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Cities All Staff Meeting Overview March 2024

CanAIRy Learn: Tech Talk 3 | Performance Evaluation for CanAIRy Alert’s Forecasting Model

The third technical talk of the Air Quality Community of Practice, CanAIRy Learn, discussed the importance of conducting perfor...

Integrated Urban Planning in the Global South

Increasing Awareness Through Ambient Air Quality: Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Visualization

Theory of Change Interactive Course (Beta)

Cities All Staff Meeting May 2024 – Highlight WRI Colombia

Deep Dive Retreat Content

CanAIRy Learn: Tech Talk 2 | Empowering African Cities with Air Quality Forecasting

Facilitation Aids and Techniques

Facilitation Skills Training Overview Online Course

2024 Den Haag Planning Retreat Content

Deep Dive Overview Update 2023

November 2023 WRI Network Project Updates

High Air Pollution Episode in Cities: Understanding through Data and Tools

Air Quality Monitoring Equipment Workshop and Sharing Session (English Version)

Urban Areas for Better Air in Bogotá

The session aims to create synergy between the Southeast Asia Air Quality Community of Practice (SEA-CoP) and the Clean Air Cat...

Recap | Second Stage: CanAIRy Alert Training

The CanAIRy Alert project, with support from the Clean Air Fund, held a “CanAIRy Alert Training: Tools for Air Quality Ma...

Second stage: 2nd tech talk | Operationalizing air quality forecasts in the city context

The second tech talk of the second stage of the Air Quality Community of Practice of Latin American and African cities (part of...

CanAIRy Learn. Air Quality Community of Practice: Second stage: 3rd tech talk | Systematic development of integrated emissions inventories

CanAIRy Learn Air Quality Community of Practice Second stage: 1st tech talk | Air Quality Data: quality assurance and quality control

Air Quality – CanAIRy Learn 1 tech talk CanAIRy Alert Forecast Overview

Successful Efforts led by REHOUSE Partners

This set of cases highlights the work of the REHOUSE (Resilient, Equitable Housing, Opportunities & Urban Services) partner...

Stakeholder Engagement and Governance Management Structures

This course discusses the importance of equitable stakeholder engagement in planning. The course will discuss the different sta...

Using Data in Urban Planning

This course discusses the importance of the use of data in urban planning. It will also address data management, governance, an...

Framing the Opportunity

What this guide will cover 1. What’s the purpose of framing the opportunity? 2. Why is it important to develop a comprehe...

Seven Transformations for More Equitable and Sustainable Cities

The World Resources Institute (WRI) spent six years investigating economic, demographic, and resource challenges and how t...

South-South Dialogue

The closing of the first stage of the Air Quality Community of Practice of LATAM and African cities was moderated by Daniel Iba...

Seventh Technical Session | Use of satellite products to identify and quantify emissions

The seventh and final technical seminar of the Air Quality Community of Practice for LATAM and African cities was moderated by ...

Third Technical Session | Towards an integrated vision of climate and clean air action plans: perspectives and experiences

The third technical session of the Air Quality community of practice was held last April 26th, 2022, and was moderated by the W...

Sixth Technical Session | Evaluating air quality impact: indicators to assess policy interventions

The objective of the sixth technical seminar of the Air Quality Community of Practice of LATAM and African cities was to addres...

Second Technical Session | Reference monitoring networks vs. Hyperlocal monitoring networks: accreditation process by national entities

The second technical session of the Air Quality Community of Practice took place this Tuesday, April 5, 2022, via Zoom Webinar....

Fourth Technical Session | Participatory science: promoting actions for clean air

First Technical Session | Useful air quality forecasts for cities: performance assessment

The Air Quality Community of Practice of latam and African cities aims to share best practices for the generation and...

Fifth Technical Session | Generation and visualization of air quality data

Theory of Change

Strategy Development

Proposal Development

Launch of Canairy Alert, a new program to support cities in Africa to improve their air quality forecasting and research on pollution sources

Air pollution remains a major environmental challenge with significant impacts on human health and ecosystems. Cities in the lo...

