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    Finance
    Technical Perspectives
    February 17, 2023

    How Multilateral Development Banks Can Use Policy-Based Financing to Support Climate-Resilient Economies

    • multilateral development banks
    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    Women scoop up dirty water from a polluted lake in Chad.
    • multilateral development banks
    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    January 19, 2023

    Next Steps on the US Journey Toward Industrial Decarbonization

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • emissions
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    Seven construction workers stand on building foundation of steel bars and cement
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • emissions
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2022

    In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • cities for all
    • Urban Transformations
    Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • cities for all
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Insights
    October 21, 2022

    3 Essentials for Integrated Urban Climate Action

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    Tram and buildings in Guadalajara.
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    Cities
    Europe
    Update
    September 21, 2022

    Stakeholder Engagement Underpins a Bold Roadmap to Zero-carbon Buildings in Türkiye

    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • cities for all
    • Buildings
    A photo of Istanbul, Turkey from the water
    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • cities for all
    • Buildings
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 7, 2022

    Decarbonizing US Industry: 3 Questions, Answered

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • low carbon development
    A cement works plant against the backdrop of a cloudy sky
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    August 17, 2022

    Colombia Launches National Roadmap for Net Zero Carbon Buildings

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • cities for all
    Cityscape of Medellin, with buildings rising up the mountains
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • cities for all
    Cities
    Insights
    August 16, 2022

    5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • Prize for Cities
    Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • Prize for Cities
    Finance
    Insights
    July 22, 2022

    How to De-risk Low-carbon Investments

    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Two men clean solar panels in Kenya
    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 31, 2021

    Can Cities Thrive in Turbulent Times? 3 Questions for Cities in 2022

    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    Overhead view of a city
    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Insights
    October 19, 2021

    7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity
    • cities for all
    • COP26
    An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity
    • cities for all
    • COP26
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    July 26, 2021

    Integrated Planning Helps Kenya Close its Energy Access Gap

    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • IPLCS-Energy
    • indigenous people
    Kenya village
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • IPLCS-Energy
    • indigenous people
    Cities
    Latin America
    Videos
    June 29, 2021

    2020-2021 Grand Prize Winner: Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario

    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • agriculture
    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2021

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

    • Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity
    • agriculture
    A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
    • Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    June 11, 2021

    How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

    • Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
    • Equity
    A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
    • Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
    • Equity
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

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

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

    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity
    Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 29, 2021

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

    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity
    Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 25, 2021

    INSIDER: Designing Low-carbon Product Standards for Cement and Steel in the United States

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    • low carbon development

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