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WRI DIGEST
Will Recent Extreme Weather Spur More Climate Finance from Wealthy Nations?
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With the catastrophic effects of climate change increasingly evident around the world, WRI President and CEO Ani Dasgupta urges wealthy countries to take their climate finance commitments to the developing world seriously. “The mechanisms for this funding exist. The money is out there. As climate disasters grow more common and more costly, it’s time to aggressively funnel resources to the places where they are needed most,” he writes. Read more.
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Wealthy nations must take their climate finance commitments seriously to avoid further climate crises. Photo by bear_productions/Shutterstock
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5 Big Findings from the IPCC’s 2021 Climate Report
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) newest report offers a clear message: this is our make-or-break decade. In a new article, Kelly Levin and WRI co-authors unpack the five big things you need to know about the report. The big take-away: limiting average temperature increases to 1.5 degrees C by 2100 is still within reach but will require rapid, transformational change. Governments, businesses and investors must act now. Read more
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PODCAST: Adaptation in African Agriculture
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Resource-poor communities around the world are disproportionately hurt by climate change impacts. The agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa, which is dominated by small producers and subsistence farming, is especially vulnerable. A new episode of WRI’s Big Ideas into Action Podcast explores how agricultural adaptation and digital technology can transform not just the lives of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, but the lives of hundreds of millions of farmers globally. Listen now
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WRI Events at World Water Week 2021
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Next week — August 23-27 — is World Water Week, the leading annual conference on global water issues. With a theme of “Building Resilience Faster,” this year’s virtual conference will focus on the actions needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and cut carbon emissions. WRI experts join experts from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and others around the world to share their latest insights on water stewardship, nature-based solutions, water resilience and more. Register today
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WRI Events at World Water Week 2021: Building Resilience Faster
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Healthy Farms, Wealthy Farmers: Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies To Restore Land
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Transforming Cities for People and Planet through Integrated Urban Development
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