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    Cities Climate Equity Urban Development
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    December 10, 2024

    The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Aerial view of a cable car in Rio
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    November 27, 2024

    Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People stand near a fountain during a London heat wave.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 12, 2024

    E-Tricycles Are Powering a Recycling Revolution in Fortaleza, Brazil

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • waste
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    People handle large bags of recyclables outside a waste collection center.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • waste
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Insights
    September 10, 2024

    What Happens When Extreme Heat and Air Pollution Collide

    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    A group looks over a hazy Mexico City, Mexico, from the top of Cerro de la Estrella in April 2021. Days earlier, the city registered an ozone concentration of 160 parts per billion.
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 9, 2024

    Urban Heat and Passive Cooling

    Woman walking wearing covering for heat and umbrella.
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 3, 2024

    A Community Program Is Transforming New York Schoolyards into Climate-Resilient Spaces

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Children enjoy the vibrant new playground in the recently redesigned green schoolyard at P.S. 38K in New York, where fresh equipment and engaging spaces foster creativity and play.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 15, 2024

    Empowering Residents Helped Buenos Aires Transform Rodrigo Bueno Into a Climate-Resilient Community

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    People wait at a bus top with trees and apartment buildings in the background.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Initiatives
    August 2, 2024

    Heat and Health in Brazilian Cities

    Ocupação Novo Alvorada- região leste de Belo Horizonte / MG
    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
    Europe
    Insights
    July 15, 2024

    Oslo's 'Climate Budget' Is Building a Cleaner City

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    Oslo construction site
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    June 27, 2024

    Campinas, Brazil, Launches Integrated Climate Action Plan

    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • greenhouse gases
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    A pamphlet about Campinas's climate action plan is held up before a city hall audience.
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • greenhouse gases
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    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
    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How 'Complete Streets' Are Making Brazil's Cities Safer

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Update
    February 1, 2024

    WRI Ross Center Welcomes Leila Surratt as New Director of Strategic Partnerships

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Leila Surratt.
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Update
    January 24, 2024

    Looking Back on 2023 and Ahead to 2024: Supporting Integrated Urban Planning to Tackle the Climate, Nature and Pollution Crises

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • climate finance
    People walking on busy market street in San Nicolas, Argentina.
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • climate finance
    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
    Cities
    News
    November 28, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch REHOUSE Initiative Linking Housing, Urban Services, Climate Action

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate

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