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    Cities Africa Asia
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    December 2, 2024

    Three Takeaways on Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience

    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • adaptation
    People cross a swollen river after heavy rains in Kigali, Rwanda.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    Update
    November 21, 2024

    Bringing Electric Bus Lessons from India to Mexico

    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Electric Mobility
    An electric bus, painted green and white, travels down a street next to cars and a motorcycle.
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Electric Mobility
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    October 16, 2024

    Accelerating Clean Energy in India

    • Clean Energy
    • low carbon development
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Speaker at WRI India's Accelerating Clean Energy event
    • Clean Energy
    • low carbon development
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 17, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    September 9, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 4, 2024

    Lessons from China’s Growing Adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Three zero-emission trucks parked on the street with powerlines and trees.
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 31, 2024

    By Restoring India’s Kham River, a City Revives Its Cultural Legacy

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • restoration
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • water pollution
    • Urban Development
    Two people in a kayak paddle down the Kham River in India.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • restoration
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • water pollution
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia North America Europe
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    May 28, 2024

    Detroit, Varanasi, Venice Chosen to Host Global Challenges in $9-Million Sustainable Cities Challenge

    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    Varanasi, India boats along the water
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    May 21, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    April 16, 2024

    Enabling the Shift to Electric Auto-Rickshaws: A Guidebook for Electrification of Auto-rickshaw Fleets in Indian Cities

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    Electric auto-rickshaw on street in in New Delhi.
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    March 25, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    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

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