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    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 18, 2022

    Tamil Nadu, India Takes an Innovative Approach to Climate Adaptation

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Equity & Governance
    Women working in a paddy field in Tamil Nadu, India
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 29, 2021

    In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    March 17, 2021

    RELEASE: National governments can reap $12 trillion in returns, create millions of new jobs, reduce emissions through low-carbon investments in cities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    December 8, 2020

    Building Equitable Economies by Restoring Landscapes in India

    • Economics
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Two people standing in a field at the edge of a mountain.
    • Economics
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 13, 2019

    To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 16, 2019

    For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    July 25, 2019

    As India Revises State Climate Plans, Who Should Have a Voice?

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • public participation
    Kids carrying water in the Indian countryside. Photo by Mr. Fink/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    News
    July 11, 2018

    RELEASE: New Research Exposes Uneven Playing Field Between Communities and Companies Vying for Land Rights

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    News
    July 11, 2018

    COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Una nueva investigación revela un campo de juego desigual entre las comunidades y las empresas que compiten por los derechos sobre las tierras

    • land use
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land use
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    December 20, 2017

    RELEASE: New LandMark Data Measure Impacts of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Forests and Climate

    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • land rights
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • land rights
    Forests
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 26, 2017

    Forest Watcher Brings Data Straight to Environmental Defenders

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Rangers checking Forest Watcher. Photo by Lilian Pintea
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 13, 2017

    In Riau, Indonesia, Women Organize for Environmental Justice

    • Forests
    • environmental justice
    • Gender
    • global forest watch
    dusty road to Sungai Berbari village
    • Forests
    • environmental justice
    • Gender
    • global forest watch
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 7, 2017

    Fighting for Answers, Indonesia’s Poorest Communities Don’t Know What’s in Their Water

    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    Woman drawing water from the Ciujung river
    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    News
    August 30, 2017

    RELEASE: Is the Water Safe To Drink? Without Better Access to Pollution Information, Asia’s Poorest People Don’t Know

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 13, 2017

    Will China and India Lead on Global Climate Action and Environmental Protection?

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • U.S. policy
    Farming amid wind turbines in India
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 24, 2017

    The Man Who Stopped the Mine. Q&A with Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Photo by Goldman Environmental Foundation
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    Protecting Forests with an Unexpected Legal Tool: Freedom of Information Laws

    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    logging truck transporting timber
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 9, 2017

    Beyond A Connection: Improving Energy Access in Indonesia with Open Data

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2016

    How Do You Know if Adaptation Is Working? Lessons from Kumbharwadi, India

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    Field in Trimbak, Maharashtra, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 6, 2016

    World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City - Framing Opportunities and Challenges

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Kite seller in Surat
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development

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