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    Business Climate Resilience Insights
    Finance
    Insights
    February 16, 2021

    With Patchy Guidance, Companies May Have Climate Risk Blind Spots

    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Business
    • climate change
    A dust storm looms. (Image: amazingsdj/Pixabay)
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Business
    • climate change
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2019

    Pour la durabilité de la production du cacao, les pays et les sociétés doivent s’engager

    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Producteur de cacao en Colombie.
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    February 5, 2019

    For Small Businesses in Africa, Climate Resilience Is an Economic Opportunity

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • restoration
    • Business
    Herders with cattle in Tigray, Ethiopia. Mohammed Bakarr / GEF
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • restoration
    • Business
    Insights
    January 11, 2019

    7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Health & Road Safety
    California wildfire
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    April 18, 2018

    Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 22, 2016

    In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Breaking Car Addictions Starts in the Workplace

    • Urban Mobility
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • road safety
    • transportation
    CAMG in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • road safety
    • transportation
    Climate
    Insights
    May 4, 2016

    How Dozens of Businesses, Cities and Other Non-State Initiatives Will Help Countries Deliver Their Climate Goals

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wind turbines in California.
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    February 9, 2016

    What Are the Environmental Costs of Valentine’s Day Flowers?

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Roses bought for Valentine's Day.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 26, 2016

    Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Power plant and water
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 8, 2015

    6 Ways to Make Small Businesses More Resilient to Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    Rural Ghana
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 19, 2015

    Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 30, 2014

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 23, 2014

    Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    A watershed in the Central American Dryland Corridor, a protected area meant to foster biodiversity and sustainable development, in Trifinio, Guatemala. Photo Credit: Paul Reig/WRI
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 3, 2014

    3 Reasons Small Businesses Must Play a Large Role in Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate
    • Business
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Farmers in Cambodia are threatened by the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Asladhrra, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Business
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Finance
    Insights
    September 23, 2014

    Analyzing Outcomes from the UN Climate Summit

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    More than 125 heads of state and government officials gathered for the UN Climate Summit 2014 in New York City. Photo credit: Holger Dalkmann, WRI
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    September 16, 2014

    By the Numbers: The New Climate Economy

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    A new report shows that economic growth and action on climate change can now be achieved together. Photo credit: Walmart, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 5, 2014

    A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk

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