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    November 19, 2015

    STATEMENT: New WHO Declaration Calls for Increased Attention to Road Safety to Support Global Development Agenda

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Cities
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    • Health & Road Safety
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    October 28, 2015

    Private Investment for Public Transport: Sao Paulo’s Linha 4 Leads the Way

    • Finance
    • transportation
    Sao Paulo’s Linha 4 demonstrates how cities can successfully finance transport projects through public-private partnerships, and serves as a model for other areas in Brazil to follow. (Photo: Mariana Gil/ WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities)
    • Finance
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    Equity & Governance
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    October 19, 2015

    Jump-starting the SDGs: 4 Lessons from Early Adopters

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14610739@N07/15625929161/">versello</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
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    • GHG emissions
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    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
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    September 28, 2015

    In Order to Solve Pollution, We Must First Solve Governance Challenges

    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity & Governance
    • environmental democracy
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Air pollution in China's Shaanxi Province. Photo by Gilad Rom/Flickr
    • Environmental Rights
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    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
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    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
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    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Cities
    Asia
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    September 24, 2015

    Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
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    July 23, 2015

    How to Make Cities Safer by Design

    • public transit
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    • health
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    • Health & Road Safety
    • public transit
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    July 23, 2015

    7 Proven Principles for Designing a Safer City

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    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Pedestrian areas like the one in New York City's Times Square reduce speeding and traffic crashes. Photo by City Clock Magazine, Flickr
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    July 23, 2015

    RELEASE: Report Provides Urban Design Recommendations for Healthier Cities, Fewer Traffic Fatalities

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Cities
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    • Urban Development
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    July 23, 2015

    Cities Safer by Design

    Pedestrian safe street in Sao Paulo Brazil
    Food
    Africa
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    July 2, 2015

    Why Africa Needs to Look to Its Cities to End Hunger

    • Cities
    • Food
    • food security
    • Urban Development
    A street market in St. Lucia, South Africa. With the continent rapidly urbanizing, it’s critical that city leaders address urban food loss and waste in order to ensure sustainable development and end food insecurity. Photo by Steve Slater/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • Food
    • food security
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
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    June 18, 2015

    Suburbia Goes Global: What it Means for Urban Sustainability

    • Urban Development
    A suburban development outside Beijing, “Orange County” is just one of many gated communities springing up on the edges of cities worldwide. Photo by Andrew Stokols/WRI.
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
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    June 3, 2015

    When it Comes to Reducing Car Congestion, India’s Cities Can Learn from its Businesses

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    The Indian city of Bangalore is engaging the private sector to shift how employees commute to work, reducing traffic congestion and costs for everyone. Photo by Miroslav Čuljat/Flickr.
    • road safety
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    Cities
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    May 8, 2015

    Designing Safer Cities for Children

    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Children in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Brian Negin/Flickr
    • road safety
    • health
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    • Health & Road Safety
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    May 7, 2015

    Making Cities Safer by Design: A Conversation with Jan Gehl and Ani Dasgupta

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bicyclists in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo by Martti Tulenheimo/Flickr
    • road safety
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    • Health & Road Safety
    Energy
    Asia
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    May 5, 2015

    3 Steps to Build a Greener, Climate-Resilient India

    • Freshwater
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    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Hyderabad, India. Photo by Kara Newhouse, Flickr
    • Freshwater
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    Cities
    North America
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    April 28, 2015

    Mexico City’s Car Congestion Slows Economic Growth, Costs Businesses

    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Motorized vehicles are responsible for nearly half of Mexico City's greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Curt Carnemark / World Bank
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety