2023-2027 STRATEGIC PLAN

The WRI 2023-2027 Strategic Plan aims to facilitate a 'great transition' by addressing the systemic links between human needs, ecosystem health, and climate stability. The strategy focuses on transforming three primary human systems—food, land and water; energy; and cities—while reforming the underlying economic, financial, and governance 'enabling systems.' WRI intends to implement these strategies through global initiatives and deep engagement in 12 focus countries, utilizing evidence-based theories of change and multi-year flexible funding to achieve measurable impact aligned with international targets like the Paris Agreement.

• WRI has established three interconnected global goals: ensuring people live in an equitable society to meet essential needs, protecting and restoring ecosystem health, and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C while supporting community adaptation.
• The strategy targets the transformation of three critical human systems: food, land and water; energy; and cities, as these are the primary drivers of climate change and nature degradation.
• WRI identifies a need to reform 'enabling systems'—economics, finance, and governance—which currently act as barriers to progress by incentivizing unsustainable outcomes.
• The organization will prioritize deep engagement in 12 focus countries characterized by large vulnerable populations, significant remaining natural landscapes, or high emission levels; these include Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.
• WRI's approach to urban transition involves researching and scaling solutions in 150 cities, with deeper engagement in 25 priority cities, focusing on livable neighborhoods, reduced energy demand, resilient water systems, and better mobility.
• The strategic plan emphasizes institutional excellence through the use of Global Impact Targets linked to international accords, rigorous evidence-based theories of change, and a shift toward multi-year flexible funding.

APA

World Resources Institute (2023). 2023-2027 STRATEGIC PLAN. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-07/wri-strategic-plan-2023-2027.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. 2023-2027 STRATEGIC PLAN. 2023. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-07/wri-strategic-plan-2023-2027.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute202320232027, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{2023-2027 STRATEGIC PLAN}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2023}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-07/wri-strategic-plan-2023-2027.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }