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    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 22, 2021

    How the Charcoal Industry Threatens DRC's Forests

    • deforestation
    Someone standing next to a pile of timber in the DRC, which will be used to create charcoal.
    • deforestation
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    May 11, 2021

    As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Water insecurity in African cities
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    December 2, 2020

    East African Climate Groups Help Fight the COVID-19 Crisis

    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    People wearing masks standing in line.
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 18, 2020

    Connecting the People Growing a Trillion Trees the Right Way

    • deforestation
    • conservation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • conservation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2019

    Pour la durabilité de la production du cacao, les pays et les sociétés doivent s’engager

    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Producteur de cacao en Colombie.
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    September 25, 2019

    For Sustainability in Cocoa Production, Both Countries and Companies Need to Commit

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Cacao farmer in Colombia. Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    April 5, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces Instead of Getting Displaced by Them

    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • Urban Development
    Warwick Junction
    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    April 3, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Children in Dar es Salaam
    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    January 3, 2019

    Bamboo: Malawi’s Unexpected Tool for Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    Bamboo nursery
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    September 27, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Mountain gorilla
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 8, 2018

    Tracking Deforestation in DRC's Forest Concessions Is Complicated

    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Road near the village of Ilanga in the DRC. Photo by Molly Bergen
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 13, 2018

    Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Ilanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    To Fight Food Insecurity in Malawi, Just Add Trees

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • restoration
    A farmer in central Malawi plants groundnuts.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • restoration
    Forests
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Palm Oil Plantations in Papua, New Guinea
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2018

    This Man Wants to Pull 60,000 Rwandans Out of Poverty by Planting Trees

    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Planting trees in Rwanda
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests

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