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    Cities
    Update
    August 13, 2026

    New Research Finds Building Homes Near Jobs and Transit Could Save Millions in Public Dollars

    • infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    Aerial view of a residential area with houses and parked cars along a road.
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    Freshwater
    Update
    August 11, 2026

    New Global Freshwater Assessment Finds Action Is Failing to Keep Pace with Mounting Pressures

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Water Quality
    • Climate
    Aerial view of freshwater lakes and green fields under a soft sunset.
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Water Quality
    • Climate
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    August 10, 2026

    WRI's ProTana Project Starts First Seedling Planting Across Four Watersheds in Ethiopia

    • urban water resilience
    • Water Security
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    Planting seedlings in Ethiopia
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Security
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    Cities
    North America
    Update
    August 6, 2026

    NUMO Helps Build Thriving, Resilient Cities in the US With “Community Connectors” Program

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    People walking and running on a pedestrian street in Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    Food
    Asia
    Update
    August 5, 2026

    Lessons From Nepal: Partnerships to Scale Crop Residue-Based Feed for Food Security and Climate

    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Climate
    • circular economy
    A farmer in Nepal stands in a barn with her cow.
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Climate
    • circular economy
    Ocean
    Update
    July 10, 2026

    Ocean Action Commitments Signal Strong Ambition, but Implementation Remains Urgent

    • Ocean
    • Ocean Action 2030
    Group of people wading in shallow water near boats; clear blue sea and sky in the background.
    • Ocean
    • Ocean Action 2030
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    July 2, 2026

    Restoring Nature Helps Accelerate Soweto’s Green Economy

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • extreme heat
    • floods
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    A group people plant a tree during a restoration project in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • extreme heat
    • floods
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Update
    June 23, 2026

    CHAMP Coalition, Led by Brazil and Germany, Launches Steering Group, Roadmap, Subnational Advisory Council

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    June 22, 2026

    Behind the Scenes of Climate Action: Lessons from Colombian Cities

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • climate finance
    • Climate Governance
    A cityscape scene of Cali, Colombia
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • climate finance
    • Climate Governance
    Cities
    Update
    April 30, 2026

    Detroit Announces Winners of Global Sustainable Cities Challenge to Innovate in Clean Freight

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • electric mobility
    • Cities
    People walk inside Detroit's Eastern Market.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • electric mobility
    • Cities
    Forests
    North America
    Update
    April 28, 2026

    Updated Tool Can Help US Communities Include Forests and Trees in GHG Inventories

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • global forest watch
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    Update
    April 23, 2026

    Developing Business Models to Scale Crop Residue Use for High-Quality Cattle Feed in Ethiopia and Nepal

    • agriculture
    • food security
    Dairy cows standing in a covered feedlot at a cattle farm in Nepal.
    • agriculture
    • food security
    Ocean
    Update
    April 9, 2026

    The Ocean Dependence Framework Places People at the Center of Ocean Governance

    • Ocean Action 2030
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Women hold a fishing net together while standing in coastline waters..
    • Ocean Action 2030
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    April 8, 2026

    Integrating Air Quality and Electric Mobility to Improve Urban Life in Latin America

    • Air Quality
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Finance
    An aerial view of Bogotá, Colombia
    • Air Quality
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Finance
    Freshwater
    Update
    April 7, 2026

    WRI, Partners Launch New Initiative to Protect Water Supplies and Catchments in Ethiopia’s Tana Subbasin

    • urban water resilience
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Man boating with birds.
    • urban water resilience
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    April 7, 2026

    Celebrating 50 Years of Bogotá’s Ciclovía and the Growth of the Open Streets Movement

    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    • public transit
    • Cities
    People ride bikes and run on one side of a street while cars move on the other side.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    • public transit
    • Cities
    Cities
    Update
    March 26, 2026

    2026 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Now Open for Submissions

    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Photo of Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ, standing in a bus doorway
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Update
    March 24, 2026

    A New Community of Practice Sparks Financial Solutions for Electric School Buses

    • school bus
    • electric mobility
    School bus driving in neighborhood.
    • school bus
    • electric mobility
    Forests
    Update
    March 18, 2026

    Navigating Data Challenges and Compliance for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • data
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • data
    Forests
    Latin America
    Update
    March 18, 2026

    Meet the Local Organizations Restoring Land and Prosperity in Brazil's Amazon

    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • forest products
    Two people harvest tree fruits in a forest.
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • forest products