WWF Macroeconomics Programme Office


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Escaping Poverty's Grasp: The Environmental Foundations of Poverty Reduction

"WWF's groundbreaking book and its 3xM Approach reflects Sida's development philosophy in many ways: it empowers the poor, links poverty reduction and the environment, and promotes change across the local, sub-national and national levels of societies.  For these reasons, the book sets standards that I believe all development projects should strive to meet.'

-Maria Norrfalk, Director General, Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida)

Read more about Escaping Poverty's Grasp and the 3xM Approach.



Latest News & Publications


 
12 May 2008
Payment for Environmental Services Newsletter 28
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New analysis from WWF shows that the alternative to a 95 per cent reliance on polluting, climate damaging and insecure liquid fuels is already here

02 Apr 2008
Cars should plug-in to a new future
Dramatically expanded use of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles would be a way to a transport future that doesn't risk climate catastrophe , a new WWF analysis has found.
Such a move would also reduce the risk of conflict over less and less oil more and more concentrated in relatively unstable areas of the world. » Read more

The WWF Macroeconomics for Sustainable Development Programme Office seeks to promote the integration of environmental sustainability and social equity into economic development strategies at national and international levels.

Key Contacts

Brent Nordstrom
(Senior Program Officer)
WWF Macroeconomics Programme Office,
Washington DC

T: +1 202 778 9698
 
David Reed
(Program Representative/ Director)
WWF Macroeconomics Programme Office,
Washington DC

T: +1 202 778 9602

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