Planet Worth is an online conversation in partnership with Abt Associates, Chemonics, HELVETAS, Tetra Tech, the U.N. Development Program and Zurich that explores leading solutions in the fight against climate change.
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As a leader in environmental and economic research, Abt Associates supports a wide range of clients in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, understanding climate change science, assessing climate vulnerability and adapting to changes in climate.
Since the founding of Chemonics in 1975, we have worked side-by-side with the people and institutions we serve to design integrated approaches and deliver innovative solutions. We focus our efforts in agriculture and food security, health, gender, education and youth, economic growth and trade, water and energy, urban development, environment and natural resources, democracy and governance, and conflict and crisis.
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is working towards a just world, promoting fair and sustainable access to resources and protecting social, economic, environmental, political and cultural rights. Over 1,400 staff together with partner organizations implement projects in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. They provide expert advice to private, state and civil society organizations. Helping societies to protect themselves from environmental risks and to adapt their livelihoods to Climate Change is a core area of HELVETAS’ work.
Working with clients around the world, Tetra Tech brings stakeholders together to develop, implement and evaluate policies and practices that improve the environment and natural resource management, protect biodiversity and support inclusive economic growth. For five decades, Tetra Tech has delivered practical and innovative solutions to global environmental and natural resource management challenges to meet our client’s needs. We are helping communities and governments worldwide to increase their capacity to protect local ecosystems, build resilience, mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Tetra Tech is a recognized leader in predicting the impacts of climate change, measuring the associated risks and developing integrated approaches to support communities and government at all levels to cope with climate change.
With a $2.3 billion climate change portfolio across 140 countries, UNDP is the leading UN agency supporting climate action on the ground. UNDP strongly supports an ambitious outcome in Paris that puts all countries on the path towards a zero-carbon, sustainable future. In the lead-up to COP21, UNDP has helped countries develop and finalize their respective climate targets and actions, known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). At Paris, UNDP will announce a new long-term commitment to support country efforts to implement INDCs, reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts.
The global reach of our multi-disciplinary team of economists, scientists, engineers and policy analysts allows us to address complex, cross-sectoral climate challenges by analyzing information, strengthening policy, testing approaches and building partnerships. We provide clients in the U.S. and worldwide with unbiased, state-of-the-art solutions to help ensure that investments in environmental protection provide the greatest possible returns — and, as a result, improve livelihoods and healthy ecosystems.
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