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2020-2021 Grand Prize Winner: Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
Insights

5 Ways to Shape a Greener, More Equitable Recovery Through Transport

  • transportation
  • coronavirus
  • electric mobility
  • Urban Mobility
  • climate finance
  • COP26
  • Health & Road Safety
A group of people boarding a bus.
  • transportation
  • coronavirus
  • electric mobility
  • Urban Mobility
  • climate finance
  • COP26
  • Health & Road Safety

Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
Insights

How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity & Governance
A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity & Governance
Insights

In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Update

RELEASE: WRI and World Bank Launch Low-Speed Zone Guide to Help Communities Manage Road Safety

  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • road safety
  • health
Person walking a dog in a low-speed zone
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • road safety
  • health
Update

WRI Joins Global Call for Life-Saving Speed Reductions During UN Road Safety Week

  • Health & Road Safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • road safety
People crossing a street in Brazil with road safety improvements implemented
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • road safety

In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance

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
Insights

In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance

Mexico Adds Fundamental Right to Mobility to Its Constitution

  • Top Outcome: 2020
  • Urban Mobility
Bikers, skateboarders and cars coexist in Merida, Mexico. Photo by Megapress/Alamy
  • Top Outcome: 2020
  • Urban Mobility
Update

WRI Ross Center Partners with 3M to Help Create Safer Routes to School for Children in India

  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • road safety
Busy street in an Indian city, with pedestrian, biker and cars
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • road safety
Podcasts

Why Sustainable Cities Need to Tackle Road Safety

  • road safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • road safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety

4 Recommendations to Electrify the US Federal Fleet

  • electric mobility
  • electric grid
  • Urban Mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Climate
An electric vehicle charging next to a patch of grass.
  • electric mobility
  • electric grid
  • Urban Mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Climate
Update

ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2021: Reimagining Safe and Resilient Mobility for Recovery

  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • data
  • public transit
  • transportation
Person riding a bike with a bus driving in the background
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • data
  • public transit
  • transportation

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
Initiatives

Vision Zero Challenge

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Insights

6 Signs of Progress Since the Adoption of the Paris Agreement

  • Climate
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP25
  • National Climate Action
  • science based targets
  • Urban Mobility
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
A dock filled with boats with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
  • Climate
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP25
  • National Climate Action
  • science based targets
  • Urban Mobility
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy