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RELEASE: New Research Finds Bridging ‘Urban Services Divide’ Can Create More Equal, Sustainable Cities

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Cachi Hydroelectric Plant. Cartago, Costa Rica
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We're Underestimating How Many People Lack Sanitation Services—and Ignoring the Best Solution for Many Cities

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  • sanitation
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  • Cities
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Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
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RELEASE: Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action on Climate Adaptation; Commission Finds Adaptation Can Deliver $7.1 Trillion in Benefits

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

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A child sits on water jugs provided after Cyclone Idai.
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RELEASE: New Research Outlines 5-Course ‘Menu of Solutions’ to Achieve Sustainable Food Future

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Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

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  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

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Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
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Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

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Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
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Putting the Poor First to Improve Sanitation in Kampala

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Sanitation entrepreneur in Kampala. Photo: Water for People.
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Recent Scientific Advancements Show New Connections Between Climate Change and Hurricanes

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Hurricane Florence
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Equitable Planning in Ahmedabad: Beyond Eminent Domain

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Ahmedabad uses a special process for acquiring land to make sure new developments receive city services.
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India's Boom Pushed Cities to Their Limits. Here's How Pune Coped.

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Waste collection door-to-door by the members of the SWaCH cooperative in Pune, India. Photo Credit: Brodie Talbot
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Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia

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Choral Mauladia, a street vendor and trade unionist in Ahmedabad. Photo: Getty Images Reportage.
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Extreme Weather: What’s Climate Change Got to Do With It?

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Houseboat stuck in low-lying water and debris on Scout Key
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Sailors transport evacuees during Hurricane Irma relief
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