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Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Energy Access
  • GHG emissions
  • health
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Energy Access
  • GHG emissions
  • health
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
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World Urban Forum Highlights Opportunities for Sustainable Cities

  • Cities
  • road safety
  • Urban Development
Experts are gathered in Medellin, Colombia this week for the World Urban Forum. Photo credit: Andrew, Flickr
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • Urban Development

A Safe City is a Just City

  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
In Rio de Janeiro, proximity to transport is key to ensuring that residents have access to jobs and opportunities within the city. Photo Credit: EMBARQ-Brazil
  • Cities
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  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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Injecting Urgency into the World Bank's Climate Change Efforts

  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • multilateral development banks
•	Plans for the Metro Colombo Urban Development project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, acknowledge that the metro area is highly vulnerable to flooding. Photo credit: Travlr, Flickr 2006
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • multilateral development banks
Research

Designed for the Future?

5 Big Energy Stories of 2013

  • Equity & Governance
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
President Barack Obama at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
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MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report and Panel Discussion on Saving Lives and Improving Traffic Safety with Sustainable Transport

  • transportation
  • road safety
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
  • transportation
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  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety

Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

  • Climate
  • Food
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
  • Climate
  • Food
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
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Launching the iBus: How Public Outreach Led to Transport Success in Indore, India

  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
The iBus in Indore, India.
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation

Boom and Bus: How Public Transport Can Curb Road Deaths as Our Cities Grow

  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Guilherme Mendes Thomaz, Flickr
  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety

Shifting Global Investments To Clean Energy

  • Energy
  • Business
  • fossil fuels
  • low carbon development
  • Energy
  • Business
  • fossil fuels
  • low carbon development

The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Linking Sustainability and Poverty Eradication

  • Climate
  • multilateral development banks
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
  • Climate
  • multilateral development banks
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations

4 Issues to Watch: Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

  • Equity & Governance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
  • Equity & Governance
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
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5 Keys to Sustainable Development in Indian Cities

  • Cities
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
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Connecting Sustainable Transport to Urban Development in India

  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
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4 Lessons on Environmental Sustainability that Every Corporation Should Learn

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
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Finding the Money: How Businesses Can Fund Environmental Sustainability Projects

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
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4 Barriers to Overcome in Achieving Corporate Environmental Sustainability

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business

More Urbanites, More Cars: The Challenge of Urban Road Safety and Health

  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
  • road safety
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  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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4 Big Ideas to Revolutionize Transportation

  • public transit
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety