World-wide, cities are on the advance. Today, they host more than half of the world's population and every minute, their population grows by 140 people: 200,000...
Cities are on the sharp end of a range of risks from criminal violence, terrorism and war to demographic pressures, to climate and environmental change. Coastal...
WATCH: In the interview, Lukas RĆ¼ttinger, Senior Project Manager at adelphi, explains why conflicts will increase with climate change kicking in and highlights...
A low-emission transition will require profound changes in terms of infrastructure, business models as well as individual habits. In order to support this...
At the Habitat III conference in Quito, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) launched, āAddressing Climate Change in National Urban...
The effects of climate change vary from region to region, but according to a new study from the World Bank, the majority of the global impact stemming from...
The growing number and impact of extreme weather events has led to increasing awareness in the extractives industries of the potential negative impacts of...
This report focuses on energy-water conflicts which are linked to theĀ coal industry's impact on current and future water demand. Published by Greenpeace...
This paper examines the relevance of cities and city networks in the current international climate policy architecture, especially with respect to the evolution...
The authors of this World Bank publication sustain that global efforts to alleviate poverty will be threatened if climate change is not accounted for in policy...
This report takes the stance that implementing low carbon development is compatible with and a condition for eliminating poverty. The authors argues that the...
Parametric risk insuranceāinsurance policies that use environmental measurements, such as wind speed or the amount of rainfall, to trigger an immediate payout...
The complementary relationship between climate action and economic development can serve as a powerful narrative for climate outreach activities of diplomatic...
In the context of gender and climate change, focus is often laid on women as a particularly vulnerable group that is strongly affected by the impacts of climate...