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Africa
Insights
February 3, 2021

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

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • electricity
  • economy
  • agriculture
  • finance
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • manufacturing
  • renewable energy
A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • electricity
  • economy
  • agriculture
  • finance
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • manufacturing
  • renewable energy
Finance
Asia
Insights
November 4, 2020

In the Time of COVID-19, China Could Be Pivotal in Swapping Debt for Climate and Health Action

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • china
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • finance
  • health
A cityscape in Beijing.
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • china
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • finance
  • health
Climate
North America
Insights
October 22, 2020

Bringing New Life to Fallen Urban Trees

  • Forests
  • circular economy
  • explainer
  • economy
  • health
  • forest restoration
  • reforestation
  • restoration
  • wood
A pile of logs in a forest.
  • Forests
  • circular economy
  • explainer
  • economy
  • health
  • forest restoration
  • reforestation
  • restoration
  • wood
Climate
Africa
Insights
July 29, 2020

Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • findings
  • sustainable development goals
  • electricity
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • sustainable development
Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • findings
  • sustainable development goals
  • electricity
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • sustainable development
Energy
Asia
Insights
July 14, 2020

Solar Power: A Rural Indian Hospital’s Key to Fighting COVID-19

  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • renewable energy
  • WRI India
The front of Nav Jivan Hospital in Palamu district of India.
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • renewable energy
  • WRI India
Cities
Insights
March 20, 2020

COVID-19 Could Affect Cities for Years. Here Are 4 Ways They’re Coping Now.

  • coronavirus
  • Cities
  • health
  • public health
  • transportation
New York city transit
  • coronavirus
  • Cities
  • health
  • public health
  • transportation
Climate
Insights
March 12, 2020

Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • low carbon development
  • public health
Panoramic view of wind farm
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • low carbon development
  • public health
Climate
Insights
January 13, 2020

This Month in Climate Science, December 2019: Pre-term Births, Fewer Fishermen and Accelerated Arctic Melt

  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • health
  • oceans
  • water
Two fishermen offloading lobster from their boat onto a floating dock in Maine.
  • this month in climate science
  • climate science
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • health
  • oceans
  • water
Cities
Asia Latin America
News
December 18, 2019

RELEASE: Safe, Affordable Sanitation a Pipe Dream for Too Many Households in Global South

  • cities for all
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • health
  • sustainable cities
  • cities for all
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • health
  • sustainable cities
Cities
Asia
Insights
November 20, 2019

To Clean Delhi’s Air, Reform Its Transport System

  • India
  • Cities
  • air pollution
  • Air Quality
  • health
  • India
  • transport
  • transportation
  • WRI India
New Delhi's air quality, already poor, tends to plummet as Diwali ends and winter begins. Photo by Sumita Roy Dutta/Wikimedia Commons.
  • India
  • Cities
  • air pollution
  • Air Quality
  • health
  • India
  • transport
  • transportation
  • WRI India
Energy
Asia
Insights
October 24, 2019

Powering Remote Hospitals with Solar: Overcoming the Remaining Challenges

  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • WRI India
Makunda Hospital, in a remote rural area of India, often faces power outages. Solar panels could help hospitals like this one maintain more reliable electricity. Photo by Amala Devi/WRI.
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • WRI India
Asia
Insights
August 6, 2019

India Has the Worst Road Safety Record in the World. A New Law Aims to Change That

  • Cities
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • urban policy
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • India
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • traffic safety
busy street from Charminar
  • Cities
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • urban policy
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • India
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • traffic safety
Energy
Insights
June 20, 2019

Without Solar, Some Indian Doctors Must Operate in the Dark

  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • electricity
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • Governance
Rooftop solar panels on Sadar Hospital in Hazaribaug, India
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • electricity
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • Governance
Cities
Insights
June 5, 2019

5 Under-recognized Impacts of Air Pollution

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • air pollution
  • Sustainable Development Goal 3
  • health
  • sustainable cities
Visible air pollution in Delhi, India
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • air pollution
  • Sustainable Development Goal 3
  • health
  • sustainable cities
Cities
Insights
May 6, 2019

Is Your City Really Serious About Road Safety? Look for These 3 Things

  • health
  • health and road safety
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Washington, DC
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Energy
Africa
Insights
March 13, 2019

In Kenya’s Rural Health Clinics, Business Performance and Renewables Go Hand-in-Hand

  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • kenya
  • public health
  • renewable energy
  • solar
Joyce Onyino and patients at her health clinic in rural Kenya
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • kenya
  • public health
  • renewable energy
  • solar
Africa
Africa
Insights
November 29, 2018

How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • energy security
  • health
  • kenya
  • poverty
  • renewable energy
  • solar
Maasai woman
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • energy security
  • health
  • kenya
  • poverty
  • renewable energy
  • solar

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