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Development Banks Are Starting to Spark Climate Action. Will They Complete the Task?

  • Climate
  • Finance
  • adaptation finance
  • development
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
Setting up a solar-powered water pump to pump groundwater in Ethiopia.
  • Climate
  • Finance
  • adaptation finance
  • development
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
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More Critical Minerals Mining Could Strain Water Supplies in Stressed Regions

  • Freshwater
  • water pollution
  • water quality
  • Water Quality
Workers extracting lithium in Bolivia.
  • Freshwater
  • water pollution
  • water quality
  • Water Quality

The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Development
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate impacts
  • climate science
  • COP28
Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Development
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate impacts
  • climate science
  • COP28
Research

State of Climate Action 2023

Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
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Les Dernières Données Disponibles Confirment que les Feux de Forêts Se Multiplient

  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
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The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
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25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
Update

WRI Joins the Millennium Water Alliance

  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • development
Lake Tana, Ethiopia
  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • development
Update
Fisherman in Tanzania lake
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
Technical Perspectives
Boat on river in front of palm trees.
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • development
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UN Water Conference 2023: Not Enough Game-changing Commitments

  • Corporate Water Stewardship
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
  • floods
  • drought
Girls collect water in Rajasthan, India
  • Corporate Water Stewardship
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
  • floods
  • drought
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What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered

  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
Countries need a variety of solutions, including renewable energy and healthy forests, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
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10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change

  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate science
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
A girl wearing a long sundress pedals a bicycle down a flooded road..
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate science
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • health
  • Climate
  • biodiversity
urban forest
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • health
  • Climate
  • biodiversity

Bogotá and Cali Connect Local Action to National Ambition to Transform the Buildings Sector

  • Buildings
  • net-zero emissions
  • development
  • Cities
Aerial view of Bogota, Colombia
  • Buildings
  • net-zero emissions
  • development
  • Cities

Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • water pollution
A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • water pollution
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Data Baru Mengonfirmasi: Kebakaran Hutan Semakin Memburuk

  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science