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, ...

Water tanks dot residential rooftops across Addis Ababa: a symptom of dwindling supply and a warning sign for the city's future. As its watershed struggles to meet demand, Addis Ababa needs joint ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Nations around the world are ushering in a new decade of climate action through revised nationally determined contributions (NDCs), due this year. The urgency for climate action has never been greater ...

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 ...

People walk on a busy street covered with shade sails. Shade can reduce surface temperatures by up to 25 degrees C. Photo: iamc/Alamy In a city, a grassy park might be a place to stretch out with a ...

Despite accounting for less than 3% of global terrestrial area, cities have had an outsized impact on our approach to planetary boundaries, affecting biodiversity and consumption of materials and ...