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Bridging Costa Rica's green growth gap: how to support further transformation toward a green economy

This report looks at concrete results of green growth in Costa Rica, rather than listing policies and projects. It examines the root causes of under-performance, the synergies between the country’s economy and environment and prospects for future progress in both domains.

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Economic valuation of wastewater: the cost of action and the cost of no action

This report presents the results of an analytical study on the economic valuation for wastewater, comparing the cost of no action versus the cost of effective wastewater management. Although economic valuation of wastewater management is complex, it remains an important tool to guide policymakers and investors to take informed decisions.

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CDP Global Climate Change Report 2015: At the tipping point?

The CDP Global Climate Change Report 2015 offers analysis of the current state of the corporate response to the causes of global warming. Are we at a tipping point? Discover the difference five years has made on how companies are tackling climate change and preparing for a low carbon economy.

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Global landscape of climate finance 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, there is a strong hope that the Paris Climate Summit could represent a turning point in the global fight against climate change.

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Strengthening Accountability under the 2015 Climate Change Agreement

Beyond the emissions pledges made by different countries, a cornerstone for ensuring the effectiveness of the 2015 international climate change agreement will be the mechanisms in place to hold states to account for how they live up to their commitments.

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People in motion, forests in transition: trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests

Migration is not new. In recent decades however, human mobility has increased in numbers and scope and has helped fuel a global shift in the human population from predominantly rural to urban. Migration overall is a livelihood, investment and resilience strategy.

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2015 Energy Trilemma Index: benchmarking the sustainability of national energy systems

The Energy Trilemma Index, produced in partnership with global management consultancy Oliver Wyman, along with the Global Risk Centre of its parent Marsh & McLennan Companies, is a comparative ranking of 130 countries, benchmarking the sustainability of energy systems and awarding countries with a balance score, highlighting how well countri

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Making climate finance work for women: overview of the integration of gender equality in aid to climate change

This brief provides an overview of how members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) are integrating gender equality into their bilateral aid to climate change, and calls on DAC members to step-up their commitments to integrate gender equality in all aspects of climate action as a prerequisite for achieving sustainable development f

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Mapping choices: carbon, climate, and rising seas - our global legacy

This report uses relationships between cumulative carbon emissions, warming, and the future global sea level rise they lock in to assess implications in coastal regions worldwide.

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