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    January 22, 2014

    7 Stories to Watch in 2014

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    Finance
    Insights
    January 16, 2014

    5 Opportunities for 21st-Century Transport

    • Cities
    • Business
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    A pedestrian walkway in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Photo credit: EMBARQ
    • Cities
    • Business
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Finance
    Research
    January 15, 2014

    The Trillion Dollar Question

    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    Multinationals Need to Take Notice and Take Action on Water Risk Data

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Brazil has 12% of the world's freshwater resources, but its industries, farms, and communities are concentrated along the coasts, unable to access much of the country's plentiful resources. Photo credit: Flickr/John Wiseman
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    January 3, 2014

    Forest Fires, Water Security, and China’s Sustainability Challenges: WRI’s 11 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    New analysis reveals that 37 countries face extremely high levels of water stress, including Qatar (shown here). Photo credit: Neil Palmer/ CIAT
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • water risk
    WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
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    December 13, 2013

    7 Ways to Attract and Use Climate Finance for Transport

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: whl.travel
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    December 10, 2013

    4 Ways Cities Benefit from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    New research shows that bus rapid transit (BRT) systems like Bogotá's TransMilenio (pictured) have a wide range of benefits for quality of life in cities. Photo by EMBARQ.
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    December 5, 2013

    Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Sustainable transport systems can improve traffic safety, while also offering a number of co-benefits.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 23, 2013

    China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 17, 2013

    Smart Urban Design for India’s Sustainable Future

    • public transit
    • Cities
    Passengers board Indore's new iBus. Photo credit: EMBARQ
    • public transit
    • Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 24, 2013

    New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool Will Help China’s Cities Pursue Low-Carbon Development

    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Photo credit: Austronesian Expeditions, Flickr
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 19, 2013

    Launching the iBus: How Public Outreach Led to Transport Success in Indore, India

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    The iBus in Indore, India.
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    Forests
    Oceania Latin America
    Insights
    July 2, 2013

    3 Signs of Progress in Curbing the Illegal Wood Trade

    • Business
    • Cities
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • Business
    • Cities
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 22, 2013

    5 Keys to Sustainable Development in Indian Cities

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 11, 2013

    Connecting Sustainable Transport to Urban Development in India

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 1, 2013

    Embracing Ecological Progress in China

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Freshwater

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