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    Cities Energy Access sea level rise UNFCCC
    Cities
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    Insights
    March 25, 2024

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

    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 11, 2023

    In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    News
    October 9, 2019

    RELEASE: New Research Finds Climate Adaptation Is an Opportunity for Transformative Change in Cities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Transformations
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • sea level rise
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2017

    Measuring Climate Success with New Common Reporting Framework for Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Smog in New Delhi
    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 2, 2017

    3 Ways Brazil Can Be a Global Leader in Turning Sustainability Commitments into Action

    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Local community in the Tapajós National Forest in Pará
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Andrew Steer
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    May 10, 2016

    Climate Adaptation Gains Momentum, Both Politically and Practically

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Morro do Cantagalo
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    5 Numbers: What the Paris Climate Talks Have Already Delivered

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    COP21
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 25, 2015

    Building Efficiency Finally Gets its Day in the Sun at COP 21

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wall Street
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2014

    COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    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
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development

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