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

  • renewable energy
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People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
  • renewable energy
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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
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  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
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Delhi’s Deadly Smog: Policy Paralysis Around a Preventable Problem

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Some of Delhi's dangerous air pollution comes from crop burning in neighboring states. Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT.
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Not Just CO2: China’s Efforts on Lesser Known Greenhouse Gases Critical to Stabilizing the Climate

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  • Sustainable Development Goal 8
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Rice farmer in Chengdu. Rice cultivation can release methane. Flickr/UN Photo.
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RELEASE: Global Leaders Call for Urgent Acceleration of Climate Adaptation Solutions

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RELEASE: Cities Need to Focus on Equitable Access to Core Services to Achieve Economic Prosperity and Environmental Sustainability

  • land use
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  • world resources report
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Signs of Worry, Signs of Hope on World Water Day

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Children in India carry water.
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6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

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Andrew Steer
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How Food Waste Costs Our Cities Millions

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

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  • climate change
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  • 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.
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Climate Summit: Creating Better and More Sustainable Cities

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Beijing bicyclists. Photo Credit: Rich Bee/Flickr
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Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

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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
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Embracing Ecological Progress in China

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  • Freshwater
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Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset