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    United Nations Urban Development
    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
    Cities
    Update
    March 19, 2021

    Clean Air Catalyst Launched to Accelerate Air Pollution Solutions in Cities

    • Urban Development
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Development
    • Air Quality
    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
    Insights
    February 26, 2021

    How Do Countries' New Emissions-reduction Plans Stack Up?

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Windmills with a sunset in the background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Cities
    Update
    January 25, 2021

    RELEASE: Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation With ‘1000 Cities Adapt Now’

    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Development
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    1000 Cities Adapt Now campaign
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Development
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    October 30, 2020

    RELEASE: South Africa Joins WRI, Coalition for Urban Transitions in Supporting Green and Equitable Urban Recovery After COVID-19

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2020

    4 Questions About China's New Climate Commitments

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    Electric bus in Hangzhou, China
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    Cities
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities

    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    People walking through a park.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    China and Big Business Give Climate Diplomacy a Kick-Start at UNGA and Climate Week

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    UN complex in New York City
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    Insights
    September 18, 2020

    As the UN Turns 75, Countries Should Embrace a Shared Vision of a Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Future

    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Country flags leading to the entrance of the United Nations.
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Cities
    Update
    July 27, 2020

    Prize for Cities Update: 250 Applications Received From 50+ Countries

    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    Children playing in a water fountain
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    News
    May 28, 2020

    STATEMENT: COP26 Delayed Until November 2021

    • United Nations
    • COP26
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Cities
    Update
    April 27, 2020

    WATCH: Cities at the Frontlines of COVID-19 Impact and Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Urban Development
    Person wearing a mask sitting down
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Initiatives
    April 15, 2020

    Coronavirus Recovery

    <h2>WRI Statement in Response to COVID-19</h2><p>Statement from Dr. Andrew Steer, CEO and President of World Resources Institute, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

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