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Innovación y preparación: La respuesta de caficultores costarricenses a los...

Innovación y preparación: La respuesta de caficultores costarricenses a los desafíos del cambio climático y la competencia en los mercados Comments|Add Comment|PrintDon Armando Navarro explica las...

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Enhancing NDCs: A Guide to Strengthening National Climate Plans

ReportThis guidance helps countries structure how to enhance their national climate plans under the Paris Agreement. International Climate ActionNDC PartnershipStepping Up 2020 NDCsClimateCreative...

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RELEASE: At UN Summit, New Commitments of Over $790 Million to Support...

RELEASE: At UN Summit, New Commitments of Over $790 Million to Support Climate Adaptation for Over 300 Million Small-Scale Food ProducersSupport led by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World...

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In Gorakhpur, India, Citizens Use Nature to Prevent Floods

In Gorakhpur, India, Citizens Use Nature to Prevent Floods Comments|Add Comment|PrintWaterlogged housing in Gorakhpur, India. Photo credit: Anna BrownMonsoon season has always brought torrential...

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RELEASE: New Research Finds Climate Adaptation Is an Opportunity for...

RELEASE: New Research Finds Climate Adaptation Is an Opportunity for Transformative Change in CitiesUrban adaptation should incorporate climate risks into planning, work with vulnerable communities and...

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Financial Implications of Parched Power: Insights from an Analysis of Indian...

Working PaperThis paper provides quantitative evidence to help investors better understand and measure the financial impacts from water shortages in the thermal power sector, drawing on data and...

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So Far, Green Bonds Fail to Raise Much Money for Resilience. The Climate...

So Far, Green Bonds Fail to Raise Much Money for Resilience. The Climate Resilience Principles Aim to Change That Comments|Add Comment|PrintResilience bonds can fund things like climate-smart...

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Strengthening Disaster Preparedness in the Caribbean

Strengthening Disaster Preparedness in the Caribbean Comments|Add Comment|PrintDamage in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. The Caribbean needs international support to prepare for disasters ahead of...

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Delay and Pay or Plan and Prosper: Practical Solution to Adapt to the Effects...

Join experts from WRI and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) at this briefing on the Global Commission on Adaptation’s Flagship Report and Year of Action for climate adaptation.Join...

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Uganda’s Coffee Farmers Show There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for...

Uganda’s Coffee Farmers Show There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Climate Change Adaptation Comments|Add Comment|PrintA coffee and banana farmer in Kapchorwa, in eastern Uganda. Photo by James...

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NDC Enhancement: Opportunities in the Forest and Land-use Sector

Working PaperThis guide supplements, as a sector module, the overarching guide, Enhancing NDCs: A Guide to Strengthening National Climate Plans by 2020 (Fransen et al. 2019), and will assist countries...

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Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in the Power Sector

Working PaperThis guidance aims to help countries incorporate more ambitious, relevant, and tangible power solutions into enhanced NDCs for communication to the UNFCCC by 2020.ClimateEnergyCreative...

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Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in Transport

Working PaperThis paper discusses steps countries can take to incorporate ambitious, relevant, and tangible transportation solutions into enhanced NDCs for communication to UNFCCC by...

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4 Ways Farmers Can Adapt to Climate Change and Generate Income

4 Ways Farmers Can Adapt to Climate Change and Generate Income Comments|Add Comment|PrintFarmers working on an integrated system in a farm in Paraiba Valley, Sao Paulo. The system combine crops (a...

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Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They...

Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They Can Respond. Comments|Add Comment|PrintReef diver off Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean. Photo by Mark Spalding/FlickrNever...

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How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification" Comments|Add Comment|PrintGowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/FlickrWhen Hurricane Katrina hit New...

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Faced with Forced Relocation, the People of One Philippine City Designed...

Faced with Forced Relocation, the People of One Philippine City Designed Their Own Climate-resilient Neighborhood Comments|Add Comment|PrintPasig City, Philippines. Photo by P199/Wikimedia CommonsIn...

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RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting...

RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate ProjectsABU DHABI (February 10, 2020)— Today, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable...

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5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously Comments|Add Comment|PrintCoastal wetlands like mangroves protect communities from storms while storing tons of carbon. Photo...

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City Leaders Must Prioritize Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities

City Leaders Must Prioritize Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities Comments|Add Comment|PrintCities must invest in greater climate resilience for their vulnerable neighborhoods, and involve...

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