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Climate, Economics and Finance

Delhi

Perspectives

February 23, 2023

Operationalizing Article 6: Issues for COP28 To Address

Climate
International Climate Action
COP29

Carbon markets emerged as key instruments at COP27 in Egypt

Climate
International Climate Action
COP29

Perspectives

February 22, 2023

Contextualizing Just Transitions: Contours of a Just Low Carbon Pathway for India

India’s big challenge would be to achieve its developmental goals while decoupling economic development from emissions

Perspectives

February 20, 2023

How Should Indian Cities Plan Their Charging Infrastructure and Electric Bus Operations?

With the procurement of electric buses in India, exploring range requirement and planning charging infrastructure is crucial for all stakeholders in the electric vehicle industry

Perspectives

February 2, 2023

WRI India Experts Decode Union Budget 2023

Many new five hundred rupee currency notes spread around.

Perspectives

January 27, 2023

5 Ways India Can Use Innovation to Meet Its Urbanization Challenge

By harnessing technology and nurturing innovation, Indian cities can address systemic challenges in service management and delivery

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

January 13, 2023

7 Tools for Aiding Adolescent Engagement in the Development Processes

Adolescents engaged in sharing learnings and feedback using digital mediums. Photo by WRI India.

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

January 3, 2023

How To Make Climate Solutions Accessible To Vulnerable Communities

Equitable and inclusive climate action in cities must focus on residents of informal settlements. Photo by Alfarnas Solkar/Unsplash.

Food, Land and Water

Perspectives

December 23, 2022

Small Steps Towards Restoring Damaged Lands

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

December 19, 2022

Swachh Vayu Survekshan and the Search for Clean Air

Road sweeping during a hazy winter morning. Photo by Sanjar Ali/WRI India

Perspectives

December 5, 2022

Deconstructing COP27 for India

The India pavilion at COP27. Photo by Deepthi Swamy/WRI India

Perspectives

November 30, 2022

Public Realm Transformation for Improved Access: Learnings From Fort Kochi's RoRo Jetty

Quick temporary interventions are an effective way to demonstrate the impacts of spatial design.

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

November 21, 2022

Youth-Led Urban Development: A Participatory Approach to Improving Public Spaces

Adolescents can be active contributors towards public space initiatives in their cities

Perspectives

November 15, 2022

Moving Towards Sustainable Urban Mobility for All

The backbone of urban mobility, public transport is beset by inefficient planning and a lack of finances that impacts both ridership and revenue.

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

November 14, 2022

Are Low-Emission Zones the Answer to Urban India’s Air Pollution Woes?

Vehicle restriction measures restrict the movement of vehicles in a defined area. These include entry restrictions on heavy and older vehicles and re-registration bans on older vehicles.

Perspectives

November 2, 2022

Why We Need to Prioritize Traffic Engineering for Street Safety

Urban streets in India typically focus on the structural strength of the road, with little or no priority given to street design.

Perspectives

November 2, 2022

How the Kochi Ithile Wayfinding Signages Improved Public Access Through Information Systems

Wayfinding signages are an innovative intervention which can positively impact accessibility in public spaces and cities.

Perspectives

November 1, 2022

Kawaki, a Community-Led Tree-Based Intervention for Climate Resilience: A Case Study

Kawaki is a strategic urban greening program that follows a well-planned and implemented methodology.

Perspectives

October 31, 2022

Moving Indian Freight Electrification into the Fast Lane

Image Credit: Yash Pratap Singh/WRI India

Sustainable Cities

Mumbai

Perspectives

October 27, 2022

Walking Along the Mithi River: Exploring a 17 KM Long Trained River and Urban Settlements on Its "Banks"

Sustainable Cities
Urban Water
Urban Resilience

The Mithi river must be allowed to function as a robust flood resilience infrastructure for the city, instead of turning into a dreaded bottleneck.

Sustainable Cities
Urban Water
Urban Resilience

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

October 26, 2022

How Kochi Can Use Geospatial Data To Build Resilience and Beat the Heat

Heat & Health
Extreme Heat

Urban green spaces can help maintain micro-climate conditions and improve thermal comfort by lowering the urban heat island effect.

Heat & Health
Extreme Heat