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
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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
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- 201-500 employees
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- 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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🚶🏼♂️🚶🏿🚶🏽♀️➡️ Everyone can play a part in helping cities become more walkable! 👇 (via U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))
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📌 NEW #Photography Contest 📸 Calling all urban #photographers! Submit a photo to the 2024 TUC #photo competition 'Portraits of Urban Change' by August 20 for a chance to have your work shown at #COP29 and more! Learn more and submit your photo now: https://bit.ly/4faS0Hn United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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New data shows adoption of #ElectricSchoolBuses gaining momentum, with over 3,500 buses already operational and 12,164 more committed across the U.S. 📊🚌 Which states are leading in electric school bus adoption? Find out: https://bit.ly/3zPditY WRI Electric School Bus Initiative
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What makes a city green, sustainable and inclusive? 🌎🌱 The film series "A True Paradise" explores this through the eyes of urban leaders, scientists and activists committed to making climate-resilient #cities that work for everyone. Watch now: https://bit.ly/3PCuPdK
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#TTDC25: Save the Date! Mark your calendars now for Transforming Transportation 2025, hosted by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and The World Bank. 🗓️ Mar 11-12 📍 Washington, DC & Online ℹ https://bit.ly/3WjXrex Registration details and more to come! World Resources Institute
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Flooding in April and May wreaked havoc in Kenya and throughout East Africa. On June 18 the Kenya Red Cross reported that there were 294 fatalities, 162 missing persons, 101,132 affected households and 65,0377 acres of decimated farmland. How can Kenya increase resilience through #naturebasedsolutions? Our latest article written by Rebekah Shirley, Ph.D., Susan Onyango, Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil and Obadiah Mungai highlights 4 measures the country needs to take: ✅ Adaptation Finance ✅ Nature-Based Solutions ✅ Early Warning Systems ✅ Community Engagement Read more ➡ https://bit.ly/4cuLgSO WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities WRI Africa. Maps developed by WRI India (Bina Shetty, Walter Samuel and Vaibhav Shrivastava).
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Here's a reminder that nature-based solutions can spur urban resilience: 🌳Increasing tree cover 🥕Planting community gardens 🌆Greening rooftops 💦Enhancing permeable surfaces 🌱Implementing ecosystem-based protection via WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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🏢 #Buildings play a critical role in mitigating extreme heat waves, urban heat islands and local air pollution. Learn how #building design can improve urban resilience and quality of life for communities worldwide: https://bit.ly/3Xlhxan
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🚧 The US Dept of Energy is investing $1.6 billion in 6 groundbreaking #cement projects that will avoid 4 million tons of emissions annually. Learn more about the projects being funded and if there's one near you: https://bit.ly/3Sh0TVQ
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