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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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  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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  • Urban Transformations
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The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Clean Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • agriculture
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
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Is Behavioral Science the Secret Ingredient for Effective Climate Action?

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

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  • world resources report
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Youth Say They Want Climate-friendly Diets. Let’s Help Them Step Up

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Climate-friendly Food Is Easier Than We Think

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  • Food
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
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4 Urgent Actions Towards a More Sustainable Food System

  • coronavirus
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • restoration
Women plant rice in Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • restoration

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

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  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
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  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
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A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

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  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
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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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  • Cities
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Tackling Inequality in Cities is Essential for Fighting COVID-19

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • coronavirus
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  • Towards a More Equal City
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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

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

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  • 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.
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  • housing
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Will Anyone Eat a Plant-based Big Mac? Behavioral Science Says Yes

  • Food
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • Sustainable Development Goal 12
  • agriculture
  • climate change
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  • Sustainable Development Goal 12
  • agriculture
  • climate change
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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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  • Sustainable Development Goal 6
  • Water Security
  • development
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RELEASE: Lack of Reliable and Affordable Water a Hidden Threat for Urban Households of the Global South

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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