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    October 18, 2021

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

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 9, 2021

    The Payoffs of Open Climate Data

    • Climate
    • data
    Ramani Huria workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    • Climate
    • data
    Climate
    Insights
    October 8, 2020

    Leveraging the Ocean's Carbon Removal Potential

    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    An ocean next to a cityscape.
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    Equity & Governance
    News
    July 9, 2020

    STATEMENT: Global Commission on Adaptation COVID-19 Call to Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    Cities
    Insights
    February 25, 2020

    The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of

    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    Scooter-riders with face masks in Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    Cities
    Insights
    December 18, 2019

    We're Underestimating How Many People Lack Sanitation Services—and Ignoring the Best Solution for Many Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • world resources report
    Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 13, 2019

    To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • poverty
    • public participation
    Food
    News
    July 16, 2019

    RELEASE: New Research Outlines 5-Course ‘Menu of Solutions’ to Achieve Sustainable Food Future

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • world resources report
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • world resources report
    Cities
    News
    May 23, 2019

    RELEASE: New Research Finds Growing Traffic and Lack of Transport Options Leave Many Without Access to Urban Opportunities

    • transportation
    • world resources report
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    March 26, 2019

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

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    January 31, 2019

    Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Cities
    News
    January 31, 2019

    RELEASE: New Research Shows Challenges of ‘Upward’ and ‘Outward’ Urban Expansion in Unprecedented Detail

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 17, 2018

    4 Ways Cities Can Build More Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods

    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    community workshop in India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 31, 2018

    Putting the Poor First to Improve Sanitation in Kampala

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • world resources report
    Sanitation entrepreneur in Kampala. Photo: Water for People.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 11, 2018

    Climate Change is Transforming Agriculture. Adaptation Must Be Transformative, Too.

    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Coffee farmer in Nicaragua
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 10, 2018

    5 Ways to Turn Climate Adaptation Commitments into Action

    • Climate Resilience
    Ruined banana trees in Kerala
    • Climate Resilience
    Asia
    Insights
    August 30, 2018

    Equitable Planning in Ahmedabad: Beyond Eminent Domain

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Ahmedabad uses a special process for acquiring land to make sure new developments receive city services.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 24, 2018

    Thanks to Climate Change, Oranges Are Becoming the New Coffee in Some Parts of Costa Rica

    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Coffee farmer Don Luis explains incremental adaptation measures he’s undertaken, like planting new coffee varieties resistant to coffee leaf rust and introducing shade trees. Photo: Rebecca Carter/WRI
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    Asia
    Insights
    August 16, 2018

    India's Boom Pushed Cities to Their Limits. Here's How Pune Coped.

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Waste collection door-to-door by the members of the SWaCH cooperative in Pune, India. Photo Credit: Brodie Talbot
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report

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