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In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

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Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
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2020-2021 Grand Prize Winner: Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario

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

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A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
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In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

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Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
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In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

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Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
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5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

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People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
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5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

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

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

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Como o Brasil pode liderar na questão do clima

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(São Paulo, Brasil) Fonte: Bernardo Barlach/Flickr.
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How Brazil Can Emerge as a Climate Leader

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Brazil’s energy sector is now a major source of the country’s emissions and continues to become more carbon intensive as a result of greater reliance on fossil fuels. (São Paulo, Brazil) Photo by Bernardo Barlach/Flickr.
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27 Cities in Latin America & China Use New Protocol to Measure GHG Emissions

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How to Calculate Policies’ Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Tunisia launched its renewable energy program, PROSOL ELEC, in 2010 to scale up solar photovoltaic systems in buildings throughout the country. Photo by World Bank/FLICKR.
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Rio de Janeiro Poised to Update Its Greenhouse Gas Inventory

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33 Cities Test New Framework for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories

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For the First Time, a Common Framework for Cities’ Greenhouse Gas Inventories

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