James Anderson

Communications for @worldresources natural infrastructure team. Also interested in geology, development, mapping, and other such stuff.

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

New @WorldResources and @WorldBankWater report finds combining #GreenAndGray infrastructure can provide cities with cleaner and more plentiful water. https://t.co/SaSqUDuv8E

[WRI Aqueduct @WRIAqueduct]

Now at #WWWeek2022, @tgartner7 is describing @Cities4Forests work in 86 member cities, & growing at How Innovative Cities are Financing Equitable Natural Infrastructure for Water. We’ve found that bringing together mayors’ voices really does create support for restoration #WWWeek

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Join us next week at #ClimateWeekNYC for the launch of the #Cities4Forests "Call to Action on #Forests and #Climate", featuring a panel of leading mayors and a video presentation of city voices from around the world.

Register here: https://t.co/h2yPVW5XXY

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

Join our virtual event on September 22 and raise your voice to support the @Cities4Forests city-led call to action on #forests & #climate. Register now: https://t.co/SBP7kTVJIV #cities4forestscta

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

Cities are investing in nature, especially #forests, to address and adapt to climate change. Join us online this Thursday, Nov 19 at #LCAW2020 to see how London and other vanguard cities are leading. Register below: https://t.co/uxZKfBrn1g #AdaptOurWorld

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

Biden-Harris victory sets stage for new day on climate, equity & the economy. "In his first 100 days, Biden can set a new course by expediting the energy transition & by restoring rules & regulations that protect public health & the environment."
Read on: https://t.co/PyzE8xTbHq

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

Very exciting. @worldresources is supporting Central Arkansas Water to issue an innovative $31 million US municipal #greenbond, believed to be the first to buy and protect #forests in order to secure clean drinking water. https://t.co/Irmz4xKgzK #naturalinfrastructure

[John-Rob Pool 🌍🇧🇼🇬🇧🇿🇦🇺🇲 @JohnRobPool]

#climatechange continues to strain #urban #water systems & by 2025 as many as 1.8bn people could face water scarcity. As #city #leaders devise solutions they should not overlook the role of #naturebasedsolutions like #forests. Read my latest blog here: https://t.co/PTf4EV3VNj

[John-Rob Pool 🌍🇧🇼🇬🇧🇿🇦🇺🇲 @JohnRobPool]

We know that #green space is inequitably distributed in #cities leading to a plethora of #socio-economic issues. But what if strategic #regreening could help cities fight inequality and build back better after #COVID19? Find out how in our new blog: https://t.co/YsFBeLyG4V

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

#Vote For a Forest-Friendly #BrooklynBridge by 30 July

The inspired design by our colleagues is a finalist in the #ReimaginingBrooklynBridge contest. Their proposal will source timber from a community forestry initiative in Guatemala. @Pilot_Projects

https://t.co/dzdLU0CVV5

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

The Brooklyn Bridge could be a landmark for #forest conservation!

Vote for the “Brooklyn Bridge Forest proposal” in #ReimaginingBrooklynBridge to support sustainable community forestry.

Support the @Cities4Forests and @TheWCS proposal here ➡️ https://t.co/Fj2U4qg5fJ.

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

New blog with @Pilot_Projects on their #ReimaginingBrooklynBridge proposal using sustainable #timber #forests https://t.co/vXqzQcbI51

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

Our @Cities4Forests colleagues are finalists in the #ReimaginingBrooklynBridge contest. Their proposal will source timber from a community #forestry initiative in Guatemala. Vote for “Brooklyn Bridge Forest” to support sustainable #supplychains! https://t.co/8xAwoNhCNV

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

Federal investment in flood protection can provide the Mississippi Basin with long-term economic relief -- but only if those investments include nature-based solutions alongside traditional solutions like levees.

Read on: https://t.co/gZEdJ8Ul1h

[James Anderson @JamesWRI]

New @WorldResources blog from my colleague Lisa Beyer and I on how city agencies can work together to build #naturalinfrastructure at a larger scale and create greener, safer, and fairer #cities. https://t.co/NT1zRceeha #greeninfrastructure #climateadaptation #urbanplanning

[WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities @WRIRossCities]

In the last few months, we’ve all become more acutely aware of breathing. We breathe 2,000 gallons of air a day, enough to fill a swimming pool, through 1,500 miles of airways in our lungs, said @jscaseddon.

Listen to the #podcast ➡ https://t.co/eKpHiKKKdo #BuildBackBetter🎙

[WRI Restoration @restoreforward]

#TerraMatch connects funders to project developers with years of experience. It helps get thousands of trees in the ground quickly without sacrificing quality or long-term success. https://t.co/A0af7k79nk @CIFOR @dewittsean @NewClimateEcon

[WRI Restoration @restoreforward]

Countries, companies, and communities have committed to grow trees + restore land. Now it’s our turn! Through #TerraMatch, funders + project developers will start growing millions of trees https://t.co/tVMsHYd9BX @1t_org @onetreeplanted @Treesftf

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

By 2030, the amount of people exposed to #riverineflooding risk will more than double worldwide and will triple by 2050. See more: https://t.co/dQqXn4Ic3H #AqueductFloods

[UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 @UNEP_Europe]

Join the @Cities4Forests #ForestChallenge starting today #EarthDay2020!🌐 Cities depend on forests for better climate resilience, water resources, #biodiversity and health. The challenge helps us to restore and celebrate nature #ForNature ➡️ https://t.co/vM0ltCbOkY

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

50 years of #EarthDay2020 🌏❕

Its a celebration with @EarthDayNetwork to launch the #ForestChallenge today.

Our forests 🌳 are vital to our lives, lets share photos of our past times in nature 🌿

Join us, post a pic 📸 + win prizes + plant trees❕🌱 https://t.co/Jxx4AYWQGl