On a residential street In Istanbul, pedestrians and cyclists – and sometimes horse-drawn carriages – share road space with ...

Blooming jacaranda trees line a street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Although visually striking, jacaranda trees are an invasive species in the region. Photo: Shams/iStock Every spring, ...

Local leaders and urban planners from Kerala overlay maps to assess vulnerability at a workshop hosted by WRI India and ...

Water is a lifeline for cities. Yet, in Addis Ababa, that lifeline is growing tenuous. Over the past decade, the city’s water supply has dwindled dramatically due to intense urbanization, lagging ...

Water is a lifeline for cities. Yet, in Addis Ababa, that lifeline is growing tenuous. Over the past decade, the city’s water supply has dwindled dramatically due to intense urbanization, lagging ...

In most urban planning meetings, stakeholder engagement begins and ends with presentations. Data is shared, reports are circulated and challenges are discussed. This format often misses fostering the ...

Nairobi, Kenya. In February 2025, WRI convened a CHAMP National Finance Accelerator Roundtable in Nairobi to discuss opportunities to strengthen local access to climate finance and advance multi-level ...

A street view of Mexico City. CityMetrics’ data shows that proximity to open spaces is lower for Mexico City’s children (53.2%) compared to the population as a whole (55.4%). Photo: Irving ...

More than one in five cars sold globally in 2024 was electric, with sales crossing 17 million — a new record. And similar trends are emerging across other vehicle types, such as electric trucks, ...

If global shipping were a country, it would rank among the world’s top six emitters of climate-harming gases (GHGs). Eighty percent of international trade — fundamental to the global economy and the ...

If global shipping were a country, it would rank among the world’s top six emitters of climate-harming gases (GHGs). Eighty percent of international trade — fundamental to the global economy and the ...

If global shipping were a country, it would rank among the world’s top six emitters of climate-harming gases (GHGs). Eighty percent of international trade — fundamental to the global economy and the ...