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RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Calls for Submissions to Catalyze Healthy Cities

February 25, 2025

RELEASE: Re-Ciclo Wins Grand Prize in 2023-2024 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

September 26, 2024

E-Tricycles Are Powering a Recycling Revolution in Fortaleza, Brazil

September 12, 2024

A Community Program is Transforming New York Schoolyards into Climate-Resilient Spaces

September 3, 2024

Empowering Residents Helped Buenos Aires Transform Rodrigo Bueno Into a Climate-Resilient Community

August 15, 2024

By Restoring India’s Kham River, a City Revives Its Cultural Legacy

July 31, 2024

Oslo's 'Climate Budget' Is Building a Cleaner City

July 15, 2024

RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Finalists Showcase Successful Efforts to Build Climate-Ready Communities

May 21, 2024

RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Calls for Project Submissions that are “Accelerating Momentum for Climate-Ready Communities”

June 26, 2023

Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

June 26, 2023

RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Awarded to ‘Todos al Parque,’ by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Barranquilla, Colombia

February 2, 2023

Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

January 25, 2023

Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

January 19, 2023

In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

January 11, 2023

An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

January 3, 2023

In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

December 8, 2022

5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

August 16, 2022

RELEASE: Finalists for 2021-22 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Show How to Thrive Together in Turbulent Times

June 29, 2022

Can Cities Thrive in Turbulent Times? 3 Questions for Cities in 2022

October 31, 2021

Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

June 21, 2021

How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

June 11, 2021

In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

May 27, 2021

In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

May 13, 2021

In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

April 29, 2021

RELEASE: 5 Finalists for 2020-21 Prize for Cities Show How to Tackle Climate Change and Inequality Together

December 16, 2020

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

December 16, 2020

250 Applications Received From 50+ Countries

July 29, 2020