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    Climate COP21 Insights
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2019

    How Does a Flood-prone City Run Out of Water? Inside Chennai’s “Day Zero” Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    Water Stress Threatens Nearly Half the World’s Thermal Power Plant Capacity

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Kolubara A thermal power plant in Serbia.
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    October 5, 2016

    Paris Agreement Clears Final Hurdle to Begin New Era of Global Climate Action

    • COP22
    • National Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    Eiffel tower
    • COP22
    • National Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    September 21, 2016

    Paris Climate Agreement Very Close to Entering into Force as 31 New Countries Join

    • National Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    United Nations building
    • National Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    September 20, 2016

    As World Convenes for Climate Week, Paris Agreement Is Nearly Ready for Action

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    UN building
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Insights
    August 5, 2016

    How Countries Can Align Long-Term Climate Strategies with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    Paris sunrise
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    July 28, 2016

    Paris Agreement: Getting Closer to “Entering into Force” this Year

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Solar panels in Baleia, Brazil.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    July 25, 2016

    As Clouds Head for the Poles, Time to Prepare for Food and Water Shocks

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Energy Access
    • industry
    • water risk
    • extreme weather
    Lake Michigan sunrise
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Energy Access
    • industry
    • water risk
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Insights
    May 27, 2016

    Paris Agreement Takes First Steps Forward at Bonn Climate Talks

    • International Climate Action
    • COP22
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Bonn, Germany
    • International Climate Action
    • COP22
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    May 19, 2016

    Where Do We Go Now? A Map for Keeping Climate Action on Track After Paris

    • COP22
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Eiffel Tower
    • COP22
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    May 10, 2016

    Climate Adaptation Gains Momentum, Both Politically and Practically

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Morro do Cantagalo
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America Europe North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Going Green Conference
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 3, 2016

    Getting Over the Finish Line: 4 Ways for the Paris Agreement to Come into Effect

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the Paris Agreement.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    April 28, 2016

    3 Key Tasks to Spur Climate Action in 2016

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • NDC
    UN flags
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • NDC
    Climate
    Insights
    April 21, 2016

    After Paris: Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves on Climate Action

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • United Nations
    Eiffel Tower, Paris
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Insights
    April 19, 2016

    Carbon Capture and Storage: Prospects after Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Smog from a Chinese coal plant. Photo by Xiaoliang Yang/WRI
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    April 18, 2016

    6 Climate Milestones Since COP21 in Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    2015 was the warmest year on record, and 2016 is expected to be as warm or warmer.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    April 15, 2016

    From Commitment to Action: Signs of Progress Since the Paris Climate Talks

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    United Nations Headquarters
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement

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