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    May 11, 2026

    Solving World's Housing Crisis Requires More than New Construction

    • housing
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People walking in Kibera, one of Africa's largest slums
    • housing
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    April 8, 2026

    In This Indonesian City, Community-Led Design Is Improving Water and Sanitation

    • Urban Transformations
    • housing
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Quality
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    An informal settlement with lush greenery and dry walkways.
    • Urban Transformations
    • housing
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Quality
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Insights
    November 25, 2025

    Why COP30 Was a Breakthrough for Cities

    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • extreme heat
    • housing
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Aerial view of a city boulevard lined by skyscrapers.
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • extreme heat
    • housing
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    September 16, 2025

    As Countries Step Back, Neighborhoods Unlock Climate Action

    • Urban Development
    • adaptation
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • housing
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Solutions in Focus
    A man on his apartment balcony overlooks a new playground in his neighborhood.
    • Urban Development
    • adaptation
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • housing
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Insights
    December 16, 2024

    After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    People walk through a debris-filled street after severe flooding in Valencia, Spain.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 15, 2024

    Empowering Residents Helped Buenos Aires Transform Rodrigo Bueno Into a Climate-Resilient Community

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    • Solutions in Focus
    People wait at a bus top with trees and apartment buildings in the background.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    • Solutions in Focus
    Climate
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • extreme heat
    A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • extreme heat
    Cities
    Insights
    September 6, 2018

    Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

    • Buildings
    • housing
    Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil
    • Buildings
    • housing
    Cities
    Insights
    October 2, 2017

    The Crisis in Affordable Housing Is a Problem for Cities Everywhere

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    Affordable housing for all.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    Cities
    Insights
    August 31, 2017

    Winner Take All? Richard Florida’s ‘New Urban Crisis’ Part of Growing Global Focus on Unequal Cities

    • housing
    • development
    • Equity & Governance
    Bridge across creek in Kibera, Nairobi.
    • housing
    • development
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Africa Latin America Asia
    News
    July 12, 2017

    RELEASE: 1.2 Billion People Living in Cities Lack Access to Affordable and Secure Housing

    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    July 12, 2017

    Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development