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WRI’s Courage to Lead Dinner Envisions Sustainable Cities of the Future

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Development
WRI Ross Prize for Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Development
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Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces Instead of Getting Displaced by Them

  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • human rights
  • Urban Development
Warwick Junction
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • human rights
  • Urban Development
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Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

  • Urban Transformations
  • road safety
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
Children in Dar es Salaam
  • Urban Transformations
  • road safety
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
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Planning for a "Just Transition": Leaving No Worker Behind in Shifting to a Low Carbon Future

  • Climate
  • COP24
  • long-term strategies
  • fossil fuels
  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
Providing for workers displaced by the transition away from fossil fuels should be a priority around the world. Photo by U.S. Air Force Photo/Dawn Waldman
  • Climate
  • COP24
  • long-term strategies
  • fossil fuels
  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
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woman wearing VR glasses
  • long-term strategies
  • Climate Resilience
Technical Perspectives

INSIDER: Climate Change Requires Long-Term Action. How Can Policymakers Deal with Uncertainty When Planning Far Ahead?

  • Climate
  • long-term strategies
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
The extent of sea level rise is a major uncertainty policymakers face. Aaron Spence/Underwater Earth/XL Catlin Seaview Survey
  • Climate
  • long-term strategies
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Cities
  • poverty
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Cities
  • poverty
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
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  • G20
  • long-term strategies

4 Ways Cities Can Build More Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods

  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
community workshop in India
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Urban Development

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5 Cities Show What Urban Transformation Really Looks Like

  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
Children crossing street in Tanzania
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety