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    Asia Commentary pollution poverty Insights
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    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
    Ocean
    Asia Europe
    Insights
    May 1, 2019

    6 Recent Signs of Hope for the Ocean

    • conservation
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • coral reefs
    • biodiversity
    • Ocean
    Coral reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Flickr/US Fish and Wildlife Service
    • conservation
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • coral reefs
    • biodiversity
    • Ocean
    Asia
    Insights
    March 25, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Pune, India, Waste Pickers Go from Trash to Treasure

    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • waste
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Members of a waste-pickers cooperative push collection carts along the streets of Pune, India
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • waste
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Ocean
    Asia
    Insights
    October 30, 2018

    There's Only One Ocean. This Is Its Moment.

    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    Fisherpeople come in at sunset at Sergang Laut. Flickr/Haryadi B
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 29, 2018

    Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • world resources report
    Choral Mauladia, a street vendor and trade unionist in Ahmedabad. Photo: Getty Images Reportage.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 22, 2017

    India’s Renewable Energy Push: A Win-Win for Job Creation and Electricity Access

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Solar engineers in Tinginaput, India
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2017

    China’s Clean Air Challenge: $3 Billion Air Pollution from Transport in Chengdu

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Chengdu on a clear day
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America Asia
    Insights
    July 25, 2016

    Thinking “Incrementally:” Addressing the Global Housing Deficit by Engaging the Poor

    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Slum in Bangkok,
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 12, 2016

    What Can We Learn from Thailand’s Inclusive Approach to Upgrading Informal Settlements?

    • human rights
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    Housing along the canals in Bangkok.
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2016

    World Water Day: How “Sludge” Can Power China’s Cities While Cutting Emissions

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Tianjin Disaster Magnifies Governance Challenges for Public Safety and the Environment

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    A black cloud of smoke rises from vehicles set on fire by the explosion in Tianjin. Photo by Karl-Ludwig Poggemann/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    China’s “New Long March” through the UN Climate Summit: Context and Opportunities

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • pollution
    Traffic in Beijing. Photo credit: Li Lou, World Bank
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • pollution
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo Credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 25, 2013

    China Can Turn its Challenges into Clear Opportunities for Greener Growth

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    China's agricultural production - including rice, wheat and corn - could fall dramatically within a few decades due to shifts in precipitation and soil quality. Photo Credit: United Nations Photo, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 17, 2013

    Can China’s Air Pollution Action Plan Slow Down New Coal Power Development?

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Power plant in the mountains outside Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. Photo credit: Remko Tanis
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 23, 2013

    Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    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
    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Asia
    North America Asia
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    3 Big Takeaways from the New Global Commitment to Phase Down HFCs

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • pollution
    Reducing HFCs is an important step in curbing global climate change. Photo credit: John Isaac, UN
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • pollution
    Asia
    Insights
    August 7, 2013

    In China, Waste No Time in Stopping Waste

    • Energy
    • waste
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • low carbon development
    • Energy
    • waste
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 26, 2013

    Data Terbaru Menunjukkan Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia Adalah Krisis Yang Telah Berlangsung Sejak Lama

    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    • pollution
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    • pollution

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