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COP 17: Durban

Representatives from around the world are gathering in Durban, South Africa to find common ground in the fight against extreme climate change.

World Resources Report 2010-2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate

United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, World Resources Institute

October, 2011

Based on input from more than 100 experts in 36 countries, this report offers specific, practical strategies and innovative case studies to inform how to integrate climate change risks into national policies and planning.

ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on Decision Making in a Changing Climate

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

Global Partners to Launch Major New Report on Climate Adaptation

RELEASE: Leaders Announce Global Effort to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested Land

September 1, 2011
Location: BONN, GERMANY & WASHINGTON, D.C.

New Global Restoration Council to be led by former Swedish Prime Minister Persson

A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany.

Measurement and Performance Tracking in Developing Countries

Building the capacity of developing countries to track progress towards meeting domestic climate, energy, and development goals.

Low-Carbon Development in Emerging Economies

Working with nations to achieve the twin goals of robust economic growth and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Emerging Actors in Development Finance: A Closer Look at Chinese and Brazilian Overseas Investments

By Xiaomei Tan on June 7, 2011

The landscape of development finance is changing rapidly. Traditionally, international financial flows moved from developed countries to developing countries. In the last decade, however, major emerging economies such as China and Brazil have fueled a growing trend of South-South development flows by increasingly channeling their overseas investments to other developing countries.

Restoring Forests: An Opportunity for Africa

By Nigel Sizer, Lars Laestadius, and Susan Minnemeyer on May 26, 2011

New research shows that Africa offers some of the greatest opportunities globally for restoring forests.

Opportunities for Forest and Landscape Restoration in Africa

May 24, 2011

Q&A: Avoiding the Resource Curse in Uganda

By Peter Veit and Florence Landsberg on April 8, 2011

The following Q&A and photo essay originally appeared on allAfrica.com, and are reposted with permission.

New Initiative Uses Environmental Lens to Promote Government Transparency in Key African Countries

April 5, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A new initiative was recently launched to promote government transparency and increase people’s access to information in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.

New Map Viewer Shows Development in the Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo

By Susan Minnemeyer and Matt Steil on April 5, 2011

WRI and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Tourism (MECNT) are pleased to announce the release of the interactive map viewer for the Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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.

PRESS RELEASE: WRI Expands Capacity in International Forest and Ecosystems Work

March 16, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Two new leaders, Nigel Sizer and Robert Winterbottom, added to roster

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

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