Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing epidemic of air pollution continues around the world. The problem is particularly neglected in Brazil, where air pollution kills about 51,000 people every year, ...

Visitors of Inya Lake Park in Yangon, Myanmar, enjoy open green space and a tree-lined pedestrian path. Access to urban green spaces can increase residents’ quality of life, improve climate resilience ...

In October 2024, a high-altitude isolated depression struck Valencia, Spain, bringing severe weather, torrential rainfall and flash floods. Photo: danr13/iStock 2024 has been a tumultuous year: More ...

Passengers wait to board an e-bus at a covered bus stop in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Since 2017, WRI Brasil has united stakeholders to increase the city’s e-bus fleet. Photo: gustavo nacht/Unsplash The ...

In Maltepe, Istanbul, new parking clearances and wider sidewalks help to protect local pedestrians. Photo: TOPUK project team Although it is widely recognized that gender disparities are echoed in the ...

The Deep Dive model, pioneered in Mexico City, is now helping other cities transcend individual projects to promote transformative city-wide change across systems. Photo: WRI México Achieving ...

In San Francisco, parks, squares and alleys transform into playgrounds on car-free days, fostering a sense of togetherness and belonging. Photo: Patrick Race As cities become more congested, traffic ...

To ensure that all countries are able to take the climate action needed, the political outcome of the Global Stocktake should highlight the gap in finance and investment needed by many developing ...

A group of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) attend the opening of new air quality monitoring stations in Indore, India. Photo: Rocky Makkad A key objective of the Clean Air Catalyst is to ...

Informal workers often come from religious or class minorities who regularly find support through faith communities. As such, faith-based organizations are crucial partners in ensuring their rights ...

To set the world on a path to green recovery, doing so without public transport is a non-starter. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil Recent research by WRI shows how ensuring public transport not only ...

A new WRI guide sets out planning and design guidelines to help cities implement bike lanes quickly, effectively and safely. Photo by Hillary Swift Take the example of Paris, France, where mobility ...