Engagement
The World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City 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.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus many underlying economic and social fragilities in urban areas. This kind of global crisis exacerbates existing fault lines in...
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, our plans for a two-day, in-person workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 10-11 had to be postponed. We decided to do a three-hour virtual webinar with...
On February 10, 2020, the WRR team held a networking event, “Towards a More Equal City: Engaging Changemakers in Transforming Cities,” at the 10th World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi. This...
In December 2019, the WRR team convened city changemakers from across India for a two-day workshop in New Delhi at the India Habitat Centre. This workshop was designed to disseminate...
On April 10, 2019, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced the winner of the inaugural Prize for Cities, a competition that focuses on spotlighting and rewarding transformative...
On January 31st, WRI hosted a launch event for the WRR thematic paper on Urban Expansion. The paper’s authors, Anjali Mahendra and Karen C. Seto presented on the findings of the paper...
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...
During the 9th World Urban Forum, WRI Ross Center, the Coalition for Urban Transitions, and C40 Cities held a high-level event,...
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...
Michael Westphal, lead author of the WRR energy paper, Powering Cities in the Global South:...
Lead author of the WRR housing paper, Robin King, presented the forthcoming paper at a workshop at MIT...
Lead author of the upcoming paper on urban expansion, Anjali Mahendra, moderated a session, Urban Expansion: Measurement Challenges and Implications for Policy. Panelists included...
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...
On the eve of the historic UN Habitat III summit, our event, ...
