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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
Outcomes

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
Outcomes

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

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
Outcomes

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
Outcomes

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
Outcomes

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
Outcomes

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
Outcomes

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
Outcomes

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

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
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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

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
Insights

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
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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Can Cities Thrive in Turbulent Times? 3 Questions for Cities in 2022

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
Overhead view of a city
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
Insights

7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26
An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26

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
Insights

How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity & Governance
A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity & Governance
Insights

In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance