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    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
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2021

    4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    View of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. streets from above.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2017

    President Trump’s First Week: Is Environmental Democracy in Jeopardy?

    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Protest sign from the Women’s March in Washington, D.C
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 9, 2016

    Localizing Open Government Reforms

    • Cities
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium
    • Cities
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    May 10, 2016

    Environmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis

    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water plant in Flint, Mich.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Open Government Partnership: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Accountability and Transparency

    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    The Open Government Partnership can help support implementation of the 17 SDGs. Photo by Josh Estey/Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2015

    オバマ大統領の2025年GHG削減目標—野心的しかし達成は可能

    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    写真撮影: Mingia Zhou/Flickr.
    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Cities
    North America
    News
    December 18, 2014

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart Cities for Shared Prosperity

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Target for 2025 is Ambitious—But Achievable

    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Emissions pollution in Fuyuan, Yunnan, China. Photo Credit: FLICKR/Mingia Zhou
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    April 4, 2014

    A Safe City is a Just City

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    In Rio de Janeiro, proximity to transport is key to ensuring that residents have access to jobs and opportunities within the city. Photo Credit: EMBARQ-Brazil
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Africa Asia
    Research
    November 11, 2013

    Weaving the Net

    Equity & Governance
    Africa North America
    Insights
    June 13, 2013

    Ending the "Resource Curse": Canada Commits to Make Mining More Transparent

    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    Forests
    North America
    Data
    November 1, 2011

    Forest Cover Loss to Development By County in the Southern United States (2001-2006)

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation

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