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    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    November 2, 2023

    Benchmarks for Success for COP28

    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Solar-powered water pump on a Malawi farm
    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2023

    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2022

    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
    Cities
    Insights
    August 16, 2022

    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
    Climate
    Update
    August 8, 2022

    UN Human Rights Council Underscores the Need for Loss and Damage Action Ahead of COP27

    • United Nations
    • human rights
    • Climate Governance
    • Climate
    UN Geneva meeting in session
    • United Nations
    • human rights
    • Climate Governance
    • Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    April 21, 2022

    5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation

    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    A bike lane in NYC
    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    March 14, 2022

    5 Challenges the UNFCCC Must Overcome To Spur Climate Action

    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    The background of the opening plenary, COP26.
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 9, 2021

    Why Aren't Countries Reporting Environmental Defender Killings?

    • Environmental Rights
    • environmental justice
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Cleared land in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
    • Environmental Rights
    • environmental justice
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Cities
    News
    November 10, 2021

    RELEASE: Bike Lane Design Principles Show How to Build Safer, More Sustainable Streets

    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cyclists using bike-share in New York City
    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    October 31, 2021

    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
    Cities
    Insights
    October 19, 2021

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    September 27, 2021

    Will Progress at Climate Week Spur More Action Ahead of COP26?

    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • COP26
    • NDC
    • Paris Agreement
    Flags from different countries flying in front of the United Nations building.
    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • COP26
    • NDC
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    September 20, 2021

    10 Big Findings From the First Batch of Long-Term Strategies

    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    The front of the United Nations building lined with flags.
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    Climate
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    5 Issues to Watch at Climate Week 2021

    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • United Nations
    • International Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A utility worker installs rooftop solar panels in Jiujiang, East China
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • United Nations
    • International Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
    Latin America
    Videos
    June 29, 2021

    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2021

    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

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