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    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2023

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    November 2, 2023

    Benchmarks for Success for COP28

    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Solar-powered water pump on a Malawi farm
    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 12, 2021

    3 Ways to Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    A river flowing at the base of a large mountain in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    Climate
    Insights
    September 27, 2021

    Will Progress at Climate Week Spur More Action Ahead of COP26?

    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • COP26
    • NDC
    • Paris Agreement
    Flags from different countries flying in front of the United Nations building.
    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • COP26
    • NDC
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    September 20, 2021

    10 Big Findings From the First Batch of Long-Term Strategies

    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    The front of the United Nations building lined with flags.
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    Climate
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    5 Issues to Watch at Climate Week 2021

    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • United Nations
    • International Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A utility worker installs rooftop solar panels in Jiujiang, East China
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • United Nations
    • International Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    March 17, 2021

    A Green Recovery Starts with Cities

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    March 3, 2021

    The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    A small lake with trees in the background in North Carolina's Triangle region
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Climate
    Insights
    February 26, 2021

    How Do Countries' New Emissions-reduction Plans Stack Up?

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Windmills with a sunset in the background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Finance
    Insights
    February 24, 2021

    Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Ocean
    Insights
    October 27, 2020

    4 Opportunities to Shore Up the World's Coastal Ecosystems and Communities

    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    The coastal city of Sisal in Mexico.
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2020

    4 Questions About China's New Climate Commitments

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    Electric bus in Hangzhou, China
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    Cities
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities

    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    People walking through a park.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    China and Big Business Give Climate Diplomacy a Kick-Start at UNGA and Climate Week

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    UN complex in New York City
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    Insights
    September 18, 2020

    As the UN Turns 75, Countries Should Embrace a Shared Vision of a Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Future

    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Country flags leading to the entrance of the United Nations.
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 29, 2020

    Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Cross-agency collaboration and investing in blue-green infrastructure resulted in Singapore’s redesigned Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    News
    May 28, 2020

    STATEMENT: COP26 Delayed Until November 2021

    • United Nations
    • COP26
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Energy
    Insights
    January 22, 2020

    6 Lessons on Energy Decarbonization from Countries Leading the Way

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Cachi Hydroelectric Plant. Cartago, Costa Rica
    • Energy
    • renewable energy

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