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    Top Outcome: 2023 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Research, Technology and Policy Combine to Protect Madagascar’s Forests

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • deforestation
    Group conducting forest research in Madagascar.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • deforestation
    Climate
    Asia
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Indian Cities Pioneer Nature-based Solutions and Inspire National Climate Action

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • National Climate Action
    • floods
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Man gardening in plot.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • National Climate Action
    • floods
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Equity & Governance
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Indonesia’s Indigenous and Community Groups Secure Legal Rights to Forests

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Forests
    • conservation
    Local people from Takal Pasir Village conducting a survey of the Singkil peat swamp forest.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Forests
    • conservation
    Cities
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    India Rolls Out 10,000 Electric Buses in Dozens of Cities

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Electric Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • electric mobility
    • Cities
    An air-conditioned Electric bus on road of Kolkata.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Electric Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • electric mobility
    • Cities
    Forests
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    New Nature Crime Alliance Forms to Combat Crimes Against People and Planet

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • illegal logging
    • deforestation
    • conservation
    Orphan Black Rhino in Gonarezhou National Park with scout rangers holding weapons.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • illegal logging
    • deforestation
    • conservation
    Climate
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    More than 50 Vulnerable Countries Advance Climate Action

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    Solar panel installation and rural development in the Gabu region.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    Forests
    Asia
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Jakarta Creates 50+ New Parks to Boost Climate Resilience

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • nature-based solutions
    Urban park in Jakarta.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • nature-based solutions
    Business
    Asia
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Indonesian Companies Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Business
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Stock Photo
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Business
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    Food
    North America
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    US Hospitals Reduce Emissions Through Plant-based Foods

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Food
    • health
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    Hospital dining workers.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Food
    • health
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Brazilian Cities Save Lives by Improving Road Safety

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    Protected bike lanes.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2023

    Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    News
    June 26, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Calls for Project Submissions that are “Accelerating Momentum for Climate-Ready Communities”

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    News
    February 1, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Awarded to ‘Todos al Parque,’ by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Barranquilla, Colombia

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    January 25, 2023

    Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • transportation
    A street closed off for pedestrians to explore a market in Paris
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 19, 2023

    Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 11, 2023

    In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 3, 2023

    An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

    • poverty
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Workers build steps in Odisha, India
    • poverty
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2022

    In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Transformations
    Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Insights
    August 16, 2022

    5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    News
    June 29, 2022

    RELEASE: Finalists for 2021-22 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Show How to Thrive Together in Turbulent Times

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities

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