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In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

  • Climate Resilience
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
  • Climate Resilience
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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5 Visible Signs of Climate Change in Antarctica

  • climate science
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Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • sea level rise
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6 Ways the Climate Changed Over the Past Decade

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Iceberg with hole
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise

To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation
View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation
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RELEASE: New Research Finds Climate Adaptation Is an Opportunity for Transformative Change in Cities

  • Urban Transformations
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Transformations
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • sea level rise

As India Revises State Climate Plans, Who Should Have a Voice?

  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Equity
  • public participation
Kids carrying water in the Indian countryside. Photo by Mr. Fink/Flickr
  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Equity
  • public participation
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From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

  • Climate Resilience
  • natural infrastructure
  • health
  • sea level rise
  • water pollution
A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
  • Climate Resilience
  • natural infrastructure
  • health
  • sea level rise
  • water pollution
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6 Recent Signs of Hope for the Ocean

  • conservation
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • coral reefs
  • biodiversity
  • Ocean
Coral reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Flickr/US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • conservation
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • coral reefs
  • biodiversity
  • Ocean

127 Countries Now Regulate Plastic Bags. Why Aren't We Seeing Less Pollution?

  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Ocean
  • pollution
  • Freshwater
plastic bag pollution
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Ocean
  • pollution
  • Freshwater

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

  • Environmental Rights
  • sustainable development goals
  • land rights
  • natural resources
  • 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 Peoples & Local Communities
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  • Environmental Rights
  • sustainable development goals
  • land rights
  • natural resources
  • 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 Peoples & Local Communities
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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
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
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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
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  • pollution
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  • Ocean
  • Air Quality
  • Water Security
  • fires
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This Month in Climate Science: Rising Beer Prices, Eroding World Heritage Sites and Disappearing Birds

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  • sea level rise
Barley fields
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There's Only One Ocean. This Is Its Moment.

  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Ocean
Fisherpeople come in at sunset at Sergang Laut. Flickr/Haryadi B
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Ocean

12 Countries Sign Historic Agreement Guaranteeing Environmental Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Equity & Governance
  • Sustainable Development Goal 16
  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • public participation
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Sustainable Development Goal 16
  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • public participation
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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Banning Straws and Bags Won’t Solve our Plastic Problem

  • Business
  • circular economy
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Ocean
  • pollution
Plastic waste on a beach
  • Business
  • circular economy
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Ocean
  • pollution
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This Month in Climate Science: Faster Antarctic Melt, Slower-Moving Storms and Disappearing Artifacts

  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica
  • this month in climate science
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  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
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  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Cities
  • environmental democracy
  • public participation
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Ocean Conservation Is an Untapped Strategy for Fighting Climate Change

  • Climate
  • conservation
  • National Climate Action
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Paris Agreement
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • Ocean
Mangroves
  • Climate
  • conservation
  • National Climate Action
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Paris Agreement
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • Ocean
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset