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    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
    Cities
    Insights
    August 10, 2023

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2023

    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 11, 2023

    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
    Cities
    Insights
    October 21, 2022

    3 Essentials for Integrated Urban Climate Action

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    Tram and buildings in Guadalajara.
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    Cities
    Insights
    August 16, 2022

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    August 3, 2021

    Will Recent Extreme Weather Spur More Climate Finance from Wealthy Nations?

    • Finance
    • extreme weather
    • floods
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP26
    Train crossing road with high flooding
    • Finance
    • extreme weather
    • floods
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP26
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 15, 2020

    6 Keys to Turn Coastal Resilience Plans into Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • biking
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    A man wheels a megaphone mounted on bicycle along a neighborhood path in Bangladesh.
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • biking
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Cities
    Insights
    June 18, 2020

    In the Distance: Clean Air Post-COVID-19

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    mexico-city-skyline
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    May 29, 2020

    South Asia Confronts a Double Disaster: Cyclone and COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • extreme weather
    Boats in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • coronavirus
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Insights
    April 10, 2020

    5 Visible Signs of Climate Change in Antarctica

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Insights
    February 5, 2020

    Runways Underwater: Maps Show Where Rising Seas Threaten 80 Airports Around the World

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    4 Things to Know About Australia’s Wildfires and Their Impacts on Forests

    • Forests
    • fires
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Australia fires
    • Forests
    • fires
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 6, 2020

    Faced with Forced Relocation, the People of One Philippine City Designed Their Own Climate-resilient Neighborhood

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Pasig City
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    6 Ways the Climate Changed Over the Past Decade

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Iceberg with hole
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Cities
    Insights
    October 28, 2019

    Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution

    • Equity & Governance
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    Shanghai smog
    • Equity & Governance
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 21, 2019

    Strengthening Disaster Preparedness in the Caribbean

    • Climate Resilience
    • extreme weather
    Damage in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. The Caribbean needs international support to prepare for disasters ahead of time. Photo by All Hands and Hearts.
    • Climate Resilience
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Insights
    September 18, 2019

    How Governments Can Make the Most of Insurance for Disasters like Hurricane Dorian

    • extreme weather
    • Climate
    Satellite view of Hurricane Dorian
    • extreme weather
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    Climate Disasters Are Getting Worse. Here's How Developing Countries Are Insuring Against Them

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • extreme weather
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • climate finance
    • hurricanes
    A child sits on water jugs provided after Cyclone Idai.
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • extreme weather
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • climate finance
    • hurricanes
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    August 22, 2019

    From Climate Researcher to Climate Spectator: Witnessing a Melting Arctic

    • Climate
    • climate science
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    The Arctic
    • Climate
    • climate science
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • extreme weather

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