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Ranking the World’s Most Water-Stressed Countries in 2040

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • data
  • climate change
  • water risk
14 of the 33 likely most water stressed countries in 2040 are in the Middle East. (Dubai, UAE) Photo by Jason Mrachina/Flickr.
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • data
  • climate change
  • water risk
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3 Ways Open Data Can Help Forests

  • data
  • deforestation
  • Forests
Open data can help improve forest management and monitoring. Photo by Kai Lehmann/Flickr
  • data
  • deforestation
  • Forests

Interactive Graphic: What Do Your State’s Emissions Look Like?

  • data
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
Electricity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo byJarrett Callahan/Flickr
  • data
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants

The Best and Worst Countries for Environmental Democracy

  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • public participation
A community meeting in Ghana. Photo by waterdotorg/Flickr
  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • public participation

Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally

  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
Forest fire in Banff, Canada. Photo by Sarah Lindstrom/Flickr
  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • mapping

Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • international climate policy
  • land rights
  • UNFCCC
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • international climate policy
  • land rights
  • UNFCCC
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New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

  • data
  • deforestation
  • mapping
The world has more than 177,000 protected areas, all of which require proper management to prevent harmful and illegal activities. Photo credit: Garrett Ziegler, Flickr
  • data
  • deforestation
  • mapping
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Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • data
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from the Global Forest Watch? Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • data
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
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Explore Changing Global Emissions through Interactive Maps

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
The world's major emitters have changed significantly over the past few decades. Photo credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy

STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • data
  • deforestation
  • mapping
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • data
  • deforestation
  • mapping
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Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
  • fires
  • Forests
  • commodities

Clarifying the UNFCCC National Adaptation Plan Process

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • UNFCCC
Kenya has its National Climate Change Action Plan. Many other countries have adaptation planning processes underway that include steps found in the NAP guidelines. Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • UNFCCC
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The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
Eggborough power plant. Photo credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr
  • Energy
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases

Green Climate Fund Board Looks to Accreditation Process: Can it Strike the Right Balance?

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • low carbon development
One of the most difficult questions that the GCF Board will grapple with is how entities will become “accredited” to receive GCF funds to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • low carbon development
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset