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MEDIA ALERT: Launch of New Report on Auto-Rickshaws in India

February 9, 2012
Location: Mumbai, India

Sustainable Urban Transport in India: Role of the Auto-Rickshaw Sector

Sustainable Urban Transport in India: Role of the Auto-rickshaw Sector

February, 2012

This paper examines the role the auto-rickshaw sector can play in promoting sustainable urban transport in India. It develops a policy vision for this sector and presents recommendations on reforms to address sustainability challenges.

ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation Event: Scaling Up Sustainable Transport Solutions Worldwide

January 20, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The 9th annual Transforming Transportation conference will focus on big ideas to scale up sustainable transport in cities worldwide.

RELEASE: WRI Hosts Chinese Delegation Tour on Low-Carbon Development

January 11, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WRI-NDRC Sign MOU for Cooperation on Sustainable Cities

ADVISORY: WRI Hosts High-Level Delegation of Chinese Officials to Discuss Sustainable Cities

January 6, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

MOU Signing; Keynote address by NDRC Director General Su Wei

PRESS RELEASE: Caterpillar Foundation Awards Major Support to World Resources Institute for Sustainable Cities Initiative

December 9, 2011
Location: Beijing, China

Five-Year Pledge of $12.5 Million Will Focus on Key Urban Centers in China, India and Brazil

MEDIA ADVISORY: City of San Francisco Launches Solar@Work Program for Local Businesses

July 11, 2011
Location: San Francisco

Announcing the first major group purchase of solar power for commercial buyers

The Time for Sustainable Transport in Brazilian Cities Is Now

By Toni Lindau on June 16, 2011

This piece is cross-posted from TheCityFix and originally appeared on TheCityFix Brasil. Read this post in Portuguese here.

From Here to There: A Creative Guide to Making Public Transport the Way to Go

By Erica Schlaikjer on May 26, 2011

A new guide from EMBARQ helps cities and public transit agencies market public transport.

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Mexico's 'Échale a Tu Casa' Builds Green Houses for Low-Income Families

By Tracy Elsen on April 4, 2011

Houses crudely constructed from sheets of cardboard and aluminum start to appear just south of the Mexico-United States border and stretch across the Mexican landscape. These homes, which are often overcrowded, unstable and made of dangerous materials, provide stark visual evidence of Mexico’s severe housing shortage.

World Water Day: How Cities Cause “Dead Zones”

By Mindy Selman on March 21, 2011

WRI identifies 13 new eutrophic areas around the world.

Q&A: Energy, Water, and China's Economy

By Zou Ji, Lijin Zhong and Hua Wen on February 4, 2011

This interview originally appeared on the Asia Water Project: China website and is reposted with permission.

Development Encroaches on the Southern United States’ Last “Wild” Areas

By Nick Price and Logan Yonavjak on November 19, 2010

As a result of rapid development over the last 40 years, the vast majority of land in the southern U.S. has been in some way impacted by humans.

Guidelines for Community Engagement in Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport, and Storage Projects

November, 2010

This report was designed to provide guidance to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project developers, regulators, and local communities as they engage in discussions regarding potential CCS projects.

Hotspots of Urban Encroachment on Southern Forests (2000-2020)

November 4, 2010

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Unless solutions can be found that ensures land owners realize the full value of the benefits provided

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