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    Ocean
    Insights
    April 11, 2024

    4 Ways Ocean Health is Critical to Human Health Everywhere

    • Ocean
    • health
    • pollution
    Fishermen in Indonesia haul in their nets on a beach.
    • Ocean
    • health
    • pollution
    Finance
    Insights
    December 1, 2023

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2022

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Women farmers in New Delhi, India, crouch in the fields in the summer heat.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2023

    3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Finance
    Insights
    November 11, 2022

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2021

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    Restoration of a preserve in FL
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    Ocean
    Insights
    December 13, 2021

    Decoding Coral Reefs: Exploring Their Status, Risks and Ensuring Their Future

    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    A vibrant coral reef with orange fish swimming along it.
    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    Finance
    Insights
    July 28, 2021

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2020

    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    • COP26
    Farmers check crops
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2021

    Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 10, 2021

    5 Ways the World Bank’s Climate Action Plan Could Go Further

    • multilateral development banks
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    Wind Park near Kavarna, Bulgaria.
    • multilateral development banks
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2021

    Electrifying the US School Bus Fleet: How to Put Children First in the Zero-emission Transition

    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    An electric school bus waiting in a parking lot.
    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2021

    4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    View of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. streets from above.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 22, 2020

    Pollution Is a Racial Justice Issue. Let’s Fight it that Way.

    • human rights
    • pollution
    Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate
    • human rights
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 15, 2020

    Mongolia Shows How to Fight for Environmental Justice

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • pollution
    Mongolia
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • pollution
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Ocean
    Insights
    May 26, 2020

    How to Reduce Plastic and Other Ocean Pollution Simultaneously

    • Ocean
    • pollution
    Waste on beach
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 25, 2019

    12 Reasons Climate Action Is Good for the United States Economy

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Solar installation is one of the main clean energy jobs of the future. Photo by Green Energy Futures/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    June 21, 2019

    Multilateral Development Bank Climate Finance in 2018: The Good, the Bad and the Urgent

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Solar panel for home use in Sri Lanka. Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    March 28, 2019

    Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey from Dump to Destination

    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Electric tram and pedestrians on a street in Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 11, 2019

    127 Countries Now Regulate Plastic Bags. Why Aren't We Seeing Less Pollution?

    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    plastic bag pollution
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Freshwater

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