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Have Countries Delivered on Fast-Start Climate Finance?

By Clifford Polycarp on May 20, 2011

As the reporting deadline for 2010 looms, developed countries will need to prove that they are honestly meeting their modest $30 billion commitment.

WRI Responds to National Research Council's Final Report on America's Climate Choices

May 13, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

In its final report on America’s Climate Choices, the National Research Council asserts that there is a “pressing need for substantial action” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.

Report from Bangladesh: Turning Local Adaptation Lessons into National Policy

By Heather McGray on April 27, 2011

How can national policies support communities to adapt to climate change?

PRESS RELEASE: WRI and InnoCentive Issue Challenge Seeking Communication Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

April 14, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental think tank, and InnoCentive, the world leader in Challenge Driven Innovation, announced a new Challenge and $10,000 prize for solutions to help local communities communicate what they need to adapt to changing climate conditions.

Adapting to Climate Change In Bangladesh

By Aarjan Dixit on April 14, 2011

Floating gardens, raised homes, and reflections from the field.

Ghana and Vietnam Scenarios Foreshadow How Decisions on Climate Adaptation Are Made

By Philip Angell on March 17, 2011

Scenario exercises look at the how and why of decision-making for climate change.

Towards a Climate Safe Common Future

By Gro Harlem Brundtland, Special Envoy on Climate Change for the UN Secretary-General on February 28, 2011

The two defining challenges of this century are climate change and poverty. Our challenge is to find a way to deal with both, at the same time.

This piece originally appeared on the World Resources Report website.

Capacity of Reef Countries and Territories to Adapt to Reef Loss

February 17, 2011

The assessment of the adaptive capacity of countries and territories to reef loss is based on economic resources, education, health, governance, access to markets, and agricultural resources.

Making Climate Companies' Business

By Samantha Putt del Pino, Monika Kerdeman, Eliot Metzger, and Sally Prowitt on February 15, 2011

This piece originally appeared on the website of the World Resources Report.

This paper argues that private sect

The Road to the Green Climate Fund

By Athena Ballesteros on February 14, 2011

This post originally appeared on the World Bank blog Development in a Changing Climate

Climate Adaptation: Can Developing Countries Prepare for a Hotter Tomorrow?

By Manish Bapna and Kelly Levin on February 10, 2011

As well as urgently cutting emissions, nations everywhere need to take steps to adapt to a very different world.

World Resources Report Launches Initiative on Decision Making for Climate Adaptation

By Philip Angell on February 2, 2011

A new website brings together expert views on responding to climate risks in developing countries.

Reflections on the Cancun Agreements

By Jennifer Morgan with analysis from Athena Ballesteros, Florence Daviet, Kelly Levin, Heather McGray, Hilary McMahon, Fred Stolle, Lutz Weischer, and Jacob Werksman on December 14, 2010

Jennifer Morgan and our team of climate experts look back on the keys to progress in Cancun, and analyze the major decisions.

Decision Making in a Changing Climate

By Kelly Levin on December 14, 2010

What are countries doing to prepare for climate change? A World Resources Report side event in Cancun highlights pioneering case studies from the developing world.

A Comeback in Cancun: Countries Move Forward with Climate Agreement

December 11, 2010
Location: CANCUN, MEXICO

The Cancun climate talks concluded today with countries agreeing by consensus to move ahead with an international agreement on climate change.

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