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    water pollution
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Open Government Partnership: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Accountability and Transparency

    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    The Open Government Partnership can help support implementation of the 17 SDGs. Photo by Josh Estey/Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Cleaner US Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries with Water Quality Trading

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Fishing in Mitkof Island. (Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.) Photo by Penny Meyer/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 20, 2015

    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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 2, 2015

    Exploring New Ways of Measuring Water Quality Project Success

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 2, 2014

    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
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 23, 2014

    Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 11, 2014

    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
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 10, 2014

    Overcoming Barriers to USDA’s New Conservation Program

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Agriculture is a key source of nutrient pollution in the United States. Photo credit: NOAA, Flickr
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 16, 2014

    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
    Food
    Insights
    April 10, 2014

    The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    While palm oil can be produced sustainably, its production is currently a major driver of deforestation. Photo credit: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Flickr 2012
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    Finance
    Insights
    April 9, 2014

    Making Adaptation Finance Work

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    Channeling and targeting funding effectively is a major challenge to reaching people who are most vulnerable to climate change. Photo credit: International Rivers, Flickr 2008
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    Finance
    Research
    April 2, 2014

    Designed for the Future?

    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 30, 2014

    4 Insights on Unlocking Finance for Clean Energy Access in Africa

    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Lighting for the base of the Pyramid. | Photo Credit: Frank van der Vlueten, Flickr 2009
    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy

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