Posts tagged with 'Caterpillar Foundation'
Rwanda’s Cities Turn to Green-Gray Infrastructure to Address Climate Risks
Rwanda’s Cities Turn to Green-Gray Infrastructure to Address Climate Risks
Over the next few decades, Rwanda is positioned to become one of the most competitive investment destinations in East Africa. National targets, such as achieving upper middle-income status by 2035 and high-income status by 2050 (Vision 2050)1, signal the government’s ...
Utah Pioneers a New Model for Wildfire Resilience
Utah Pioneers a New Model for Wildfire Resilience
Twenty years ago, the forested slopes above Alpine Acres — a small community at the source of the Weber River in Summit County, Utah — were overgrown with dry brush and primed for wildfire. With only one road in and ...
Chengdu Shows How Cities Can Turn Climate Commitments Into Action
Chengdu Shows How Cities Can Turn Climate Commitments Into Action
The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities’ Sustainable and Livable Cities Initiative supports key leaders in China, India and Brazil in improving urban quality of life and environmental sustainability. WRI’s blog series on the Initiative will highlight some of the projects that ...
Bangalore’s Airport to Become a Leader in Solar Energy Production
Bangalore’s Airport to Become a Leader in Solar Energy Production
The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities’ Sustainable and Livable Cities Initiative supports key leaders in China, India and Brazil in improving urban quality of life and environmental sustainability. WRI’s blog series on the Initiative will highlight some of the projects that ...
In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Breaking Car Addictions Starts in the Workplace
In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Breaking Car Addictions Starts in the Workplace
The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities’ Sustainable and Livable Cities Initiative supports key leaders in China, India and Brazil in improving urban quality of life and environmental sustainability. WRI’s blog series on the Initiative will highlight some of the ...
Caterpillar Foundation Awards Major Support to World Resources Institute for Sustainable Cities Initiative
Caterpillar Foundation Awards Major Support to World Resources Institute for Sustainable Cities Initiative
The Caterpillar Foundation today announced a five-year, $12.5 million grant to the World Resources Institute (WRI) to advance the progress of environmentally sustainable and livable cities in China, India, and Brazil. WRI intends to develop low-carbon city models and pathways for environmentally sustainable ...
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