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    January 13, 2014

    Transforming Transportation for More Inclusive, Prosperous Cities

    • Health & Road Safety
    Leaders in the transport, development, and for the first time, business sectors will convene for Transforming Transportation this week in Washington, DC. Photo credit: Andreas, Flickr
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    News
    January 8, 2014

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2014: Better Cities, Better Business

    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    Cities
    Initiatives
    January 1, 2014

    EMBARQ

    Mexico City.
    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
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    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
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    • climate change
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    • low carbon development
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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
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    160 Cities Adopt Bus Rapid Transit – A Key Tipping Point

    • Top Outcome: 2013
    Buses in Latin America
    • Top Outcome: 2013
    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
    News
    November 27, 2013

    MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report and Panel Discussion on Saving Lives and Improving Traffic Safety with Sustainable Transport

    • transportation
    • road safety
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • transportation
    • road safety
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • 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
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    November 19, 2013

    RELEASE: EMBARQ India Recognized in 2013 Volvo Sustainable Mobility Awards

    • public transit
    • Urban Development
    • public transit
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Africa Asia
    Research
    November 11, 2013

    Weaving the Net

    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
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    • GHG Protocol
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    • greenhouse gases

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