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    Latin America drought greenhouse gas accounting
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 30, 2021

    Improving Water Security Helps Reduce the Gender Gap in Mexico City

    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    A woman selling snacks from a cart in the middle of a busy plaza in Mexico City.
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    The Atibainha reservoir in Cantareira System in São Paulo during drought.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    In Brazil’s Drought-ravaged Caatinga Ecosystem, Small Farmers Know Best

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    The landscape of Caatinga, the semi-arid but extraordinarily biodiverse region of Brazil
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    Climate
    Latin America Asia
    News
    December 8, 2014

    RELEASE: Launch of First Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    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
    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
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2014

    Três Mapas que Ajudam a Explicar a Crise da Água em São Paulo, Brasil

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brasil. Fonte: Fernando Stankuns/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 4, 2014

    3 Maps Help Explain São Paulo, Brazil’s Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brazil and neighboring states are experiencing the worst drought to hit the region in the past 80 years. Photo credit: Fernando Stankuns, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • water risk
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 29, 2014

    Nova Ferramenta para Agropecuária de Baixo Carbono No Brasil

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    O Brasil está em [quinto lugar entre os maiores emissores de GEE](http://cait2.wri.org/), principalmente por causa dos impactos das emissões do setor agropecuário. Foto: Organicos do PIVAS/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    May 29, 2014

    RELEASE: First Ever Agriculture Guidance Empowers Companies to Measure and Manage Emissions

    • agriculture
    • Business
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • agriculture
    • Business
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    A New Tool for Low-Carbon Agriculture in Brazil

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, largely due to the impacts of agriculture. Photo credit: Organicos do PIVAS/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 23, 2013

    Rio de Janeiro Poised to Update Its Greenhouse Gas Inventory

    • Cities
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 2, 2013

    33 Cities Test New Framework for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • UNFCCC
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 7, 2013

    6 Lessons Brazilian Cities Learned from Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Cities
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Cities
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Latin America Asia North America
    Insights
    April 26, 2013

    Tracking Greenhouse Gases: 3 Factors for Successful National Inventories

    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • UNFCCC
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 4, 2013

    For the First Time, a Common Framework for Cities’ Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol

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