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To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation
View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation

As India Revises State Climate Plans, Who Should Have a Voice?

  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Equity
  • public participation
Kids carrying water in the Indian countryside. Photo by Mr. Fink/Flickr
  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Equity
  • public participation
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China Champions Green Finance in the G20

  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
River in Hangzhou, China
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Releases New Environmental and Social Standards. How Do They Stack Up?

  • climate finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
Redevelopment of Dachong Village, Nanshan, Shenzhen
  • climate finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
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By Taking 5 Steps, China Can Start Leading the Green Finance Revolution

  • Business
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer presents Green Finance task force report at CCICED annual general meeting in Beijing, China. Photo by Lawrence MacDonald.
  • Business
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development

A New Way to Measure Environmental Rights Around the World

  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • public participation
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh handle asbestos and other dangerous materials. Photo by Adam Cohn/Flickr
  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • public participation
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
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Asia’s Investment Bank: A New Chapter in Sustainable Development

  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be a powerful force for improving infrastructure in the developing world—but only if its investments benefit local communities and the environment. Photo by World Bank/Flickr.
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development

3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation

ADVISORY: Can the World Bank Meet Sustainability and Governance Challenges?

  • multilateral development banks
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
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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
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A Look at China's New Environmental Guidelines on Overseas Investments

  • Climate
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development

New Jakarta Declaration Aims to Strengthen Rights to Environmental Information in Asia

  • Equity & Governance
  • environmental democracy
  • freedom of information
  • human rights
  • pollution
  • public participation
  • Equity & Governance
  • environmental democracy
  • freedom of information
  • human rights
  • pollution
  • public participation
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On Climate Change Adaptation, Put Local Communities First

  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • Gender
  • public participation
  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • Gender
  • public participation
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More Transparency Needed to End Kyrgyzstan Energy Crisis

  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • environmental democracy
  • Energy Access
  • public participation
  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • environmental democracy
  • Energy Access
  • public participation
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Civil Society Groups Help Make Electricity Affordable and Sustainable

  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • environmental democracy
  • Energy Access
  • public participation
  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • environmental democracy
  • Energy Access
  • public participation
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Climate Change Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure Approach

  • Climate
  • natural infrastructure
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • natural resources
  • poverty
  • public participation
  • Freshwater
  • Climate
  • natural infrastructure
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • natural resources
  • poverty
  • public participation
  • Freshwater
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Volume of ADB Energy Finance that Considers Climate Change

  • Finance
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • multilateral development banks