An installation crew from Alexandra Water Warriors tests a litter trap in the Jukskei River. Photo: Jenna Echakowitz/SUNCASA In Gauteng Province, the Jukskei River winds its way through the heart of ...

Nearly a decade ago, the world rallied around the Paris Agreement on climate change and the goal of holding global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F). Since then, the “1.5C goal” has ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital of nearly 6 million people, is one city seeking to change this dynamic, through a major, multiyear corridor development project guided by a City Structure Plan, Road ...

Leaders from across the continent convened at the Green & Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum to share insights on accelerating transformative urban planning approaches—and the finance needed to ...

Group picture of in-person participants of the UNEA-6 Cities and Regions Summit at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Geoffrey Sauke “What you do in your cities resonates across the world.

Jaipur is often referred to as the “Pink City” of India due to its notoriety in the hospitality sector. The moniker started in 1876 when the ruling Maharaja painted the city pink to welcome the Prince ...

The Deep Dive model, pioneered in Mexico City, is now helping other cities transcend individual projects to promote transformative city-wide change across systems. Photo: WRI México Achieving ...

In San Francisco, parks, squares and alleys transform into playgrounds on car-free days, fostering a sense of togetherness and belonging. Photo: Patrick Race As cities become more congested, traffic ...

The passenger plaza in Balekundri Circle includes a dedicated auto-stand for easy last-mile connectivity to buses and taxis. Photo: WRI India. “I find it scary to cross this junction. I literally have ...

Los Angeles: Zero-Emission Commercial Loading Zones For example, the city of Los Angeles has long been plagued by local air pollution and persistent traffic congestion, largely due to commuter traffic ...

Identifying road traffic crash hotspots around schools can not only prevent injuries and deaths but encourage more sustainable mobility options and improve the experience of all pedestrians. Children ...

Reducing emissions should be a key consideration in decisions about how to spend federal transportation funds if we are serious about staving off catastrophic global climate change. Photo by ...