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    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
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Cities
    Insights
    October 19, 2021

    7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 29, 2020

    Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Cross-agency collaboration and investing in blue-green infrastructure resulted in Singapore’s redesigned Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    March 28, 2019

    Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey from Dump to Destination

    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Electric tram and pedestrians on a street in Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    October 2, 2018

    3 Charts Explain One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities to Address Climate Change and Poverty

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Air conditioning units in Hong Kong. Flickr/Niall Kennedy
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Insights
    September 6, 2018

    Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

    • Buildings
    • housing
    Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil
    • Buildings
    • housing
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    October 2, 2017

    The Crisis in Affordable Housing Is a Problem for Cities Everywhere

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    Affordable housing for all.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    August 31, 2017

    Winner Take All? Richard Florida’s ‘New Urban Crisis’ Part of Growing Global Focus on Unequal Cities

    • housing
    • development
    • Equity & Governance
    Bridge across creek in Kibera, Nairobi.
    • housing
    • development
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    July 12, 2017

    Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2017

    China’s Clean Air Challenge: $3 Billion Air Pollution from Transport in Chengdu

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Chengdu on a clear day
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • transportation
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    September 28, 2015

    In Order to Solve Pollution, We Must First Solve Governance Challenges

    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity & Governance
    • environmental democracy
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Air pollution in China's Shaanxi Province. Photo by Gilad Rom/Flickr
    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity & Governance
    • environmental democracy
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 25, 2013

    China Can Turn its Challenges into Clear Opportunities for Greener Growth

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    China's agricultural production - including rice, wheat and corn - could fall dramatically within a few decades due to shifts in precipitation and soil quality. Photo Credit: United Nations Photo, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution

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