World Resources Institute2013年年度报告.pdf

1、WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE|COUNT IT,CHANGE IT,SCALE IT 1COUNT IT,CHANGE IT,SCALE IT2013 ANNUAL REPORTAndrew SteerPRESIDENT AND CEOLETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN&PRESIDENTWhen forest fires ran rampant across Indonesia and spread a toxic haze last year,the Indonesian government used WRIs online maps to pinpo

2、int where the fires were located and who was responsible.These maps were the forerunner to Global Forest Watch,our new forest monitoring and alert system that brings together satellite imagery,open data,and crowdsourcing to produce timely and reliable information about forests.Now,the bad guys canno

3、t hide and the good guys will be recognized.In China,WRIs water risk maps and analysis revealed more than half of the countrys proposed coal plants are slated to be built in areas of high or extremely high water stress,which threaten water security for Chinas farms,industries,and communities.The dat

4、a is now being used by Chinas Ministry of Water Resources to inform water policy.Leading businessessuch as Bank of America,DuPont,and Goldman Sachsare using our water risk data,and our maps are now available on Bloomberg terminals,providing real-time financial market information to investors around

5、the globe.WRIs analysis about how the United States can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions informed President Obamas national Climate Action Plan.We are now working to ensure that the Administration follows through on its proposed strategies,such as EPAs recent power plant emissions standards.WRI i

6、s also the managing partner on a major new report that finds that economic growth and climate action can be achieved together,which should build momentum in the lead up to a global climate agreement in Paris in 2015.James A.HarmonCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDWORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE|COUNT IT,CHANGE IT,SCAL