Topic: Rio+20

Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change

This report makes the business case for private sector adaptation to climate change in ways that build the resilience of vulnerable communities in developing countries.

The global recession has brought new attention to chronic structural flaws in current economic models and assumptions. As economies struggle to recover, many are taking a closer look at the broad concept of a “Green Economy,” one that simultaneously promotes sustainability and economic growth What would this type of economy look like, and how could we get there? WRI Managing Director Manish Bapna responds to some of the most commonly-asked questions:

Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, signed at the first Earth Summit in 1992, asserts that access to information, public participation and access to justice are critical for sustainable development.