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extreme weather Sustainable Development Goal 11
Climate
Oceania
Insights
January 10, 2020

4 Things to Know About Australia’s Wildfires and Their Impacts on Forests

  • Forests
  • wildfires
  • drought
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
Australia fires
  • Forests
  • wildfires
  • drought
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
Governance
Asia
Insights
January 6, 2020

Faced with Forced Relocation, the People of One Philippine City Designed Their Own Climate-resilient Neighborhood

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Pasig City
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Climate
Insights
December 20, 2019

6 Ways the Climate Changed Over the Past Decade

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Iceberg with hole
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Governance
Insights
September 4, 2019

Climate Disasters Are Getting Worse. Here's How Developing Countries Are Insuring Against Them

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • disaster risk management
  • disasters
  • resilience
  • Sustainable Development Goal 1
  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • climate finance
  • extreme weather
  • hurricanes
A child sits on water jugs provided after Cyclone Idai.
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • disaster risk management
  • disasters
  • resilience
  • Sustainable Development Goal 1
  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • climate finance
  • extreme weather
  • hurricanes
Europe
Europe
Insights
August 22, 2019

From Climate Researcher to Climate Spectator: Witnessing a Melting Arctic

  • Climate
  • climate science
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
The Arctic
  • Climate
  • climate science
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
Climate
Insights
August 19, 2019

This Month in Climate Science, July 2019: Raccoon Explosions, Climate-friendly Elephants and More 100-Degree Days

  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Elephants
  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Water
Insights
August 13, 2019

We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

  • Cities
  • cities for all
  • private investment
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6
  • water scarcity
  • Water Security
  • development
  • water
We are far from universal water access.
  • Cities
  • cities for all
  • private investment
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6
  • water scarcity
  • Water Security
  • development
  • water
Asia
Insights
August 6, 2019

India Has the Worst Road Safety Record in the World. A New Law Aims to Change That

  • Cities
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • urban policy
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • India
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • traffic safety
busy street from Charminar
  • Cities
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • urban policy
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • India
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • traffic safety
Cities
Africa
Insights
May 22, 2019

People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way

  • cities for all
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • urban policy
  • Cities
  • South Africa
  • transit-oriented development (TOD)
  • transport
  • transportation
Aerial view of streets in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
  • cities for all
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • urban policy
  • Cities
  • South Africa
  • transit-oriented development (TOD)
  • transport
  • transportation
Cities
Insights
May 14, 2019

PODCAST: Transportation Is the Heart of Cities

  • podcasts
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • sustainable cities
  • transit-oriented development (TOD)
Dockless bikes in Los Angeles.
  • podcasts
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • sustainable cities
  • transit-oriented development (TOD)
Cities
Insights
March 26, 2019

Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

  • cities for all
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • urban policy
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
Guadalajara, Mexico
  • cities for all
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • urban policy
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
Climate
Insights
March 19, 2019

This Month in Climate Science: First Climate-Induced Mammal Extinction, Color-changing Oceans and Stranded Sea Turtles

  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • biodiversity
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Bramble Cay melomys
  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • biodiversity
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Climate
North America
Insights
January 30, 2019

Climate Change, Frigid Temperatures and the Polar Vortex: 3 Things to Know

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
polar vortex
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
Governance
Insights
January 24, 2019

Land Matters: How Securing Community Land Rights Can Slow Climate Change and Accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals

  • Environmental Rights
  • sustainable development goals
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • resource rights
  • Sustainable Development Goal 2
  • Sustainable Development Goal 5
  • Sustainable Development Goal 9
  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Sustainable Development Goal 15
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
indigenous-people-forest
  • Environmental Rights
  • sustainable development goals
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • resource rights
  • Sustainable Development Goal 2
  • Sustainable Development Goal 5
  • Sustainable Development Goal 9
  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Sustainable Development Goal 15
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
Climate
Insights
January 17, 2019

This Month in Climate Science: Emissions at All-time High, Extremer Weather, Bad Report Card for the Arctic

  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
  • sea level rise
  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
  • sea level rise
Climate
Insights
December 27, 2018

2018: A Year of Climate Extremes

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
Fire in Pendleton, California
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
Governance
Asia
Research
December 17, 2018

Prepared Communities

Governance
Latin America
Insights
December 4, 2018

Stronger Than the Storm: 3 Lessons for Building Climate Resilience in Poor Urban Communities

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • urban policy
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
  • sustainable cities
Landslide in Rio de Janeiro
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • urban policy
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • local impacts
  • sustainable cities

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