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Research

October 28, 2021

State of Climate Action 2021: Systems Transformations Required to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C

A firefighter walks through the Donnell Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest, California.

Asia

Research

October 26, 2023

A Spoonful of Solar to Help the Medicine Go Down: Exploring Synergies Between Health Care and Energy

Medical professional turning on lights in hospital room.

Data

October 3, 2019

Green Targets Tool

Business
Finance
climate change

Pile of money in different foreign currencies

Business
Finance
climate change

Research

November 28, 2023

Estimating Future Local Climate Hazard Probabilities

Dark foggy sky above Chicago skyline.

Research

November 29, 2022

Better Forests, Better Cities

Cityscape behind lush forest.

Initiatives

July 15, 2022

Safe & Sustainable Mobility: Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety

Painted intersection to improve road safety in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Research

July 19, 2021

Water Resilience in a Changing Urban Context:  Africa's Challenge and Pathways for Action

Water insecurity in African cities

Equity & Governance

Podcasts

May 12, 2021

Women and Land Rights

Gender
land rights
Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

Gender
land rights
Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

Equity & Governance

Africa Latin America

Research

March 12, 2021

Public International Funding of Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation: A Landscape Assessment

Equity & Governance

Africa Latin America

Research

January 22, 2021

Locally Led Climate Adaptation: What Is Needed to Accelerate Action and Support?

Women sit on ground discussing issues in Bangladesh

Asia

Research

September 24, 2020

How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities

dockless-bikes-china

Initiatives

August 15, 2019

New Climate Economy

Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.

Research

July 23, 2015

Cities Safer by Design

Pedestrian safe street in Sao Paulo Brazil

Equity & Governance

Initiatives

June 27, 2013

Adaptation Finance and Investment

SDSN German Round Table

Insights

March 12, 2020

Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

Economics
coronavirus
climate change
fossil fuels
health
low carbon development

Windmills running in the background of a dense forest.

Economics
coronavirus
climate change
fossil fuels
health
low carbon development

Insights

April 17, 2024

Development Banks Are Starting to Spark Climate Action. Will They Complete the Task?

Climate
Finance
adaptation finance
development
low carbon development
multilateral development banks

Setting up a solar-powered water pump to pump groundwater in Ethiopia.

Climate
Finance
adaptation finance
development
low carbon development
multilateral development banks

Insights

April 11, 2024

4 Ways Ocean Health is Critical to Human Health Everywhere

Ocean
health
pollution

Fishermen in Indonesia haul in their nets on a beach.

Ocean
health
pollution

Initiatives

March 25, 2024

Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Plant nurseries.

Insights

March 12, 2024

Can “Biodiversity Credits” Boost Conservation?

biodiversity
Forests
Climate
Finance

A herd of elephants crosses the Luangwa River in Zambia

biodiversity
Forests
Climate
Finance

Research

February 14, 2024

Informing National Climate Action with the Green Economy Model: A Technical Description of the Structures and Processes

Person selecting from sustainability-related icons on virtual screen.

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