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    Climate Latin America North America extreme weather water risk
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 21, 2019

    Strengthening Disaster Preparedness in the Caribbean

    • Climate Resilience
    • extreme weather
    Damage in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. The Caribbean needs international support to prepare for disasters ahead of time. Photo by All Hands and Hearts.
    • Climate Resilience
    • extreme weather
    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
    • climate impacts
    polar vortex
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 4, 2018

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

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Landslide in Rio de Janeiro
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 14, 2018

    Recent Scientific Advancements Show New Connections Between Climate Change and Hurricanes

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • hurricanes
    Hurricane Florence
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • hurricanes
    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
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 2, 2016

    5-4-3-2-1: Counting Down Obama’s Legacy on Climate Resilience

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • extreme weather
    Barack Obama
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • extreme weather
    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
    Insights
    September 8, 2015

    The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2015

    3 Counterintuitive Connections Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Boston received more than 98 inches of snow this season. Photo by Michael Hall/Flickr.
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    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
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 9, 2014

    Latin American Experts Need Good Data to Plan for Water Stress and a Changing Climate

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Dry conditions have already cut into Brazil’s grain and coffee production. Photo credit: Nelo Mijangos/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    September 9, 2014

    Shale Energy Potential Depends on Water Supply

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale development site, Australia. Photo Credit: John Amos/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    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
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Data
    September 2, 2014

    Infographic: Protecting Water Security, Promoting Energy Security

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk

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