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    Africa Latin America coronavirus National Climate Action Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Latin America
    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
    Africa
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    South Africa Establishes an Inclusive Process Toward a Just Transition, with Broad Stakeholder Engagement

    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    solar panels south africa
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    Climate
    Latin America
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    Chile’s New Governance Structures Are Streamlining Net-zero Implementation

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    chile solar panels
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    Climate
    Latin America
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    Costa Rica’s Pioneering Net-zero Implementation Plan Attracts Investment, Withstands Political Changes

    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    • National Climate Action
    windmills in mountains costa rica
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    • National Climate Action
    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
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 21, 2022

    Tracking Latin America’s Progress on Climate Action

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • COP26
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Glacier in Argentina
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • COP26
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    July 26, 2021

    Ethiopia's Updated NDC Underscores its Focus on Climate Action

    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • COP26
    A grassy landscape with two buildings, each painted with an Ethiopian flag, in the background.
    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • COP26
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Economics
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    How Emerging Economies Can Pursue Green Recoveries

    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Gede Pangrango National Park, Situ Gunung, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 13, 2021

    In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    March 17, 2021

    RELEASE: National governments can reap $12 trillion in returns, create millions of new jobs, reduce emissions through low-carbon investments in cities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    Colombia Shows Leadership in the Race Against Climate Change

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    A cow grazes on a grassy hill, with forested hills in the misty background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy

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