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    Insights
    February 3, 2015

    Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 19, 2014

    Expanding Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    Despite difficult negotiations in Lima, discussions signaled the positive outlook among development banks for expanding climate finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo by Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    News
    December 11, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to Secretary Kerry’s Speech at Lima Climate Talks

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    Hundreds of Cities Poised to Replicate Rio’s Approach to Measuring and Reducing Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Rio de Janeiro pilot-tested the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC). Photo by Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    Africa Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    3 Climate Adaptation Lessons from Brazil’s Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • drought
    Temperatures are climbing to record-breaking highs in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Photo by Bruna Cabrera/Flickr.
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • drought
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America
    Insights
    November 26, 2014

    What Would Success Look Like at COP 20 in Lima?

    • COP20
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Lima is a major milestone on the path to Paris and the 2015 climate agreement. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • COP20
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    November 12, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on International Climate Talks in Lima (COP20)

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 27, 2014

    4 Keys to Scaled-up Climate Investment in Brazil

    • Finance
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    São Paulo , Brazil. Photo Credit: veebruar/Flickr
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 9, 2014

    Latin American Experts Need Good Data to Plan for Water Stress and a Changing Climate

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Dry conditions have already cut into Brazil’s grain and coffee production. Photo credit: Nelo Mijangos/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2014

    With Compact of Mayors, Cities Lead on Tackling Climate Change at UN Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Through the Compact of Mayors and parallel initiatives, cities are making ambitious commitments to curb emissions, adopting new greenhouse gas emissions measuring standards, and supporting the financing of low-carbon infrastructure. Photo Credit: Braden/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 19, 2014

    Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    News
    September 12, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Call with COP20 President and International Dignitaries on Ingredients for Success at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 29, 2014

    New Study Reveals Weaknesses in Brazil’s Forest and Environmental Funds

    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    A new study evaluates government-managed funds meant to protect Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Photo credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT for Center for International Forestry Research
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Data
    July 23, 2014

    Infographic: Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    News
    July 23, 2014

    RELEASE: Strengthening Community Forest Rights is Critical Tool to Fight Climate Change, Says Major New Report

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights

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