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Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport

  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Sustainable transport systems can improve traffic safety, while also offering a number of co-benefits.
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
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MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report and Panel Discussion on Saving Lives and Improving Traffic Safety with Sustainable Transport

  • transportation
  • road safety
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
  • transportation
  • road safety
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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China Can Turn its Challenges into Clear Opportunities for Greener Growth

  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
China's agricultural production - including rice, wheat and corn - could fall dramatically within a few decades due to shifts in precipitation and soil quality. Photo Credit: United Nations Photo, Flickr
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
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RELEASE: EMBARQ India Recognized in 2013 Volvo Sustainable Mobility Awards

  • public transit
  • Urban Development
  • public transit
  • Urban Development

Weaving the Net

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China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
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Smart Urban Design for India’s Sustainable Future

  • public transit
  • Cities
Passengers board Indore's new iBus. Photo credit: EMBARQ
  • public transit
  • Cities
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New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool Will Help China’s Cities Pursue Low-Carbon Development

  • Business
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • GHG Protocol
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Photo credit: Austronesian Expeditions, Flickr
  • Business
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • GHG Protocol
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
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Launching the iBus: How Public Outreach Led to Transport Success in Indore, India

  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
The iBus in Indore, India.
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation

Boom and Bus: How Public Transport Can Curb Road Deaths as Our Cities Grow

  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Guilherme Mendes Thomaz, Flickr
  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety

3 Signs of Progress in Curbing the Illegal Wood Trade

  • Business
  • Cities
  • forest products
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
  • Business
  • Cities
  • forest products
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
BRT bus in Brazil
  • Top Outcome: 2012
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Rickshaw in India
  • Top Outcome: 2012
Outcomes

Development Banks Commit $175 Billion for Sustainable Transport

  • Top Outcome: 2012
  • Health & Road Safety
City center
  • Top Outcome: 2012
  • Health & Road Safety
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World Resources Report

With the world’s urban population expected to increase by about 60 percent by 2050, we have an opportunity to build cities where everyone can live, move, and thrive. See WRI’s work on this issue.
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5 Keys to Sustainable Development in Indian Cities

  • Cities
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
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