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UN Human Rights Council Underscores the Need for Loss and Damage Action Ahead of COP27

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UN Geneva meeting in session
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5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

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Reroroja village
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Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development Calls for Radical Innovations to Achieve the SDGs

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Kirambo Health Center in Rwanda
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Manish Bapna Discusses Priorities for Open Government Partnership at UN General Assembly

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WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

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Sustainable Development Goals: Setting a New Course for People and Planet

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The unveiling of the Sustainable Development Goals next week will be a milestone moment for our collective future. Photo by US Mission to the United Nations Agencies in Rome/Flickr
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Addis Ababa Agenda: Bold Sustainable Development Vision to Be Backed Up by Action

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen/Flickr.
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Building Climate Equity

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What Does the “Pathway to Paris” Mean for Adaptation?

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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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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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Going in the Right Direction?

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

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Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
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Building Climate Equity and International Consensus from the Ground Up

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Scaling up renewable energy access; government installed solar energy in Sumba island, Indonesia. Photo by Asia Development Bank/Flickr.
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How Can Adaptation Finance Help the Most Vulnerable Communities?

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Ensuring funding meets the adaptation needs of communities remains a challenge. (Paoay, Philippines) Photo by Ilocos Norte/Flickr.
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ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

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6 Graphs Explain the World’s Top 10 Emitters

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China currently ranks as world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Photo by Ding Zhou/Flickr
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Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

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The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
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Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

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This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
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The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Linking Sustainability and Poverty Eradication

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4 Issues to Watch: Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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