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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
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2022 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Open for Submissions

  • Urban Mobility
  • energy efficiency
  • transportation
Photo of Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ, standing in a bus doorway
  • Urban Mobility
  • energy efficiency
  • transportation
Update

2021 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Susan Gichuna, Tamara Kerzhner, Wei Wei

  • Urban Mobility
  • energy efficiency
  • public transit
Photo of Lee Schipper, co-founder of EMBARQ, standing in a bus doorway
  • Urban Mobility
  • energy efficiency
  • public transit
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Bogota at night

A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

  • biking
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • transportation
  • Freshwater
Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
  • biking
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • transportation
  • Freshwater

Mexico City Launches Challenge to Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings

  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Buildings
  • energy efficiency
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Buildings
  • energy efficiency
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We're Underestimating How Many People Lack Sanitation Services—and Ignoring the Best Solution for Many Cities

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • world resources report
Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • world resources report

RELEASE: Safe, Affordable Sanitation a Pipe Dream for Too Many Households in Global South

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • health
  • Towards a More Equal City
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  • waste
  • Cities
  • health
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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
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RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
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ADVISORY: Press Call on How National Governments Can Capture Major Economic Benefits by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
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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
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Putting the Poor First to Improve Sanitation in Kampala

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • world resources report
Sanitation entrepreneur in Kampala. Photo: Water for People.
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • world resources report
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Q&A: What Is the Future of Green Building?

  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • energy efficiency
Looking into Toronto. Unsplash/Sandra Schuh
  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • energy efficiency

Trump’s Budget Blueprint Goes Backwards on Urgent Infrastructure Needs

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Train on bridge
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
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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
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Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset