World Resources Institute2016年年度报告.pdf

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1、 1RISING TO THE CHALLENGE WRI 20162017 ANNUAL REPORTwri.org/annualreport/2016-17WRI is pleased to offer the 20162017 Annual Report online at wri.org/annualreport/2016-17 in a desktop and mobile-friendly format.WRIs 20162017 Annual Report explores our work for calendar year 2016 and early 2017,and in

2、cludes financial information for fiscal year 2016.CONTENTSLetter 4Our Mission&Values 7At a Glance 8Global Reach 14Top Outcomes 15Our Stories 22Thanking Our Donors 36Boards&Management 46Financials 54Join Us 60LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN&PRESIDENTJAMES A.HARMONChairman of the BoardANDREW STEERPresident a

3、nd CEOBut sadly,the price of this progress has been much too high in terms of environmental damage and in rising inequality,which in turn threaten future progress.Each year for the past three years,a new record has been set for global temperatures.Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest extent since sat

4、ellite monitoring began 31 years ago,and a new miles-wide crack in an Antarctic ice shelf grew in the southern summer.More than 1.2 billion people live in areas of water scarcity,a number that is growing sharply.Around seven million people are dying from air pollution each year,and that number is al

5、so rising.Traffic congestion costs many cities more than 10 percent of their income;urban sprawl costs the U.S.economy around$1 trillion per year.In addition to these troubling physical trends,rising inequality and a sense of exclusion has led to widespread disillusionment in several countries,and m

6、any people feel excluded from the promise of a globally connected world.Rising prosperity doesnt need to lead to such adverse impacts,of course.WRIs own work over the years has demonstrated that smart policies for equitable growth and environmental protection support rather than contradict each othe