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    Top Outcome: 2023 Urban Development
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    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
    Update
    February 1, 2024

    WRI Ross Center Welcomes Leila Surratt as New Director of Strategic Partnerships

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Leila Surratt.
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Update
    January 24, 2024

    Looking Back on 2023 and Ahead to 2024: Supporting Integrated Urban Planning to Tackle the Climate, Nature and Pollution Crises

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • climate finance
    People walking on busy market street in San Nicolas, Argentina.
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • climate finance
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Cities
    News
    November 28, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch REHOUSE Initiative Linking Housing, Urban Services, Climate Action

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Update
    September 22, 2023

    RELEASE: UrbanShift Launches ‘City Academy’ Online Courses to Empower Sustainable Urban Development

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Mumbai city skyline behind palms.
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    News
    August 7, 2023

    RELEASE: Pablo Lazo to Lead Global Urban Land Use and Integrated Planning at WRI Ross Center

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Initiatives
    July 13, 2023

    Data for Cool Cities

    People walking on sidewalk holding umbrellas on a sunny day.

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