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    Cities
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    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 13, 2019

    We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Freshwater
    We are far from universal water access.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Freshwater
    Food
    Research
    July 19, 2019

    Creating a Sustainable Food Future

    Women holding woven baskets with fresh vegetables and fruit
    Food
    Insights
    July 17, 2019

    10 Breakthrough Technologies Can Help Feed the World Without Destroying It

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    food lab
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    Food
    News
    July 16, 2019

    RELEASE: New Research Outlines 5-Course ‘Menu of Solutions’ to Achieve Sustainable Food Future

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • world resources report
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • world resources report
    Food
    Insights
    June 4, 2019

    5 Ways to Put Food on a Water Diet

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    African woman watering garden
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 22, 2019

    People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Aerial view of streets in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    March 26, 2019

    Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Forests
    Insights
    March 5, 2019

    The Data Revolution Hasn't Yet Hit Agriculture

    • data
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Forests
    Farmer harvests wheat in Mojo, Ethiopia. Photo by Peter Lowe/CIMMYT
    • data
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Forests
    Food
    Insights
    February 28, 2019

    Monster Avocados and Bread Beer: 12 Technologies Fighting Food Waste

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Garbage bins
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Cities
    Insights
    January 31, 2019

    Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Food
    Insights
    December 5, 2018

    How to Sustainably Feed 10 Billion People by 2050, in 21 Charts

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    Cambodian rice farmers
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    Cities
    Insights
    October 31, 2018

    Putting the Poor First to Improve Sanitation in Kampala

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • world resources report
    Sanitation entrepreneur in Kampala. Photo: Water for People.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • world resources report
    Asia
    Insights
    August 30, 2018

    Equitable Planning in Ahmedabad: Beyond Eminent Domain

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Ahmedabad uses a special process for acquiring land to make sure new developments receive city services.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report

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