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    Africa Latin America COP20 coronavirus
    Economics
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    How Emerging Economies Can Pursue Green Recoveries

    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Gede Pangrango National Park, Situ Gunung, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2021

    Nigeria Moves Toward a Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    A sprawling city underneath a cloudy sky.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    Finance
    Latin America Oceania
    Insights
    December 21, 2020

    To Build Back from COVID-19, Don’t Overlook Informal Workers

    • coronavirus
    • climate finance
    • climate impacts
    • poverty
    Tamil Nadu street vendor
    • coronavirus
    • climate finance
    • climate impacts
    • poverty
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    December 2, 2020

    East African Climate Groups Help Fight the COVID-19 Crisis

    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    People wearing masks standing in line.
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 8, 2020

    COVID-19, Rising Gold Prices and Illegal Mining Threaten Indigenous Lands in the Amazon

    • coronavirus
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Mining for gold in South America
    • coronavirus
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 13, 2020

    Going Low-Carbon Can Help Brazil Build Back Better

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    A Brazilian flag in front of a city.
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    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
    Asia
    Research
    December 18, 2014

    Going in the Right Direction?

    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    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
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 3, 2014

    ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    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

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