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What Is "Loss and Damage" from Climate Change? 8 Key Questions, Answered

  • climate impacts
  • climate policy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
Rising water levels submerging a house as heavy monsoon rains cause major floods in Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines on July 23, 2021.
  • climate impacts
  • climate policy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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COP26: Key Outcomes From the UN Climate Talks in Glasgow 

  • COP26
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • COP27
12/11/2021. Glasgow, United Kingdom. The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, President of the 26th United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) hosts the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The COP26 summit looks to bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
  • COP26
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • COP27
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10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change

  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate science
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
A girl wearing a long sundress pedals a bicycle down a flooded road..
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate science
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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5 Big Findings from the IPCC’s 2021 Climate Report

  • Energy
  • climate impacts
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate science
  • Paris Agreement
  • COP26
Motorcycle on flooded street
  • Energy
  • climate impacts
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate science
  • Paris Agreement
  • COP26
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Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

  • electric mobility
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • industry
  • renewable energy
coal-fired power plant
  • electric mobility
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Forests
  • industry
  • renewable energy
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After COVID-19, 5 Ways India Can Pursue a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery

  • coronavirus
  • infrastructure
  • Climate Resilience
  • Economics
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Person riding motorcycle in India during coronavirus pandemic
  • coronavirus
  • infrastructure
  • Climate Resilience
  • Economics
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
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5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • wetlands
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
Reroroja village
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • wetlands
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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6 Ways the Climate Changed Over the Past Decade

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Iceberg with hole
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
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Understanding the Paris Agreement's “Global Goal on Adaptation"

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • International Climate Action
  • COP28
  • adaptation
  • climatewatch-pinned
A group of people work to repair a low mud wall which helps control flooding.
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • International Climate Action
  • COP28
  • adaptation
  • climatewatch-pinned
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Unpacking COP28: Key Outcomes from the Dubai Climate Talks, and What Comes Next

  • Paris Agreement
  • Climate Resilience
  • Finance
  • adaptation
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Forests
  • COP28
  • climatewatch-pinned
Closing of COP28 climate summit in Dubai
  • Paris Agreement
  • Climate Resilience
  • Finance
  • adaptation
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Forests
  • COP28
  • climatewatch-pinned
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What Exactly Are "Nature-based Solutions”?

  • nature-based solutions
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • biodiversity
  • natural infrastructure
A woman reaches up to tend to a tree she's planted.
  • nature-based solutions
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • biodiversity
  • natural infrastructure

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
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5 Takeaways for Companies Setting Science-based Freshwater Targets

  • science based targets
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Aqueduct
A person wearing a hat sits on the rocks overlooking Laguna Churup in Peru.
  • science based targets
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Aqueduct
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The Next Phase of Corporate Sustainability: Addressing Consumer Water Use

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Water Security
  • water risk
Washing dishes.
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Water Security
  • water risk
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Les Dernières Données Disponibles Confirment que les Feux de Forêts Se Multiplient

  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
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The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • fires
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate science
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25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
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Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
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What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered

  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
Countries need a variety of solutions, including renewable energy and healthy forests, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
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3 Questions on Loss and Damage Funding to Tackle Before COP28

  • climate finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • COP27
  • COP28
Two villagers in Mozambique push a bicycle through a flooded street.
  • climate finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • COP27
  • COP28