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Water
Insights
April 8, 2020

Combating the Coronavirus Without Clean Water

  • coronavirus
  • Water Security
  • poverty
  • public health
  • water
People getting water in India
  • coronavirus
  • Water Security
  • poverty
  • public health
  • water
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
North America
Insights
March 20, 2020

US Coronavirus Response: 3 Principles for Sustainable Economic Stimulus

  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • public health
  • renewable energy
  • united states
MTA New York City Transit
  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • public health
  • renewable energy
  • united states
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
Governance
Oceania
Insights
May 9, 2019

From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • natural infrastructure
  • public health
  • sea level rise
  • stormwater
A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • natural infrastructure
  • public health
  • sea level rise
  • stormwater
Cities
Insights
April 17, 2019

Q&A: One Woman Aims to Save Kids’ Lives by Redesigning the Roads They Walk

  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI ross prize
  • Africa
  • health and road safety
  • poverty
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
Ayikai Charlotte Poswayo
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI ross prize
  • Africa
  • health and road safety
  • poverty
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
Cities
Africa
Insights
April 3, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

  • Urban Transformations
  • health and road safety
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • public health
  • Urban Development
Children in Dar es Salaam
  • Urban Transformations
  • health and road safety
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • public health
  • Urban Development
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
Climate
North America
News
November 23, 2018

STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

  • air pollution
  • water scarcity
  • wildfires
  • climate science
  • coast
  • ecosystem services
  • adaptation
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • health
  • local impacts
  • nutrient pollution
  • pollution
  • public health
  • sea level rise
  • united states
  • air pollution
  • water scarcity
  • wildfires
  • climate science
  • coast
  • ecosystem services
  • adaptation
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • health
  • local impacts
  • nutrient pollution
  • pollution
  • public health
  • sea level rise
  • united states
Climate
Insights
September 25, 2018

Making Food Production and Land Use More Sustainable Could Yield $2.3 Trillion in Economic Benefits

  • Food
  • Economics
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • public health
  • restoration
Oil palm
  • Food
  • Economics
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • public health
  • restoration
Cities
North America
Insights
March 16, 2016

DC’s Metro Closure Shows Why Creating Trust in Public Transit Matters

  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Cities
Insights
July 23, 2015

How to Make Cities Safer by Design

  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Cities
Research
July 23, 2015

Cities Safer by Design

Pedestrian safe street in Sao Paulo Brazil
Cities
Asia
Insights
May 8, 2015

Designing Safer Cities for Children

  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Children in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Brian Negin/Flickr
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Cities
Latin America
Insights
February 3, 2015

Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • transport
  • transportation
Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • transport
  • transportation
Food
Insights
January 23, 2015

Globalizing Sustainable Development

  • Governance
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • Food
  • poverty
  • public health
  • sustainable development
  • sustainable development goals
Today’s challenges go beyond health, food, and education. Photo by Gates Foundation/Flickr
  • Governance
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • Food
  • poverty
  • public health
  • sustainable development
  • sustainable development goals
Cities
Insights
June 26, 2014

People-Oriented Cities: Designing Walkable, Bikeable Neighborhoods

  • biking
  • Cities
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • transport
  • transportation
Mexico City has created urban streetscapes around its Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system that support safe bicycling and walking, connecting urban residents to mass transport. Photo by Alejandro Luna/Flickr.
  • biking
  • Cities
  • health and road safety
  • public health
  • transport
  • transportation
Cities
News
November 27, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report and Panel Discussion on Saving Lives and Improving Traffic Safety with Sustainable Transport

  • transportation
  • road safety
  • public health
  • Urban Development
  • transportation
  • road safety
  • public health
  • Urban Development

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