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    Cities fires
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 3, 2019

    Delhi’s Deadly Smog: Policy Paralysis Around a Preventable Problem

    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Some of Delhi's dangerous air pollution comes from crop burning in neighboring states. Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT.
    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Cities
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    New Urban Agenda Adopted by 167 Countries Incorporates Safe Mobility and Affordability

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Quito, Ecuador, hosted the UN Habitat III Conference that endorsed the New Urban Agenda. Photo by Santiago Ron/Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Brazilian Law Sets Standards for Compact, Connected, Coordinated Social Housing

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    A child shows the key to her family’s new Minha Casa, Minha Vida house in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Assis Cavalcante/Prefeitura de Sorocaba
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Cities
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Dozens of Pilot Cities in China Advance Innovations in Sustainable Mobility

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit in Zhuzhou, China. Photo by Daizong Liu/WRI
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 24, 2015

    Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo Credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution

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