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    Asia Oceania natural resources WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    April 29, 2021

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

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Europe
    Insights
    May 15, 2019

    5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Metrocable cars
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Oceania
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    Mientras los grupos indígenas esperan durante décadas para los títulos de tierras, las empresas están adquiriendo sus territorios

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 24, 2017

    The Man Who Stopped the Mine. Q&A with Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Photo by Goldman Environmental Foundation
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    May 5, 2015

    3 Steps to Build a Greener, Climate-Resilient India

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Hyderabad, India. Photo by Kara Newhouse, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 24, 2013

    Climate Change Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure Approach

    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • natural resources
    • poverty
    • public participation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • natural resources
    • poverty
    • public participation
    • Freshwater

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