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    June 29, 2021

    RELEASE: Prize for Cities Awarded to Rosario, Argentina, for Improving Resilience and Equity Through Urban Agriculture

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    • Cities
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    June 29, 2021

    COMUNICADO: Recibe Rosario, Argentina, Premio a las Ciudades por mejorar resiliencia y equidad a través de agricultura urbana

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    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2021

    Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
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    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Europe
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    June 11, 2021

    How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

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    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
    • Equity & Governance
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    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
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    Africa
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    May 27, 2021

    In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

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    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
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    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Latin America
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    May 13, 2021

    In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

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    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
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    • Urban Transformations
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    Asia
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    April 29, 2021

    In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

    • Cities
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    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
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    March 8, 2021

    Why Sustainable Cities Need to Tackle Road Safety

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    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
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    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    News
    December 16, 2020

    RELEASE: 5 Finalists for 2020-21 Prize for Cities Show How to Tackle Climate Change and Inequality Together

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    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
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    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
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    • Towards a More Equal City
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    • climate change
    • Urban Development
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    Update
    July 27, 2020

    Prize for Cities Update: 250 Applications Received From 50+ Countries

    • Climate Resilience
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    • Urban Development
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    • Urban Development
    Cities
    News
    February 10, 2020

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate Projects

    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
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    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
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    Insights
    February 10, 2020

    For People to Live and Thrive in a Changing Climate, Cities Need to Change – But How?

    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    Green city
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    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    Cities
    Insights
    July 23, 2019

    4 Emerging Concepts that Could Transform Cities

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    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Sao Paulo
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    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
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    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    April 17, 2019

    Q&A: One Woman Aims to Save Kids’ Lives by Redesigning the Roads They Walk

    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • road safety
    • poverty
    • health
    • Health & Road Safety
    Ayikai Charlotte Poswayo
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • road safety
    • poverty
    • health
    • Health & Road Safety
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    April 12, 2019

    WRI’s Courage to Lead Dinner Envisions Sustainable Cities of the Future

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    • Urban Development
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    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    April 10, 2019

    RELEASE: First-Ever WRI Ross Prize for Cities Awarded to SARSAI

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    • Health & Road Safety
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
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    April 8, 2019

    ADVISORY: WRI Hosts “Courage to Lead” Dinner at Hudson Yards featuring the Inaugural WRI Ross Prize for Cities

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    April 3, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
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    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
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