The wait is over: Meet the 5 finalists for the 2023-2024 WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities #PrizeforCities! 🎉 These innovators are at the forefront of urban #climateresilience. Explore their transformative projects: https://bit.ly/4aOzXUx
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Non-profit Organizations
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About us
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities helps create accessible, equitable, healthy and resilient urban areas for people, businesses and the environment to thrive. Together with partners, it enables more connected, compact and coordinated cities. The Center expands the transport and urban development expertise of the EMBARQ network to catalyze innovative solutions in other sectors, including water, buildings, land use and energy. It combines the research excellence of WRI with 15 years of on-the-ground impact through a network of more than 250 experts working from Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Mexico and Turkey to make cities around the world better places to live. More information at www.wrirosscities.org.
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External link for WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington , DC
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- sustainable cities , urban planning, urban efficiency, compact urban development, low-carbon transport, building efficiency, and equal cities
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Employees at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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Schuyler Null
Senior Communications Manager at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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Ondine Brent Eysseric
Executive Administrative Manager, World Resources Institute
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Pablo Lazo
Director Urban Development World Resources Institute
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Ojas S
Integrated Transport & Road Safety at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities | Multimedia Producer | Views always personal
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Water scarcity could limit our ability to feed the world. 💧 WRI Aqueduct's Aqueduct Food tool features data to map current and future risks to #water and food security for over 40 crops, from 🌽 to ☕. Explore the data: https://bit.ly/3SHCclR #WWWeek #WaterSecurity World Water Week SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute
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#NYC's schoolyards are getting a green makeover, and the results are incredible! 🌿🛝🏫 By transforming asphalted sites into green, flood-mitigating community spaces, the Trust for Public Land's Green Community Schoolyards project is creating a more resilient city. Watch ⬇️ #PrizeforCities
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#ConnectKaro2024 | Decentralized renewable energy (DRE)-based livelihood solutions have the potential to reduce drudgery and increase the productivity and incomes of rural communities. But access to financing for these technologies is a major challenge for the agriculture sector. This year at #ConnectKaro, join us for a session on the barriers and potential solutions for unlocking affordable, long-term financing to enable inclusive and equitable rural #development through DRE. The session will feature preliminary research findings from WRI India’s Energy Program, and then delve into a panel discussion with policymakers and experts from financial institutions, DRE anchor institutions, and DRE enterprises. 📅 11 September 2024 🕚 11:15 am – 12:30 pm IST 📍 Silver Oak 2, India Habitat Centre Register now: https://lnkd.in/gGeAYDXh #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition Harsha Meenawat | Ashim Roy | Preeti Kumari | Lanvin Concessao | Arundhita Bhanjdeo | Dheeraj Kumar Gupta | Dhriti Pant | Abdul Khalid | Rishikesh Mishra | Masfique Hazarika | Bharath Jairaj | Vaibhav Pahel
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The motivation for ambitious #NDCs has never been stronger💪 Most countries have committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and the #GlobalStocktake urges nations to shift away from fossil fuels. WRI Climate lays out a plan for the next generation of NDCs: https://bit.ly/4bcyJlS
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Join World Resources Institute, UN Environment Programme, & Climate & Clean Air Coalition as they host a #WorldCleanAirDay event on September 5th. The event will feature keynote speeches from Assistant Secretary Jennifer Littlejohn from U.S. Department of State & John Haynes from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, followed by a panel discussion featuring representatives from the United Nations Environment Programme, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, World Resources Institute and others. Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/3WAMIfB
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It's #WWWeek! Did you know that cities, water and forests are all connected? 🌳🏙 Urban forests help manage stormwater 🌲💧 Nearby forests protect city #water supplies and increase resilience 🏞🏕️ Faraway forests drive regional and global rainfall Strong forests, strong water systems, strong #cities! World Water Week SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute
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🌳💧🌳 Happy #WWWeek! Forests play a critical role in securing our cities’ #water supplies. With the number of cities across the globe facing water shortages growing, protecting forested #watersheds is more important than ever. Learn how #NatureBasedSolutions can help: https://bit.ly/3T1Ez2P
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🚲🛹 #ActiveMobility includes human-powered #transportation modes like walking, cycling and scootering. It supports community health, reduces emissions and provides a sustainable, cost-effective solution that integrates seamlessly with public #transport for short-distance travel.
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How can cities become more sustainable in the face of #ClimateChange? 🌆🌱 "A True Paradise" explores this question through a series of short documentaries featuring insights from top scientists and changemakers. Watch, learn and be inspired: https://bit.ly/3PCuPdK