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    August 18, 2015

    4 Real-World Challenges to Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Outdoor air pollution caused the deaths of 3.7 million people under the age of 60 worldwide in 2012. Photo by Leo Fung/Flickr.
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 30, 2015

    Water for All: How to Ensure We Leave No One Behind

    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • sustainable development goals
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10816734@N03/5457207232/">World Bank Photo Collection</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • sustainable development goals
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    July 24, 2015

    Addis Ababa Agenda: Bold Sustainable Development Vision to Be Backed Up by Action

    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen/Flickr.
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    News
    July 16, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI Says Financing for Development Action Plan Can "Accelerate the Global Shift toward Sustainable Development"

    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Europe
    Insights
    July 8, 2015

    Sustainable Development Goals: From Rhetoric to Reality

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Kenyan farmers plant rust-resistant wheat. Photo by Petr Kosina / CIMMYT
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 11, 2015

    Why Are Environmental Rights So Hard to Assess?

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Environmental democracy means that citizens have rights to information, public participation and justice. Photo by Annette Berhardt/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 26, 2015

    Environmental Democracy: An Essential Right for the 21st Century

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Phnom Penh's air pollution is so serious it may be damaging historic sites, yet there is no air quality information available to the public online. Photo by Allie Caulfield/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    May 21, 2015

    A New Way to Measure Environmental Rights Around the World

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh handle asbestos and other dangerous materials. Photo by Adam Cohn/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    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
    Equity & Governance
    News
    May 20, 2015

    RELEASE: Major New Index Ranks Environmental Democracy in 70 Countries

    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    Climate
    Insights
    May 19, 2015

    Getting It Right: A New Global Model to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • COP21
    Photo Credit: U.S. Mission to the United Nations at Rome
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • COP21
    Equity & Governance
    News
    May 13, 2015

    ADVISORY: Launch of New Online Index to Measure Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2015

    オバマ大統領の2025年GHG削減目標—野心的しかし達成は可能

    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    写真撮影: Mingia Zhou/Flickr.
    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2015

    Sustainable Development Goals Could Be a Game-Changer for Water

    • Aqueduct
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A man fills water bottles in Sanaía, Yemen Photo by Foad Al Harazi / World Bank
    • Aqueduct
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    March 5, 2015

    Q&A with Alda Salomao: Natural Gas Project Threatens Community Land in Mozambique

    • environmental democracy
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    • natural resources
    Rural women on their way to the market. Photo by Ton Rulkens/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    • natural resources
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 18, 2015

    Q&A with Mark Robinson: The Role of Good Governance in Sustainable Development

    • Climate Resilience
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    A governance lens offers a powerful impetus for promoting reforms in policies and programs for sustainable development. Photo by CCAFS/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    Food
    Insights
    January 23, 2015

    Globalizing Sustainable Development

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • Food
    • poverty
    • health
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Today’s challenges go beyond health, food, and education. Photo by Gates Foundation/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • Food
    • poverty
    • health
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    Why Cities are the Solution to Climate Change: Q&A with Ani Dasgupta

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    The ‘smart city’ has become quite a buzzword, but there’s still not enough clarity around what it means for a city to be truly smart. Photo by EMBARQ/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

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

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    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
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch

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