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    Africa
    Update
    March 22, 2023

    South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of Johannesburg
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Water
    News
    March 21, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Makes Commitments to Address Water-Related Conflicts and Enhance African Cities’ Water Resilience at UN 2023 Water Conference

    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Water
    water tower in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Water
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    February 13, 2023

    The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    School bus USA
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    January 25, 2023

    Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • cities for all
    • transportation
    A street closed off for pedestrians to explore a market in Paris
    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • cities for all
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 19, 2023

    Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • bus
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • bus
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2022

    In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • cities for all
    • Urban Transformations
    Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
    • Cities
    • Prize for Cities
    • cities for all
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Update
    November 29, 2022

    The Electric School Bus Series: How Students in Salt Lake City Helped Advance an Equity Centered Plan

    • Cities
    • electric school bus series
    • school bus
    Electric school buses under a canopy of solar panels
    • Cities
    • electric school bus series
    • school bus
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Water
    Research
    November 29, 2022

    Better Forests, Better Cities

    Cityscape behind lush forest.
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    November 14, 2022

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

    • COP27
    • Water
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    • COP27
    • Water
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Update
    November 3, 2022

    Assessing and Improving the Essential Role of Public Transport in NDCs

    • Cities
    • NDC
    • Urban Mobility
    A line of publicly available bikes in an urban setting
    • Cities
    • NDC
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    October 18, 2022

    Bogotá and Cali Connect Local Action to National Ambition to Transform the Buildings Sector

    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Aerial view of Bogota, Colombia
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Climate
    Insights
    October 13, 2022

    Where Do We Stand on COP26 Climate Promises? A Progress Report

    • NDC
    • climate finance
    • net-zero emissions
    • electric mobility
    • renewable energy
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A group of volunteers plant mangroves
    • NDC
    • climate finance
    • net-zero emissions
    • electric mobility
    • renewable energy
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • climatewatch-pinned

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