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    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    One of the most challenging and important sticking points in the international climate negotiations is the money to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Sudipto Das, Global Environment Facility
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity
    Insights
    October 23, 2014

    Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

    • Water
    • 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
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    September 15, 2014

    The UN Climate Summit: What's in it for Cities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Cities contribute 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, despite accounting for only 2 percent of land use. The UN Climate Summit places cities high on the agenda for creating a sustainable, low-carbon future. Photo by ruimc77/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    July 16, 2014

    Limiting Temperature Rise to 2°C Is Still Possible—and it Pays to Do So

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The cost of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C is far less than the costs of exceeding this target. Photo credit: Sam Teigen, Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    June 15, 2014

    3 Key Themes from the Bonn Climate Talks

    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Adaptation was a central theme of the Bonn climate talks. Photo credit: CGIAR Climate, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    May 14, 2014

    Putting Vulnerability Assessments at the Center of Climate Adaptation Decision-Making

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate change vulnerability assessments (VAs) convey important, scientifically based information on how exposed and sensitive a population is to climate change, as well as its capacity to adapt to change. Photo credit: Global Environment Facility/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2014

    Florida’s Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise Attracts Congressional Attention

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Three events this week focus on sea level rise in Florida. Photo credit: Capt. David Ross, Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    April 11, 2014

    What Is the Role for Transformation in Adaptation?

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Authors of a paper on transformational adaptation have deemed the development of wheat-resistant maize in Africa “transformative." Photo credit: WorldFish, Flickr 2012
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Climate
    Insights
    March 31, 2014

    Key Points on Climate Adaptation from the New IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    A farmer in Africa's Sahel region uses innovative practices to adapt to a changing climate. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS, West Africa
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe
    News
    March 30, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Insights
    February 14, 2014

    4 Ways the Green Climate Fund Can Make Its Investments Count

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • low carbon development
    The Green Climate Fund aspires to become the main, global fund for providing climate change finance, contributing to activities like the expansion of renewable power. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    A Business Case for Building Climate Resilience

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Daniel Dowling of PriceWaterhouseCoopers was part of a week-long climate finance event in Songdo, South-Korea.
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 20, 2013

    High Hopes for the Green Climate Fund: 5 Messages on Private Sector Engagement

    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Farmers engage in climate-smart agriculture in Ghana. Photo credit: C Peterson (CIAT/CCAFS)
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 19, 2013

    India’s Watershed Development Boosts Food Security, Improves Livelihoods

    • Food
    • Water
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • water risk
    India has long-battled its water scarcity issues throughout an approach called watershed development. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Food
    • Water
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • water risk
    Equity
    Asia
    Research
    December 19, 2013

    Watershed Development in India

    Climate
    Insights
    December 18, 2013

    3 Ways Governments Can Involve the Private Sector in Climate Change Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate Resilience

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