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    Urban Development
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    May 5, 2015

    3 Steps to Build a Greener, Climate-Resilient India

    • Water
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Hyderabad, India. Photo by Kara Newhouse, Flickr
    • Water
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Food
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    How Food Waste Costs Our Cities Millions

    • Cities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • emissions
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Urban Development
    Seoul, South Korea is one of several cities experimenting with new waste management policies that will encourage people not to buy food they don’t need. Photo by Seoul Korea/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • emissions
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    April 9, 2015

    Why We Need Solutions at Scale to Solve Today’s Urban Challenges

    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    The ICLEI World Congress takes place in Seoul, South Korea this year, and serves to connect city leaders, enable collaborative partnerships, and facilitate knowledge-sharing for more sustainable development around the world. Photo by Seoul Korea/Flickr.
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    News
    April 9, 2015

    RELEASE: ICLEI and WRI Partner to Advance Climate-Smart Urban Development

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    March 9, 2015

    Strategies for Sustainable Cities: Demystifying Transport Demand Management

    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Car traffic in Seoul Korea. Photo by jimthegianteagle/Flickr.
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Equity
    Insights
    March 6, 2015

    4 Women Leaders “Making it Happen” for Sustainable Cities

    • Cities
    • Gender
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • Gender
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    February 5, 2015

    Transforming Transportation 2015: Turning Momentum into Action

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    2015 provides three big opportunities to build global momentum around the course for change. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    Why Cities are the Solution to Climate Change: Q&A with Ani Dasgupta

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    The ‘smart city’ has become quite a buzzword, but there’s still not enough clarity around what it means for a city to be truly smart. Photo by EMBARQ/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    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
    Latin America Asia
    News
    December 8, 2014

    RELEASE: Launch of First Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

    • Cities
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    November 21, 2014

    5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Sustainable Urban Mobility

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Rapid urbanization creates a number challenges for city leaders, but the growing use of sustainable urban mobility solutions provides reasons for optimism in cities worldwide. (Beijing, China) Photo by Benoit Colin/WRI
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    News
    October 16, 2014

    WRI dá as boas vindas a Aniruddha Dasgupta como primeiro Diretor Global para o WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    Climate Summit: Creating Better and More Sustainable Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Beijing bicyclists. Photo Credit: Rich Bee/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 15, 2014

    The UN Climate Summit: What's in it for Cities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Cities contribute 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, despite accounting for only 2 percent of land use. The UN Climate Summit places cities high on the agenda for creating a sustainable, low-carbon future. Photo by ruimc77/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    August 13, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Smarter Driving, Smarter Cities

    • public transit
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Transport demand management strategies help wane commuters off the private car and make sustainable transport alternatives more viable, easing congestion and improving quality of life in cities. Photo Credit: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil
    • public transit
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 12, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: 3 Key Elements for Quality Public Transport

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Quality, user-friendly public transport systems provide a viable alternative to the private car and help build livable, accessible cities. Photo Credit: Alejandro Luna/EMBARQ Mexico
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    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

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