Topic: development

Five-Year Pledge of $12.5 Million Will Focus on Key Urban Centers in China, India and Brazil

This map identifies the hotspots where urban and suburban development are putting forests at risk in the southern United States.

This report aims to provide adaptation and development practitioners with a practical framework for developing monitoring and evaluation systems that can track the success and failure of adaptation initiatives in the development context.

New report surveys companies, offers practical solutions for climate resilience

Update [10/17/2011]: WRI has released the latest edition of Climate Science.

Leaders exchange ideas on clean energy innovation, business models, policy and investment at ACEF2011

MEDIA ADVISORY: Adapting for a Green Economy Report Launch

How Will Companies Adapt to a Changing Climate?

Current use valuation programs can encourage landowners to resist development pressures and leave forest as forest.

Ensuring that the opportunities of clean energy are available to the nations that need them most by guiding effective international collaboration on low-carbon technology.

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

This paper explores current use valuation programs as one tool for conserving and fostering sustainable management of southern U.S. forests under private ownership. The brief identifies key constraints on existing programs and suggests measures that could be implemented to enhance program effectiveness.

With large-scale agricultural investments on the rise, the rights of local people must be protected.

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

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

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