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    North America land rights sea level rise sustainable development goals
    Climate
    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.
    Asia
    Insights
    December 3, 2018

    P4G Partnerships at Work: Green Logistics in China, Fighting Food Waste in Indonesia and ZEBRA Transit in Latin America

    • Climate Resilience
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 17
    Package recycling station
    • Climate Resilience
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 17
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    September 5, 2017

    Keeping Heads Above Water: Lessons for Building Resilience After Flooding in South Asia and Texas

    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Escapees from hurricane flooding.
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 15, 2016

    RELEASE: Bipartisan City Officials Call on Federal Government to Support Local Resilience to Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Africa North America
    Insights
    October 28, 2016

    If Climate Change Is the Existential Crisis of Our Age, Why Isn’t it Getting More Attention?

    • climate science
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    California drought
    • climate science
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 17, 2016

    ADVISORY: How the U.S. Military is Responding to Sea Level Rise

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    New Studies Underscore Threats of Sea Level Rise. Will National Leaders Act?

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    South Beach flooding
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    Secretary Kerry Warns: Virginia Sea Level Rise Indicative of Bigger Risks Facing Nation

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the connection between climate change and national security.
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 10, 2015

    RELEASE: First Interactive Global Map of Indigenous and Community Territories Will Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide and Boost Forest Conservation Efforts

    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 5, 2015

    ADVISORY: New Online Platform on Indigenous and Community Territories to Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide

    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Open Government Partnership: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Accountability and Transparency

    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    The Open Government Partnership can help support implementation of the 17 SDGs. Photo by Josh Estey/Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 24, 2015

    RELEASE: Bipartisan Lawmakers Call on Presidential Candidates to Address Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise

    • U.S. Climate
    • floods
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • floods
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2015

    How Is Sea Level Rise Affecting Your Region?

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Shoreline counties are home to more than 123 million Americans, and account for nearly half the U.S. GDP. Image by WRI
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    October 14, 2015

    Rising Tides in the United States

    • data
    • Climate
    • sea level rise
    • data
    • Climate
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 8, 2015

    Coastal Community Leaders Aim for Strategy on Rising Seas, Extreme Weather

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    North Charleston flooding from Hurricane Joaquin in 2015. Photo Credit: Ryan Johnson/Flickr
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 22, 2015

    Obama’s Florida Visit Will Hopefully Bridge Local, State and National Climate Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Flooding in downtown Miami. Photo by carvalho/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy

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