Around the 🌎, #cities are meeting climate risk with local action. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru launched a heat collective. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg is building community gardens. 🇲🇽 Hermosillo is collaborating with residents on a cooling project. Read our July newsletter for more 🔗 bit.ly/4wGbtrL

From e-mobility to AI, 🆕 technology is transforming transportation — so how can these changes create opportunities for more people? Next March, experts from around the 🌍 will convene in Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸, to answer this question at #TTDC27. Stay tuned 👉 transformingtransportation.org

When it comes to global warming, every fraction of a degree matters. 🆕 WRI analysis explores how 1.5 & 3°C of warming might affect ~1,000 of the 🌏's largest #cities. See how your city could be affected ➡️ bit.ly/4bN3Mre Explore solutions with #CoolCitiesLab ➡️ coolcities.wri.org

Urban development & nature are often positioned as at odds with each other 🤼 — but nature can help us build healthy #cities. By implementing green spaces 🌳, cities can combat urban heat, boost native biodiversity & improve residents' mental and physical health. Read more 👉 bit.ly/45aSObz

The average global temperature is shifting — and so is the way we talk about it 🗣️. Our Data Scientist Ruth Engel dives into how heat-related communications 🤳 can reframe extreme heat as a public health hazard, rather than an ambient background condition. 👉 bit.ly/4pCtrZu

In Johannesburg, apartheid-era development left the most vulnerable communities w/o the green infrastructure needed to protect them from climate change. #SUNCASA is bridging the #city's green divide. W/ funding from Amazon’s Right Now Climate Fund, we're expanding these efforts 🌱. ➡️ bit.ly/4fm5P6s

Record-breaking heat 🔥 is hitting #cities around the world. In an interview with @grist.org, our Senior Fellow Kurt Shickman shared how extreme heat is impacting human health and the future of climate action. Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/4fEWqbu

Dependence on imported fossil fuels ⛽ leaves economies vulnerable to geopolitical events far beyond their borders. As the conflict in Iran continues, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is turning a moment of crisis into an opportunity to build a more sustainable, resilient & equitable transport system. ➡️ bit.ly/4vTfjwI

From boda bodas & marshrutkas to colectivos & tuk-tuks 🛺, paratransit provides crucial connections for millions of urban residents around the 🌏. Join us in Bangkok, 🇹🇭, for #GLOCON26, the 1st global convening on informal & shared mobility. Early bird prices available until July 15 👉 bit.ly/4f5pZ4v

Last month was the hottest June on record 🔥 in Western Europe. In an interview with @grist.org, our Senior Fellow Kurt Shickman shared that extreme heat is “something that we’re seeing more and more of. These types of iconic moments can be galvanizing for years and years to come.” Read more ⬇️

Grist@grist.org · 4w ago

Western Europe just set the record for its hottest June ever

With climate change and a severe El Niño underway, #cities need to understand heat’s effects on people and their health 🌡️. "We have the data and the solutions. It’s time for governments to use them,” 💬 WRI Ross Center's Eric Mackres and Drexel University's Usama Bilal. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4wy8K39

African #cities are rethinking 💭 what counts as infrastructure. By integrating urban forests, wetland parks, rain gardens & other #NBS 🌿 into their urban design, these cities are showing how nature can be one of our strongest allies against the climate crisis. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4aGyjXc

From FIFA World Cup hydration breaks ⚽ to recent heat waves in Europe ☀️, extreme heat is already reshaping daily life. WRI’s Carter Brandon and Ruth Engel unpack how #cities are responding to urban heat, which solutions work and what we can do to prepare for a hotter future. 👉 bit.ly/4oU8Xea

2023–2024 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities finalist 🏆 Green Community Schoolyards has created safe, accessible green spaces for New Yorkers. Now, it's advocating for greener schoolyards across 🇺🇸, showing how locally grounded urban solutions 🌳 can shape broader policy conversations. 👉 bit.ly/4y0XOwp

WRI welcomes Nairobi, 🇰🇪; Rio de Janeiro, 🇧🇷; the Oromia Region, 🇪🇹; and Medellín, 🇨🇴, to #BIGRS! By scaling proven, evidence-based road safety solutions 🚸 in these new regions, we're excited to continue making #cities more livable, prosperous and safe for everyone. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4oX0bvZ

At #LCAW2026, the Research on Infrastructure in Developing Economies program showcased 🆕 open data systems & AI tools that, if used correctly, can accelerate the road to sustainable transport 🚞. Our Urban Mobility Director Felipe Ramírez Buitrago shares his 🔑 takeaways. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3R4EBt7

In response to Western Europe's deadly heat wave 🌡️, our Data & Tools Senior Manager Eric Mackres shared how passive solutions, like cool roofs & urban trees 🌳, can cool #cities down in a sustainable, equitable & cost-effective way. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4mTuj9n

World Resources Institute@worldresources.bsky.social · last mo.

🔥Record-breaking heat is striking cities across Western Europe. In an interview with CNN, @wrirosscities.bsky.social's Eric Mackres explained that passive cooling solutions like shade structures, cool roofs & urban trees — are 🔑 to tackling extreme urban heat. Read more ➡️ go.wri.org/europe-dilem...

