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

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
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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
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  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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The Bar for Corporate Climate Leadership Has Risen

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • corporate sustainability
  • science based targets
  • Business
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  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • corporate sustainability
  • science based targets
  • Business

How to Write an Impactful Corporate Climate Statement

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate policy
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  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate policy
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From Pledges to Action: What’s Next for COP26 Corporate Commitments

  • COP26
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • corporate sustainability
  • climate policy
  • deforestation
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • net-zero emissions
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  • COP26
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • corporate sustainability
  • climate policy
  • deforestation
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • net-zero emissions
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Can Cities Thrive in Turbulent Times? 3 Questions for Cities in 2022

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
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  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
News
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
A person holding a small plant while surrounded by other plants.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities

2020-2021 Grand Prize Winner: Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture

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

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture

How US Companies Can Become Effective Climate Policy Advocates

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • COP26
  • Business
Washington DC: Pennsylvania Avenue and K Street
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • COP26
  • Business
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