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    Cities
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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
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    March 22, 2023

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

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of Johannesburg
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    October 12, 2022

    Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency Partners with WRI on the Use of Energy Data and Analytics

    • Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • data
    • Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • data
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    June 14, 2022

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Select 4 Winners for Digital Transport for Africa Innovation Challenge

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • data
    Busy road in Africa full of cars and buses
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • data
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    June 14, 2022

    WRI and Partners Select 4 Winners for Digital Transport for Africa Innovation Challenge

    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • electric mobility
    Cities
    Initiatives
    December 7, 2021

    Digital Transport for Africa

    Busy street between buildings with vans, cars, motorcycles, and pedestrians
    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 16, 2021

    Transformative Urban Coalitions

    Participants in a Transformative Urban Coalitions event in Teresina, Brazil
    Cities
    Initiatives
    May 11, 2021

    UrbanShift

    early in the morning in the best light in Havana
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    May 11, 2021

    As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Water insecurity in African cities
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    May 10, 2021

    Transformative Urban Coalitions Project Focuses on Urban Labs in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate Resilience
    Houses on a hill
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate Resilience
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    May 4, 2021

    How Local Data Is Accelerating Land Restoration in Ethiopia

    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    A green, hilly landscape in Lalibela, Ethiopia
    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    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

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