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Latin America Insights
Cities
Latin America
Insights
June 21, 2021

Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

  • Prize for Cities
  • cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
  • sustainable agriculture
A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
  • Prize for Cities
  • cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
  • sustainable agriculture
Economics
Asia Latin America
Insights
May 27, 2021

How Emerging Economies Can Pursue Green Recoveries

  • Climate
  • green economy
  • forest restoration
  • coronavirus
Gede Pangrango National Park, Situ Gunung, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
  • Climate
  • green economy
  • forest restoration
  • coronavirus
Cities
Latin America
Insights
May 13, 2021

In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Governance
Latin America
Insights
April 26, 2021

Las comunidades del Gran Chaco Americano se están organizando para resistir el cambio climático

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • floods
  • local impacts
  • adaptation
  • resilience
A woman holding a tablet to take photos of an outdoor region.
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • floods
  • local impacts
  • adaptation
  • resilience
Governance
Latin America
Insights
April 26, 2021

Communities in South America's Gran Chaco Are Organizing to Withstand Climate Change

  • Climate
  • floods
  • local impacts
  • resilience
  • climate change
  • adaptation
A woman holding a tablet to take photos of an outdoor region.
  • Climate
  • floods
  • local impacts
  • resilience
  • climate change
  • adaptation
Governance
Latin America Oceania North America Europe
Insights
April 6, 2021

4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

  • Business
  • circular economy
  • coronavirus
  • waste
  • green economy
  • oceans
  • pollution
  • regulation
Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
  • Business
  • circular economy
  • coronavirus
  • waste
  • green economy
  • oceans
  • pollution
  • regulation
Forests
Latin America
Insights
March 10, 2021

Brazil’s Forests Are Being Restored — Now We Can See Where

  • forest restoration
  • forest deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
Regenerated forest in Extrema, Brazil
  • forest restoration
  • forest deforestation
  • restoration
  • Forests
Climate
Latin America
Insights
February 11, 2021

Colombia Shows Leadership in the Race Against Climate Change

  • Climate
  • climatewatch
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • National Climate Action
  • paris agreement
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • forest restoration
A cow grazes on a grassy hill, with forested hills in the misty background.
  • Climate
  • climatewatch
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • National Climate Action
  • paris agreement
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • forest restoration
Forests
Asia Africa Latin America
Insights
February 9, 2021

How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

  • land use
  • forest restoration
  • landscapes
  • local impacts
  • monitoring
  • restoration
  • Forests
Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
  • land use
  • forest restoration
  • landscapes
  • local impacts
  • monitoring
  • restoration
  • Forests
Finance
Oceania Latin America
Insights
December 21, 2020

To Build Back from COVID-19, Don’t Overlook Informal Workers

  • Commentary
  • coronavirus
  • climate finance
  • local impacts
  • poverty
Tamil Nadu street vendor
  • Commentary
  • coronavirus
  • climate finance
  • local impacts
  • poverty
Cities
Africa Latin America
Insights
December 18, 2020

Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

  • Cities
  • infrastructure
  • land use
  • development
  • cities
  • finance
  • Urban Development
People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
  • Cities
  • infrastructure
  • land use
  • development
  • cities
  • finance
  • Urban Development
Cities
Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
Insights
December 16, 2020

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

  • cities for all
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
  • cities for all
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
Governance
Asia
Insights
September 15, 2020

6 Keys to Turn Coastal Resilience Plans into Action

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • bike sharing
  • disaster risk management
  • disasters
  • climate change
  • Ocean
A man wheels a megaphone mounted on bicycle along a neighborhood path in Bangladesh.
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • bike sharing
  • disaster risk management
  • disasters
  • climate change
  • Ocean
Governance
Latin America
Insights
September 8, 2020

COVID-19, Rising Gold Prices and Illegal Mining Threaten Indigenous Lands in the Amazon

  • coronavirus
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
Mining for gold in South America
  • coronavirus
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
Forests
Latin America
Insights
August 19, 2020

How to Use Forests to Fend Off a Water and Energy Crisis in Colombia

  • Forests
  • Water
  • monitoring and evaluation
  • water scarcity
  • Water Security
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • water
  • watersheds
The Sumapaz Páramo landscape near Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Forests
  • Water
  • monitoring and evaluation
  • water scarcity
  • Water Security
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • water
  • watersheds
Climate
Latin America
Insights
August 13, 2020

Going Low-Carbon Can Help Brazil Build Back Better

  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • resilience
  • deforestation
  • economy
  • agriculture
  • low carbon
A Brazilian flag in front of a city.
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • resilience
  • deforestation
  • economy
  • agriculture
  • low carbon
Cities
Latin America
Insights
August 5, 2020

A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

  • biking
  • cities for all
  • Commentary
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • cities
  • equity
  • finance
  • Latin America
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • water
Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
  • biking
  • cities for all
  • Commentary
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • cities
  • equity
  • finance
  • Latin America
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • water
Climate
Latin America
Insights
July 7, 2020

Chile's Enhanced Climate Plan Sets an Example for Other Countries

  • climatewatch
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • National Climate Action
  • paris agreement
  • coal
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • international climate policy
  • Latin America
  • renewable energy
  • water
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • forest restoration
The buildings and roads of Santiago with the Andes mountains in the background.
  • climatewatch
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • National Climate Action
  • paris agreement
  • coal
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • international climate policy
  • Latin America
  • renewable energy
  • water
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • forest restoration
Forests
Africa
Insights
June 18, 2020

Connecting the People Growing a Trillion Trees the Right Way

  • tree cover loss
  • conservation funding
  • deforestation
  • agroforestry
  • forest restoration
  • Forests
  • investment
  • restoration
  • tree cover loss
  • conservation funding
  • deforestation
  • agroforestry
  • forest restoration
  • Forests
  • investment
  • restoration
Cities
Africa Latin America
Insights
January 30, 2020

PODCAST: A Mother for Road Safety with Zoleka Mandela

  • podcasts
  • Urban Mobility
  • Africa
  • Cities
  • health and road safety
  • Latin America
Zoleka Mandela speaking out at Global Road Safety Week. Photo by makeroadssafe/Flickr
  • podcasts
  • Urban Mobility
  • Africa
  • Cities
  • health and road safety
  • Latin America

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