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    Cities Commentary Freshwater International Climate Action Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2024

    4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    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
    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
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2020

    Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2019

    How Does a Flood-prone City Run Out of Water? Inside Chennai’s “Day Zero” Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    The Atibainha reservoir in Cantareira System in São Paulo during drought.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    September 12, 2018

    45 Cities Pursue a New Urban Strategy: Protecting Forests Near and Far

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Forests
    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
    Insights
    September 7, 2017

    2050 is Now

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    African farmer
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Asia
    Insights
    January 10, 2017

    China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    China’s Yellow River
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2016

    World Water Day: How “Sludge” Can Power China’s Cities While Cutting Emissions

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    Signs of Worry, Signs of Hope on World Water Day

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Cities
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Children in India carry water.
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Cities
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Insights
    December 28, 2015

    Transforming Our Cities into the Cities We Need

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    Climate
    Insights
    December 17, 2015

    After COP21, Time to Use Sustainable Transport to Make Good on Climate Commitments

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • transportation
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • transportation
    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
    December 6, 2015

    Sustainable Transport: Building Equitable and Low-Carbon Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • COP21
    • public transit
    • human rights
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    BRT and bike lane
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • COP21
    • public transit
    • human rights
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety

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