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India Can’t Afford to Lose Any More Lives Due to Road Crashes

  • Urban Development
  • health and road safety
  • Road Safety
  • transportation
India’s streets are notoriously dangerous. However, a new bill being passed through the Indian government offers hope to the country’s road safety problems. Photo by Gilbert Laszlo Kallenborn/Flickr
  • Urban Development
  • health and road safety
  • Road Safety
  • transportation

Delhi’s Diet Plan

  • Urban Development
  • sustainable cities initiative
The Delhi government should learn from experiences and design the details carefully.
  • Urban Development
  • sustainable cities initiative

COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

  • Climate
  • Urban Development
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
COP 21 in Paris offers a big opportunity to recognize cities as being critical to overcoming the climate change challenge. Photo by Sheldon Wood/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Urban Development
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities initiative

Learning from Disaster: Chennai Flood Offers a Personal Lesson for Climate Adaptation

  • Climate
  • Governance
  • Urban Development
  • extreme weather
  • Cambio Climático
Photo Credit: Pandiyan via Compfight cc
  • Climate
  • Governance
  • Urban Development
  • extreme weather
  • Cambio Climático

WRI India: Tackling the World’s Toughest Challenges

  • Climate
  • Business
  • Governance
Photo by Kara Newhouseg/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Governance

Beyond Mitigation: Planning for Resilience outside India’s Mega-Cities

  • Climate
  • Governance
  • Urban Development
  • fisheries
  • Cambio Climático
  • sea level rise
As India rapidly urbanizes and climate change progresses, coastal villages–like Arnala–struggle to keep traditional industries alive. Photo by World Resources Institute
  • Climate
  • Governance
  • Urban Development
  • fisheries
  • Cambio Climático
  • sea level rise

5 Key Takeaways from India’s New Climate Plan (INDC)

  • Cambio Climático
  • climate justice
  • climate legislation
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
General view of construction in Mumbai. Photo by Jiri Rezac/The Climate Group
  • Cambio Climático
  • climate justice
  • climate legislation
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Indian Railways Joins National Carbon Cutting Programme

  • aligning profit and environmental sustainability
  • sustainable business
World’s largest rail network consumes more electricity than Sri Lanka, but is taking new steps to cut power use. Photo by Sistak/Flickr
  • aligning profit and environmental sustainability
  • sustainable business
Blogs

What Can We Expect from India’s Climate Change Plan?

  • climate business
  • Cambio Climático
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
India’s climate action commitment is eagerly anticipated in the world. Photo by WRI
  • climate business
  • Cambio Climático
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
Blogs
Tamil Nadu is India's leading wind power state. (Zamin Uthukuli, Tamil Nadu, India) Photo by Dhruvaraj S/Flickr.
  • renewable energy

Managing Water Resources With Urban Design

  • Urban Development
  • water
  • water risk
  • watersheds
Photo Courtesy: WRI/Flickr
  • Urban Development
  • water
  • water risk
  • watersheds

When it Comes to Adaptation, We Need to Think Bigger

  • Governance
  • development
  • drought
  • ecosystem valuation
  • agricultura
  • sustainable agriculture
Rice farmers in India's Tiruvannamalai District. Photo by R.Amudha HariHaran/Flickr
  • Governance
  • development
  • drought
  • ecosystem valuation
  • agricultura
  • sustainable agriculture

That Dingy Bus Stop is Hindering India’s Progress - An Economic Case for Safe Public Transport

  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities initiative
A dingy bus stop, or a series of them, can thus cost more than a few dollars to the country. Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr
  • bus rapid transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities initiative