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Vignette 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
Cities
Europe
Insights
June 11, 2021

How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

  • Prize for Cities
  • cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transport
  • equity
  • transportation
A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
  • Prize for Cities
  • cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transport
  • equity
  • transportation
Cities
Africa
Insights
May 27, 2021

In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
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
Cities
Asia
Insights
April 29, 2021

In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
  • 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
Forests
North America
Insights
March 3, 2021

The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina

  • Water
  • Forests
  • green infrastructure
  • natural infrastructure
  • United States
  • water
  • watersheds
A small lake with trees in the background in North Carolina's Triangle region
  • Water
  • Forests
  • green infrastructure
  • natural infrastructure
  • United States
  • water
  • watersheds
Finance
Insights
February 24, 2021

Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water

  • Forests
  • Water
  • adaptation finance
  • green bonds
  • green finance
  • finance
  • green infrastructure
  • natural infrastructure
  • Water Quality
  • watersheds
Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas
  • Forests
  • Water
  • adaptation finance
  • green bonds
  • green finance
  • finance
  • green infrastructure
  • natural infrastructure
  • Water Quality
  • watersheds
Climate
Africa
Insights
December 2, 2020

East African Climate Groups Help Fight the COVID-19 Crisis

  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • adaptation
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • local impacts
People wearing masks standing in line.
  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • adaptation
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • local impacts
Energy
North America
Insights
November 18, 2020

US State and Local Ballot Measures Advancing the Energy Transition

  • Urban Mobility
  • energy efficiency
  • mobilizing clean energy finance
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
  • transport
  • transportation
  • U.S. Climate
Multiple "I Voted" stickers on a white table.
  • Urban Mobility
  • energy efficiency
  • mobilizing clean energy finance
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
  • transport
  • transportation
  • U.S. Climate
Governance
Insights
October 28, 2020

Protecting Your Coffee from Climate Change: 3 Early Lessons in Costa Rica

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • agriculture
  • governance
  • Latin America
Costa Rican coffee farmer Armando Navarro
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • agriculture
  • governance
  • Latin America
Governance
Insights
October 22, 2020

Pollution Is a Racial Justice Issue. Let’s Fight it that Way.

  • human rights
  • pollution
Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate
  • human rights
  • pollution
Governance
Insights
October 15, 2020

Mongolia Shows How to Fight for Environmental Justice

  • access to justice
  • access to information
  • human rights
  • pollution
Mongolia
  • access to justice
  • access to information
  • human rights
  • pollution
Climate
North America
Insights
October 13, 2020

How Wind Turbines Are Providing a Safety Net for Rural Farmers

  • Energy
  • electricity
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Wind turbines in the distance at sunset.
  • Energy
  • electricity
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
September 24, 2020

California Shows How the U.S. Can Reduce Transport Emissions

  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • transportation
  • United States
California traffic jam
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • transportation
  • United States
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
Forests
North America
Insights
July 24, 2020

Brooklyn Bridge Could Be a Landmark for Forest Conservation

  • cities
  • Forests
Rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Forest
  • cities
  • Forests

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