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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

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
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7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26
An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
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RELEASE: New Research Finds Bridging ‘Urban Services Divide’ Can Create More Equal, Sustainable Cities

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5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

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  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
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People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
  • Towards a More Equal City
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A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

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Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
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Tackling Inequality in Cities is Essential for Fighting COVID-19

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  • coronavirus
Mumbai, India
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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
  • world resources report
Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
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RELEASE: Safe, Affordable Sanitation a Pipe Dream for Too Many Households in Global South

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • health
  • Towards a More Equal City
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  • Cities
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To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

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  • 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

Innovación y preparación: La respuesta de caficultores costarricenses a los desafíos del cambio climático y la competencia en los mercados

  • Climate Resilience
  • Sustainable Development Goal 1
  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • agriculture
Don Armando Navarro explica las medidas de adaptación que ha implementado en su finca, como la construcción de terrazas. Fotografía: Stefanie Tye
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  • agriculture

Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica Are Brewing Up Solutions to Climate Change and Competition

  • Climate Resilience
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  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • agriculture
Don Armando Navarro explains the climate adaptation measures he has implemented on his coffee farm. Photo by Stefanie Tye
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4 Things to Know About the Global Adaptation Challenge

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  • Climate
  • Economics
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Cyclone Idai response in Mozambique
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Climate Disasters Are Getting Worse. Here's How Developing Countries Are Insuring Against Them

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  • Climate
  • adaptation finance
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  • extreme weather
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A child sits on water jugs provided after Cyclone Idai.
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We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6
  • Water Security
  • development
  • Freshwater
We are far from universal water access.
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RELEASE: Lack of Reliable and Affordable Water a Hidden Threat for Urban Households of the Global South

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A New Tool Can Help Root Out Deforestation from Complex Supply Chains

  • Sustainable Development Goal 15
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • Business
  • agriculture
  • Forests
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Oil palm
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PODCAST: How Green Fiscal Policies Can Help Save the Planet

  • carbon pricing
  • podcasts
  • Sustainable Development Goal 13
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
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People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Aerial view of streets in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Sustainable Development Goal 11
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety