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    poverty
    Cities
    Insights
    February 15, 2023

    5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    A new electric bus in New Delhi, India
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    January 27, 2023

    Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Non-Motorized Transport Corridor – Kampala, Uganda

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Non-Motorized Transport Corridor – Kampala, Uganda
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Joel Carlos Borges Street– São Paulo, Brazil

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Joel Carlos Borges Street, São Paulo
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Redesign of Delhi Gate Intersection – New Delhi, India

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Redesign of Delhi Gate Intersection, New Delhi
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Redesign of HP Junction – Mumbai, India

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Redesign of HP Junction, Mumbai
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Outer Ring Road Cycle Lanes – Bangalore, India

    • Road Safety Project Updates
    • Health & Road Safety
    Outer Ring Road Cycle Lanes, Bangalore
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Saenz Transport Hub Redesign – Buenos Aires, Argentina

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Road safety interventions at Saenz Transport Hub, Buenos Aires
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    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
    Latin America
    Update
    December 15, 2022

    Tunjuelito Low-Speed Zone – Bogotá, Colombia

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Kids participating in a safe streets event on Camilo Cardona
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    August 4, 2022

    Cidade 2000 Street Transformation - Fortaleza, Brazil

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Woman carrying groceries through the neighborhood of Cidade 2000 in Fortaleza, Brazil.
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    August 4, 2022

    Corrientes and Córdoba Avenue Bike Lanes – Buenos Aires, Argentina

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Bike lane on Corrientes Avenue
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Finance
    Latin America Oceania
    Insights
    December 21, 2020

    To Build Back from COVID-19, Don’t Overlook Informal Workers

    • coronavirus
    • climate finance
    • climate impacts
    • poverty
    Tamil Nadu street vendor
    • coronavirus
    • climate finance
    • climate impacts
    • poverty
    Freshwater
    Insights
    April 8, 2020

    Combating the Coronavirus Without Clean Water

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • poverty
    • health
    • Freshwater
    People getting water in India
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • poverty
    • health
    • Freshwater
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 21, 2020

    City Leaders Must Prioritize Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • poverty
    Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • poverty
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 27, 2019

    Chile’s Protests Offer Lessons on Social Inequality and Climate Action

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Protests in Santiago, Chile
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 13, 2019

    To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    Africa
    Insights
    August 14, 2019

    Closing Sub-Saharan Africa’s Electricity Access Gap: Why Cities Must Be Part of the Solution

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    power line in Kenya
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals

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