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    Climate natural infrastructure Urban Development Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2023

    What Exactly Are "Nature-based Solutions”?

    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • biodiversity
    • natural infrastructure
    A woman reaches up to tend to a tree she's planted.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • biodiversity
    • natural infrastructure
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 23, 2023

    7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    People distribute food in front of a mosque
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    March 17, 2021

    A Green Recovery Starts with Cities

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Ocean
    Insights
    October 27, 2020

    4 Opportunities to Shore Up the World's Coastal Ecosystems and Communities

    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    The coastal city of Sisal in Mexico.
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    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
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    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
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    May 9, 2019

    From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2018

    Forests and Wetlands Are Water Infrastructure. New Green Bond Helps Finance Their Protection

    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forest watershed
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Insights
    September 20, 2017

    Amid Tragedy, an Opportunity for Smart Recovery

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Waiting for rescue after Hurricane Katrina
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    October 24, 2016

    Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cloud Gate in Chicago
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 6, 2016

    World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City - Framing Opportunities and Challenges

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Kite seller in Surat
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 5, 2016

    Chengdu Shows How Cities Can Turn Climate Commitments into Action

    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    Chengdu street scene
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2016

    How to Finance a New Climate Economy

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable development goals
    Rooftop solar panel in Khulna District, Bangladesh
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    Why Cities are the Solution to Climate Change: Q&A with Ani Dasgupta

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    The ‘smart city’ has become quite a buzzword, but there’s still not enough clarity around what it means for a city to be truly smart. Photo by EMBARQ/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    Climate Summit: Creating Better and More Sustainable Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Beijing bicyclists. Photo Credit: Rich Bee/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 15, 2014

    The UN Climate Summit: What's in it for Cities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Cities contribute 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, despite accounting for only 2 percent of land use. The UN Climate Summit places cities high on the agenda for creating a sustainable, low-carbon future. Photo by ruimc77/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    October 2, 2013

    How to Weave Ecosystem Services into Impact Assessments

    • natural infrastructure
    The Wayuu people in Colombia. Photo credit: Tanenhaus, Flickr
    • natural infrastructure

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