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    Africa Latin America health
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    Colombia Shows Leadership in the Race Against Climate Change

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    A cow grazes on a grassy hill, with forested hills in the misty background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    December 2, 2020

    East African Climate Groups Help Fight the COVID-19 Crisis

    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    People wearing masks standing in line.
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 13, 2020

    Going Low-Carbon Can Help Brazil Build Back Better

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    A Brazilian flag in front of a city.
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    July 29, 2020

    Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    News
    December 18, 2019

    RELEASE: Safe, Affordable Sanitation a Pipe Dream for Too Many Households in Global South

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • health
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • health
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    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
    Children in Dar es Salaam
    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2019

    In Kenya’s Rural Health Clinics, Business Performance and Renewables Go Hand-in-Hand

    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Joyce Onyino and patients at her health clinic in rural Kenya
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    November 29, 2018

    How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Maasai woman
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2015

    Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development

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