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The need to accelerate adaptation in cities and invest in solutions with multiple benefits is higher than ever.
The goal of 1000 Cities Adapt Now is to accelerate adaptation in 1000 cities by 2030.
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (January 25, 2021) — At the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, the mayors of Miami, Paris, and Rotterdam joined WRI, the Global Center on Adaptation, and more than three dozen other cities, NGOs and governments to confirm the urgency to act now on climate adaptation, commit to support further development and implementation of the new 1000 Cities Act Now initiative, and call on leaders to support and facilitate this global program.
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1000 Cities Adapt Now aims to speed up climate change adaptation.
During the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, the Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb will present the 10-year global program, 1000 Cities Adapt Now, to accelerate and scale adaptation measures in cities.
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Projects from Argentina, India, Kenya, Mexico and the United Kingdom chosen for demonstrated impact on climate risk, resilience and socioeconomic inequality
The WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities is the premier global award celebrating and spotlighting transformative urban change. This year's theme of climate and equity drew more than 260 applications from around the world.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 16, 2020) — WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced five projects as finalists for the 2020-2021 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities today for showing how cities can address both climate change and inequality together.
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The culmination of over a year of capacity building and technical assistance led by WRI México to improve bankability of green infrastructure initiatives in the country
Members of TheCityFix Labs México cohort and WRI staff in February. Photo by WRI México
On November 19, six Mexican cities pitched their green infrastructure projects to an audience of more than 250 potential partners, funders, investors and government representatives from throughout Latin America.
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New commitment to WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities brings total gift to $100 million
Photo by WRI
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2020) — WRI is pleased to announce that business leader and philanthropist Stephen M. Ross has committed $63.5 million to support WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, bringing his total contribution to the program to $100 million, to make cities worldwide more resilient, inclusive and sustainable.
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The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship celebrates the vision and contributions to sustainable transport and energy of Dr. Leon J. Schipper, pictured above, co-founder of EMBARQ – today the sustainable urban mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. Photo by EMBARQ/WRI Ross Center
Three new researchers – Abisai Konstantinus, Jungwoo Chun and Fariba Siddiq – have been awarded the Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency. Since 2012, the international scholarship has been awarded annually to two outstanding research candidates, recognizing transformative research proposals that challenge conventional wisdom in sustainable transport and energy efficiency. This year, with support from the Volvo Research and Educational Foundation (VREF), a third scholarship was added, tailored specifically to African researchers.
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New partnership focused on supporting national urban development planning towards low-carbon, resilient, inclusive cities
The partnership between South Africa, WRI and the Coalition for Urban Transitions will focus on implementation of the country’s Integrated Urban Development Framework while supporting a green, resilient and inclusive recovery for its hard-hit cities. Photo by Jacques Nel/Unsplash
JOHANNESBURG (October 30, 2020) – The South Africa National Department for Cooperative Governance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and the Coalition for Urban Transitions announced a new partnership to help achieve a more green and equitable recovery for cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nine startups based in Kenya and Uganda will go through a six-month acceleration program to advance their solutions for mobility challenges in East African cities. Photo by Adam Cohn/Flickr
On September 21, WRI and partners in the Africa Mobility Initiative (AMI) selected nine startups for the 2020/2021 cohort through AMI’s Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator (ATMA). AMI’s vision is to create a vast network of continental and global transformative mobility enthusiasts, who work together to create sustainable and scalable solutions to mobility challenges in Africa.
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Banners like this one across Istanbul encourage residents to try healthy, active alternatives to private cars and to maintain safe distancing and hygiene measures on public transit. Photo by WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
On September 28, in collaboration with WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities and with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality launched a risk communication and public information campaign to promote active mobility and safe use of public transit amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Passengers disembark the Kabataş–Bağcılar tram line in Istanbul's historic peninsula. Photo by WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
On September 18th at European Mobility Week, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities and partners launched “Kavşak,” a first-of-its-kind multi-sectoral network established to improve sustainable urban transport in Turkey.