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STATEMENT: UN Water Conference Delivers Some Game-Changing Commitments, Yet Far More Action and Finance Needed to Address Global Water Crisis

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  • urban water resilience
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
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RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

  • COP27
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  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience
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RELEASE: Bike Lane Design Principles Show How to Build Safer, More Sustainable Streets

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  • Health & Road Safety
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RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate Projects

  • Climate Resilience
  • Unlocking Climate Action
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RELEASE: First-Ever WRI Ross Prize for Cities Awarded to SARSAI

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RELEASE: 5 Finalists in Urban Transformation Announced for WRI Ross Prize for Cities

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RELEASE: 45 Cities Pledge to Conserve and Restore Forests, Citing Public Health, Water and Climate Benefits

  • Forests
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  • green bonds
  • Climate
  • natural infrastructure
  • Urban Development
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  • green bonds
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RELEASE: WRI Africa Opens with a Focus on Forests, Cities, and Water

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  • restoration
  • water risk
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  • restoration
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RELEASE: WRI Ross Prize for Cities Now Open for Applications that Recognize Visionary Urban Change

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RELEASE: 15 Transport and Tech Companies Sign the Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities

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  • low carbon development
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RELEASE: WRI Ross Prize for Cities to Celebrate Urban Transformation Projects

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