The 🆕 CHAMP Subnational Advisory Council will ensure that climate solutions, lived realities and expertise from #cities and regions around the 🌏 help shape climate decisions at the highest level. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4f3dCHr #CHAMPclimate #LCAW2026 #LondonClimateActionWeek

World Resources Institute@worldresources.bsky.social · last mo.

Today at #LCAW2026, the 🆕 CHAMP Subnational Advisory Council met for the 1st time. A group of mayors & regional leaders from around the 🌏, the group will shape #CHAMPclimate’s strategic direction, advocacy priorities & implementation efforts. ➡️ www.c40.org/news/cities-...

This week, as 75k+ climate experts converge at #LCAW2026, London is experiencing a sweltering heat wave ☀️. By using data from #CoolCitiesLab 📈, officials can analyze hyperlocal heat-risks & model cooling solutions across the #city. Explore it now 🔎 coolcities.wri.org

UN climate negotiations focus 🔎 on countries, but #cities are more connected to the delivery of climate ambition & its impacts on people. #CHAMPclimate's 🆕 Implementation Roadmap uses the power of multilevel partnerships to enhance climate action. ➡️ go.wri.org/champ-steeri...

World Resources Institute@worldresources.bsky.social · last mo.

Today at #LCAW2026, #CHAMPclimate kicked off a new era of climate action. Representing 40% of the 🌍’s emissions with 77 countries & the European Union, the coalition is supercharging ⚡ impact on the ground through its 🆕 Implementation Roadmap. ➡️ go.wri.org/champ-steeri...

With the 🌍 facing an energy supply crisis & geopolitical disruption, climate action risks being drowned out by competing headlines 📰.⁣ That’s why we’re joining 75k+ climate experts from around the world at #LCAW2026! Explore our full agenda 👉 bit.ly/44sFqyM

This week at #WCS2026 in Singapore 🇸🇬, we brought together delegates from 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 finalist RISE 🇮🇩 & Grand Prize Winner Move As One Coalition 🇵🇭 for a conversation on people-centered urban transformation in Southeast Asia & beyond. Learn more 👉 PrizeforCities.org

From Cape Town, 🇿🇦, to Freetown, 🇸🇱, #cities across Africa are using land-based finance to fuel growth. Hellen Wanjohi-Opil shares 🆕 research by UN-Habitat & the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy — w/ support from WRI Africa — on how land-based finance can 🔓 better urban services. ➡️ go.wri.org/sFnDtt

From aligning priorities on #CHAMPclimate’s forthcoming Implementation Roadmap to celebrating GIZ’s 🆕 CHAMP Implementation Program, our meeting with the CHAMP Steering Group in Bonn, 🇩🇪, this week provided hope for the future of multilevel climate action. Learn more ➡️ www.champ-climate.org

World Resources Institute@worldresources.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From strategy 💭 to implementation 🏗️, strong partnerships across all levels of government are the 🔑 to effective climate action. We joined representatives from the nine-country CHAMP Steering Group's strategy meeting in Bonn, 🇩🇪, this week. Learn more➡️ www.champ-climate.org

DYK that with the right collaboration from national governments, #cities can reduce their emissions by ~90%? #CHAMPclimate offers an effective, scalable framework for multilevel partnerships 🤝 that can close the emissions gap & build climate resilience. ➡️ www.champ-climate.org

World Resources Institute@worldresources.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This week, the Coalition for High-Ambition Multilevel Partnerships Steering Group, met in Bonn, 🇩🇪, to shape #CHAMPclimate's strategic direction & launch a preview of its Implementation Roadmap. Our 🔑 takeaway? It's time to shift from ambition ➡️ delivery. 👉 www.champ-climate.org

How can #cities build more resilient urban systems? What can they do to meet residents’ needs? What governance tools will make these efforts durable? Our experts 💡 will be answering these questions & more at the #WorldCitiesSummit in Singapore 🇸🇬 next week. Explore the agenda 🔎 bit.ly/4uTVZiS

Autocentric development 🛣️ divides neighborhoods, strips away local amenities & drives sprawl. 🆕 analyses from the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) give #cities across 🇺🇸 clear visualizations of the day-to-day barriers & opportunities caused by divisive infrastructure. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4cJWZy9

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re looking at how #NBS could be #cities' strongest defense against climate change. Solutions like urban wetlands & green corridors can: 🌊 Absorb flood water 🔥 Mitigate heat 🦋 Boost biodiversity 🧑‍🌾 Provide jobs ➕ More! 👉 bit.ly/4dZVg8v

This World #BicycleDay 🚴, our Global Urban Mobility Deputy Director Claudia Adriazola-Steil joined the Washington Area Bicyclist Association & embassy representatives from around the 🌏 for a bike ride around Washington, DC, 🇺🇸. Her message to the embassies? Active mobility is 🔑. 👉 bit.ly/4e3SfnG

Extreme urban heat is becoming more frequent, dangerous & disruptive — but #cities are not powerless. Expanding tree canopy, creating shaded public spaces & investing in heat-resilient urban design can make a real difference. Explore 🔎 coolcities.wri.org #HeatActionDay