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    Climate
    Insights
    May 14, 2014

    Putting Vulnerability Assessments at the Center of Climate Adaptation Decision-Making

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate change vulnerability assessments (VAs) convey important, scientifically based information on how exposed and sensitive a population is to climate change, as well as its capacity to adapt to change. Photo credit: Global Environment Facility/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2014

    Florida’s Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise Attracts Congressional Attention

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Three events this week focus on sea level rise in Florida. Photo credit: Capt. David Ross, Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    April 11, 2014

    What Is the Role for Transformation in Adaptation?

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Authors of a paper on transformational adaptation have deemed the development of wheat-resistant maize in Africa “transformative." Photo credit: WorldFish, Flickr 2012
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    March 31, 2014

    Key Points on Climate Adaptation from the New IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    A farmer in Africa's Sahel region uses innovative practices to adapt to a changing climate. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS, West Africa
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe
    News
    March 30, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Insights
    February 14, 2014

    4 Ways the Green Climate Fund Can Make Its Investments Count

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • low carbon development
    The Green Climate Fund aspires to become the main, global fund for providing climate change finance, contributing to activities like the expansion of renewable power. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    A Business Case for Building Climate Resilience

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Daniel Dowling of PriceWaterhouseCoopers was part of a week-long climate finance event in Songdo, South-Korea.
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 20, 2013

    High Hopes for the Green Climate Fund: 5 Messages on Private Sector Engagement

    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Farmers engage in climate-smart agriculture in Ghana. Photo credit: C Peterson (CIAT/CCAFS)
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 19, 2013

    India’s Watershed Development Boosts Food Security, Improves Livelihoods

    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • water risk
    India has long-battled its water scarcity issues throughout an approach called watershed development. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    December 18, 2013

    3 Ways Governments Can Involve the Private Sector in Climate Change Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 9, 2013

    4 Cities Show Leadership in Adapting to Local Climate Impacts

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Hoboken, N.J. experienced widespread flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit: Alec C. Perkins, Flickr
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2013

    Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises: Key Players in Climate Adaptation

    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    A solar installation in Kirambo, Rwanda. Photo credit: SolarEnima, Flickr
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 2, 2013

    ADVISORY: Mayors, City and White House Officials Discuss Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation Plans, and the Presidential Climate Task Force

    • climate impacts
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Insights
    November 26, 2013

    3 Ways Multinational Corporations Can Help Vulnerable Communities Adapt to Climate Change

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    Poor communities in developing nations are especially vulnerable to heat waves, sea level rise, and other climate change impacts. Photo credit: P. Casier, CGIAR
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 26, 2013

    COP 19 Made Small Steps Forward, but We Need Bolder Leaps

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A key area of discussion at COP 19 was how to address losses and damages from climate change impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to. Photo credit: Jörg Dietze, Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 20, 2013

    Equity in an International Climate Agreement: Lessons from Other Multilateral Regimes

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Insights
    November 14, 2013

    Adapting to Climate Change: The Private Sector’s Role

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The World Bank estimates that developing countries need $70-$100 billion per year through 2050 to meet current and future climate adaptation needs. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard/ CIFOR
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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