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    Cities biking climate change poverty water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    How Improved Housing in Under-served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Research
    November 14, 2023

    State of Climate Action 2023

    Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
    Cities
    Insights
    February 15, 2023

    5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    A new electric bus in New Delhi, India
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 3, 2023

    An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

    • poverty
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Workers build steps in Odisha, India
    • poverty
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Freshwater
    Research
    November 29, 2022

    Better Forests, Better Cities

    Cityscape behind lush forest.
    Cities
    Insights
    April 21, 2022

    5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation

    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    A bike lane in NYC
    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    News
    November 10, 2021

    RELEASE: Bike Lane Design Principles Show How to Build Safer, More Sustainable Streets

    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cyclists using bike-share in New York City
    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Initiatives
    August 4, 2021

    Data Portal for Cities

    Aerial view of suburbs next to croplands
    Cities
    Update
    July 7, 2021

    RELEASE: ‘Cities Race to Resilience’ Campaign Launched to Mobilize Action Ahead of COP26

    • urban water resilience
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People on a boat and a person wading through a river
    • urban water resilience
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    May 11, 2021

    As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Water insecurity in African cities
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Cities
    Data
    February 28, 2021

    Bikenomics: How Cycling Saves Cities Money

    • Urban Mobility
    • coronavirus
    • biking
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bikenomics English infographic.
    • Urban Mobility
    • coronavirus
    • biking
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2020

    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

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