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RELEASE: New Report calls for Large-Scale Solutions to Climate Change

  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
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Thinking Big on Climate Change Adaptation: Scaling Rainfed Agriculture Projects in India

  • Climate
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  • agriculture
  • climate change
Numerous small-scale adaptation projects are underway across India’s rainfed regions. (Madhya Pradesh, India) Photo by Rajarshi Mitra/Flickr.
  • Climate
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  • agriculture
  • climate change
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When it Comes to Adaptation, We Need to Think Bigger

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • agriculture
  • climate change
Rice farmers in India's Tiruvannamalai District. Photo by R.Amudha HariHaran/Flickr
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National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
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  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Women in a Kenyan village employ conservational farming techniques. Photo by P.Casier/CGIAR
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The Costs of Climate Adaptation, Explained in 4 Infographics

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
Sea level is projected to rise by 52-98 centimeters by the year 2100, threatening billions of people in coastal communities. (Philippines) Photo by Dennison Uy/Flickr.
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  • Climate
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Green Climate Fund Moves Forward; Will Soon Disburse Climate Finance through 7 Institutions

  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • low carbon development
The recent Green Climate Fund Board meeting took place in Songdo, South Korea. Photo by welix, Wikimedia Commons
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  • climate change
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  • Green Climate Fund
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By the Numbers: Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin

  • Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Economics
The Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) spans Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, and supports **60 million people**. The region is also widely recognized as highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: William Cho, Flickr
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What Does the “Pathway to Paris” Mean for Adaptation?

  • International Climate Action
  • Equity
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  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • COP20
  • extreme weather
A growing number of studies show that communities around the world are already experiencing the effects of climate change in the form of extreme heat, unpredictable weather and sea level rise. (Punjab region, Pakistan) Photo by Tariq Saeed/IRIN.
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As Obama and Modi Meet, 4 Opportunities for US-India Action on Clean Energy and Climate

  • Climate
  • Energy
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  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
India's goal is to increase solar power to 100 gigawatts by 2022. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith/DFID
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  • renewable energy
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6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

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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
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COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

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  • International Climate Action
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  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP20
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
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  • Equity
  • GHG emissions
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  • UNFCCC
Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
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How Can Adaptation Finance Help the Most Vulnerable Communities?

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  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Ensuring funding meets the adaptation needs of communities remains a challenge. (Paoay, Philippines) Photo by Ilocos Norte/Flickr.
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How to Make Progress on Climate Adaptation during COP 20

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  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate change
In Lima, negotiators have a short window of opportunity to cut through a tangled knot of potential issues in order to chart a clear path to an agreement that accelerates adaptation action in Paris. Photo by UN/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • COP20
  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
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3 Climate Adaptation Lessons from Brazil’s Cities

  • Water
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • drought
Temperatures are climbing to record-breaking highs in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Photo by Bruna Cabrera/Flickr.
  • Water
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • drought
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Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • international climate policy
  • land rights
  • UNFCCC
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • international climate policy
  • land rights
  • UNFCCC
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A Blueprint for an Effective International Climate Agreement

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Innovative farming practices can help farmers in the Sahel become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Photo by M. Tall/CCAFS West Africa
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  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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6 Graphs Explain the World’s Top 10 Emitters

  • International Climate Action
  • COP20
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • Equity
  • GHG emissions
  • UNFCCC
China currently ranks as world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Photo by Ding Zhou/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
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  • climate change
  • emissions
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U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

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  • 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
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  • climate finance
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Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

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  • 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
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  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate change