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Managing Extremes: How South African Cities Are Tackling Water Crises

  • urban water resilience
  • nature-based solutions
  • floods
  • drought
  • rivers
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Solutions in Focus
People collect water during the Cape Town water crisis.
  • urban water resilience
  • nature-based solutions
  • floods
  • drought
  • rivers
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Solutions in Focus
Insights

Istanbul Tackles Tourist Crowds and Climate Issues Together

  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • Solutions in Focus
Woman painting a park bench.
  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • Solutions in Focus
Update

Co-Creating a More Sustainable and Livable Caferağa

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Climate Resilience
  • low carbon development
  • Cities
Aerial view of Mehmet Ayvalıtaş Square after the temporary tactical urbanism intervention.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Climate Resilience
  • low carbon development
  • Cities

Johannesburg to Restore Urban Rivers Using Lessons from Durban

  • Urban Development
  • urban water resilience
  • Cities
  • Freshwater
Meeting in a room.
  • Urban Development
  • urban water resilience
  • Cities
  • Freshwater
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From Work to Transportation, Extreme Heat Is Reshaping Urban Life

  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • health
  • transportation
  • Economics
Vendors on street in New Delhi.
  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • health
  • transportation
  • Economics
Insights

India’s Electric Bus Revolution Isn’t Just for Megacities

  • electric mobility
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • transportation
  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
Two people on a bicycle ride past a large blue electric bus in Kolkata, India.
  • electric mobility
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • transportation
  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate

Latest Lessons from Electric School Bus Vehicle-to-Grid Programs

  • electric mobility
  • electric grid
  • school bus
A charging cable plugged into the side of a yellow electric school bus.
  • electric mobility
  • electric grid
  • school bus
Technical Perspectives

3 Design Considerations for Electric School Bus Vehicle-to-Grid Programs

  • Air Quality
  • electric mobility
  • Urban Mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Air Quality
  • electric mobility
  • Urban Mobility
  • renewable energy
Update

How Cities Are Placing People at the Center of Urban Mobility Transformations

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • GHG emissions
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Men cycling.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • GHG emissions
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety

Tree Cover Is Still Declining Overall in Latin America, but New Data Shows Where It’s Coming Back

  • data
  • data visualization
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Cities
  • conservation
  • National Climate Action
  • Forests
A group of people preparing tree seedlings to plant in the rainforest.
  • data
  • data visualization
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Cities
  • conservation
  • National Climate Action
  • Forests
Initiatives
Aerial view of streets in Bogotá.
Insights

Beyond the Thermometer: 5 Heat Metrics That Drive Better Decision-Making

  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Climate
  • climate science
A person bicycles past a sign that reads 35 degrees Celsius.
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Climate
  • climate science
Outcomes

Istanbul Improves Public Transit Access for Women and Other Underserved Groups

  • Top Outcome: 2024
  • public transit
  • Gender
Women on bus in Instanbul.
  • Top Outcome: 2024
  • public transit
  • Gender
Outcomes

Bengaluru, India Invests $128 Million in Building Safer Roads

  • Top Outcome: 2024
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Integrated Transport
Greenspace in Bengaluru, India.
  • Top Outcome: 2024
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Integrated Transport