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People cross a swollen river after heavy rains in Kigali, Rwanda.
  • nature-based solutions
  • Cities
  • adaptation

What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate change
  • health
  • data visualization
A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate change
  • health
  • data visualization
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Greening the Jukskei River: Scaling Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Freshwater
  • Climate Resilience
A group of people removes trash from a river.
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Freshwater
  • Climate Resilience
News

RELEASE: Canada Awards Over CAD$28 Million to Scale Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in African Cities

  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • nature-based solutions
  • adaptation
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • nature-based solutions
  • adaptation
  • Water Security
Insights

Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’

  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • Energy Access
People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • Energy Access

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
  • data visualization
Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Development
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate impacts
  • climate science
  • COP28
  • data visualization

From Minibuses to 'Boda Bodas,' Informal Transport Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • Integrated Transport
Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • Integrated Transport
Insights

What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP28
Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP28

South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development
Aerial view of Johannesburg
  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development
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Non-Motorized Transport Corridor – Kampala, Uganda

  • Health & Road Safety
  • Road Safety Project Updates
Non-Motorized Transport Corridor – Kampala, Uganda
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Road Safety Project Updates
News

RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

  • COP27
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience
  • COP27
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience
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  • Energy
  • Electric Mobility
  • data
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