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Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
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Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • transportation
A street closed off for pedestrians to explore a market in Paris
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • transportation
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Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
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In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

  • Climate Resilience
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
  • Climate Resilience
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Workers build steps in Odisha, India
  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Urban Transformations
Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Urban Transformations
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5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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5 Ways to Build an Equitable Ocean Economy

  • Equity & Governance
  • sustainable development goals
  • Economics
  • Business
  • Ocean
Traditional triangle-net fishing off the coast of Taiwan
  • Equity & Governance
  • sustainable development goals
  • Economics
  • Business
  • Ocean
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Can Cities Thrive in Turbulent Times? 3 Questions for Cities in 2022

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
Overhead view of a city
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations

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

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
  • agriculture
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How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity & Governance
A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity & Governance
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In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance

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

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
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In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance
Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity & Governance

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
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How Partnerships Can Turbo Charge Progress on the SDGs

  • sustainable development goals
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Finance
The inside of the European Parliament
  • sustainable development goals
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Finance
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The Impact of Organized Crime in Fisheries Extends Far Beyond the Ocean

  • sustainable development goals
  • fisheries
  • human rights
  • Ocean
A small fishing boat floating in the ocean.
  • sustainable development goals
  • fisheries
  • human rights
  • Ocean
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Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • sustainable development goals
  • electric grid
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • low carbon development
Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • sustainable development goals
  • electric grid
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • low carbon development
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It Could Only Cost 1% of GDP to Solve Global Water Crises

  • sustainable development goals
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
Water scarcity in Ethiopia
  • sustainable development goals
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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What Makes a Partnership Transformational?

  • sustainable development goals
  • Business
  • Economics
Buses
  • sustainable development goals
  • Business
  • Economics