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    Cities land use Unlocking Climate Action
    Cities
    Update
    July 5, 2023

    New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of skyscrapers and urban development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 19, 2021

    7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    Cities
    Technical Perspectives
    February 9, 2021

    How Land Use Paints a Clearer Picture of Urban Life

    • data
    • land use
    • Cities
    • mapping
    An aerial view of Mexico City.
    • data
    • land use
    • Cities
    • mapping
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    News
    February 10, 2020

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate Projects

    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    June 28, 2019

    Eskisehir, Turkey Leads on Energy-Efficient Buildings

    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    Cities
    Insights
    February 4, 2019

    Optimize, Electrify, Decarbonize: The 3 Steps to Thriving, Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Las Vegas solar panels
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 13, 2018

    Unlocking Climate Action: From Bogota City Hall to the President’s Desk and Back Again

    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    Bogota skyline
    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    Cities
    News
    October 14, 2016

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

    • land use
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • world resources report
    • land use
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • world resources report

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