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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.

Towards a More Equal City: World Resources Report Update and COVID-19 Connections

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...

Webinar to Advance Action with African Stakeholders

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...

World Urban Forum (WUF10): Engaging Changemakers in Transforming Cities

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...

Workshop for City Changemakers in India

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...

2018-2019 Prize for Cities Workshop

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...

Upward and Outward Growth: Launch of Urban Expansion Paper

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...

Columbia University Presentation: Meeting Everyone’s Water Needs in Cities in the Global South

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...

World Urban Forum 9: Thriving Cities, Prosperous Countries: From Agenda to Implementation

During the 9th World Urban Forum, WRI Ross Center, the Coalition for Urban Transitions, and C40 Cities held a high-level event,...

World Bank Presentation: Bright Lights, Big Cities: A Review of Research and Findings on Global Urban Expansion

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...

Global Learning Forum: How Renewable Energy is Changing Conventional Thinking about Energy for Cities

Michael Westphal, lead author of the WRR energy paper, Powering Cities in the Global South:...

MIT Conference: Shifting the Lens of Urbanization in Latin America: A New Understanding of Intermediate Cities

Lead author of the WRR housing paper, Robin King, presented the forthcoming paper at a workshop at MIT...

Land and Poverty Conference 2017: Responsible Land Governance—Towards an Evidence-Based Approach

Lead author of the upcoming paper on urban expansion, Anjali Mahendra, moderated a session, Urban Expansion: Measurement Challenges and Implications for Policy. Panelists included...

Preparatory Committee for Habitat III, Surabaya, Indonesia 

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...

Habitat III Conference

On the eve of the historic UN Habitat III summit, our event, ...

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To curb the spread of the coronavirus, cities must address inequality. City preparedness and resilience are key to withstanding this and future crises.

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