016

    RELEASE: Bipartisan City Officials Call on Federal Government to Support Local Resilience to Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 2, 2016

    5-4-3-2-1: Counting Down Obama’s Legacy on Climate Resilience

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • extreme weather
    Barack Obama
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • extreme weather
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    July 11, 2016

    Guacamole Coasts: Not Just Florida, Not Just Now

    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 11, 2016

    5 Images Explain Why the Alberta Forest Fires Are So Hard to Stop

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    forest fire in Alberta, Canada
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    January 20, 2016

    Zooming In: The Real Reasons for Tree Cover Loss and Gain in Minnesota’s Oak Savanna

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Oak trees in Minnesota.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Asia
    Asia
    Data
    January 19, 2016

    Many Industries Can Find Water-Energy Connections Somewhere in Their Value Chains

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Gender
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Gender
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 10, 2015

    RELEASE: First Interactive Global Map of Indigenous and Community Territories Will Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide and Boost Forest Conservation Efforts

    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    November 9, 2015

    3 Trends in US Wildfires

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Fire northwest of Fairbanks, AK. Photo by USFS/Flickr
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 5, 2015

    ADVISORY: New Online Platform on Indigenous and Community Territories to Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide

    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance

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