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

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  • Climate
  • Energy
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  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
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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
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Quick Perspective on UN Secretary-General’s Vision for a Post-2015 Agenda

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  • Finance
  • climate change
  • development
  • human rights
  • climate science
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
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Photo by UNDP via OXFAM/Flickr.
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ADVISORY: UNEP and WRI to Launch 2014 Emissions Gap Report

  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • United Nations
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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
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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
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  • GHG emissions
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2 Questions for World Business Leaders at the UN Climate Summit

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • United Nations
The UN Secretary General's Climate Summit will bring CEOs and heads of government to New York City on September 23, 2014. (Photo credit: Chris Ford, Flickr)
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  • greenhouse gases
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  • climate change
  • Economics
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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

Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

  • Equity & Governance
  • International Climate Action
  • land rights
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
  • Equity & Governance
  • International Climate Action
  • land rights
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
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The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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

Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Data

Aqueduct Country and River Basin Rankings [Datasets]

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  • rivers
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UNEP Report Finds Significant “Emissions Gap” Must Be Bridged

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees C will require national and international action. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
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  • greenhouse gases
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  • UNFCCC
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WRI Launches Upgraded Climate Data Explorer

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • data
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
CAIT 2.0 provides GHG emissions data for 186 countries and 50 U.S. states. Photo credit: John Pinder, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • data
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  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
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ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

  • data
  • fires
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • mapping
Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy
  • data
  • fires
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • mapping
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Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies

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  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • data
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
A tugboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, Flickr
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • data
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk

Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

  • Climate
  • Food
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
  • Climate
  • Food
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
Data

Eutrophication & Hypoxia Map Data Set

  • Freshwater
  • pollution
  • water pollution
  • mapping
  • data
  • Freshwater
  • pollution
  • water pollution
  • mapping
  • data