Engagement
The WRR seeks opportunities to test messages and sharpen narratives with input from urban thought leaders, civil society, city officials and urban change agents. Each engagement is an opportunity to consult with these stakeholders, receive feedback on recommended approaches and their implementation, and disseminate key messages towards creating more equal cities. Below are highlights of our engagements.
Victoria Beard, lead author of the WRR water paper, “Meeting Everyone’s Water Needs in Cities in the Global South,” presented preliminary research results at Columbia University's Department of Urban and Regional Planning....
During the 9th World Urban Forum, WRI Ross Center, the Coalition for Urban Transitions, and C40 Cities held a high-level event, Thriving Cities, Prosperous Countries: From Agenda to Implementation, that focused on three...
Lead author of the working paper on urban expansion, Anjali Mahendra presented preliminary research for the working paper on urban expansion at a brownbag at the World Bank. Anjali’s presentation was one of two topics. The first was on a recent paper published by WRR collaborator, David Mason...
Michael Westphal, lead author of the WRR energy paper, Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment, attended the Global Learning Forum, a...
Lead author of the WRR housing paper, Robin King, presented the forthcoming paper at a workshop at MIT as the principal speaker on an all-female panel, “Redefining Housing Approaches: Housing Policies Reveal the...
Lead author of the upcoming paper on urban expansion, Anjali Mahendra, moderated a session, Urban Expansion: Measurement Challenges and Implications for Policy. Panelists included Shlomo Angel, who leads the NYU Stern Urbanization Project; Mark Roberts, Senior Economist at the World Bank and co-...
The WRR team hosted an event, "Towards a More Equitable City: Shifting the Global Narrative to Action on the Ground," at the third session of the Preparatory Committee for Habitat III in Surabaya, Indonesia. The side event was moderated by Holger Dalkmann of WRI and Anjali Mahendra presented the...
On the eve of the historic UN Habitat III summit, our event, Towards a More Equal City: Mobilizing for Post-Quito Implementation, brought urban leaders and experts to focus...
