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We connect science and decision-making to develop solutions for a sustainable future for all.
Our work spans climate, water, air and land-use issues, governance, the economy, gender and health. Stakeholder involvement is at the heart of our efforts to build capacity, strengthen institutions and equip partners for long-term change.
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Les risques climatiques transfrontaliers peuvent traverser les frontières, les continents et les océans pour affecter des communautés à l'autre bout du monde. L'Afrique cherche à y remédier.
Transboundary climate risks can cross borders, continents and oceans to affect communities on the other side of the world. Africa’s new roadmap seeks to address this.
Cuestiones como el cambio climático, la contaminación y la pérdida de biodiversidad están relacionadas con la situación de crisis que vivimos. Tengámoslas en cuenta.
Si les pics de pollution à l’ozone sont bien connus des citadins, la menace que fait peser cette pollution sur les rendements agricoles l’est moins. Les scientifiques tentent de mieux l’évaluer.
Remote mountain regions are closer to the climate problem than we think, particularly in the context of safeguarding essential ecosystem services such as safe and adequate water.
Big energy infrastructure projects – power plants, coal mines, long distance transmission lines – take time, resources and, typically, some political muscle. They create highly visible if short-lived construction…