Serie: Clean Fleets, Clean Cities. Casos de éxito en la implementación y transición a flotas limpias

Este segundo panel tuvo como objetivo ofrecer desde la perspectiva de expertos en la aplicación de tecnologías para la reducció...

Presentation of the Participatory Integrated Emissions Inventory of the AMG (English version)

This webinar aims to present the Inventory, the first integrated inventory of emissions of criteria pollutants and greenhouse g...

Participatory science for clean air in Mexican cities (English version)

Participatory science is a collaborative and co-creative process that involves different actors such as academia, government, c...

Findings and Lessons Learned from the CityAQ Project, Air Quality Forecasts (English version)

The World Resources Institute Mexico (WRI) in collaboration with the Office of Assimilation and Global Modeling of the National...

Future Urban Mobility Calculator: An electric mobility infrastructure tool

The Future Mobility Calculator (FMC) is an Excel-based tool that helps cities make informed decisions about the future of their...

The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses

The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses is an appraisal tool that aims to provide bus operators and city offici...

Overcoming Barriers to Financing Sustainable Urban Infrastructure [Draft Version]

Introduction to Communications at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

An Introduction to Research at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Urban Forests for Healthier Cities: Policy, Planning, Regulations, and Institutional Arrangements

Social Equity Considerations for Cities’ Decision Making Related to Inner, Nearby, and Faraway Forests

TOD & Road Safety / Session 4 / Financing & Implementing Road Safety in TOD

This session is the fourth and final session in a four-part workshop series highlighting the importance of road safety, in Tran...

TOD & Road Safety / Session 2 / Assessing and Enabling Road Safety for TOD

This workshop is the second session in a four-part series highlighting the importance of road safety, in Transit-Oriented Devel...

Discussion on Depot and Charging Management for Electric Buses

EV Connect

Electric Vehicle Safety: Thermal Runaway, Fire Characteristics & Suppression in Lithium-ion Batteries

TOD & Road Safety / Session 3 / Planning and Designing Road Safety Measures in TOD

This session is the third in a four-part workshop series highlighting the importance of road safety, in Transit-Oriented D...

TOD & Road Safety / Session 1

This workshop is first in a four-part series highlighting the importance of road safety, in Transit-Oriented Development (...

Enabling Safe Access to Mass Transit (SAM) Toolkit

Good Practice Note: Integration of Road Safety Considerations in Transit-Oriented Development projects

This note has been prepared by WRI India as part of the assignment: “Integration of Road Safety Considerations in Transit-Orien...

Reducing Demand for Vehicle Trips in Cities

Integration of Road Safety Considerations in Transit-Oriented Development Projects

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) focuses on the integration of systems for active transport users, public transit users, and ...

Toward Efficient Informal Urban Transit

How Cities can Engage Organizations in Improving Urban Mobility

City Climate Action Planning

BETA: Social Equity Considerations for Cities’ Decision Making Related to Inner, Nearby, and Faraway Forests

Battery Monitoring – Importance and Solutions for Public Transport Companies

AQ Tech Talk: Forecast and Impacts of Saharan Dust

Broadly Beneficial Clean-Energy Planning Session 3: Turning Scenarios into Policies

Broadly Beneficial Clean-Energy Planning Session 2: Defining and Modeling Scenarios

Broadly Beneficial Clean-Energy Planning Session 1: Stage-setting and Baseline Data

Towards a More Equal City: World Resources Report Update and COVID-19 Connections

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus many underlying economic and social fragilities in urban areas. This kind...

Technology, financing and commercialization aspects: Lessons from Indian EV Start-up

We all know how first and last mile connectivity can be a hindrance for the seamless usage of a perfect public transportation s...

AQ Tech Talk: Developing City-Level Air Quality Forecasting, The Mexico City Experience

Lithium-ion Battery Hazards and Design Challenges for the Electric Vehicle Sector

India is witnessing significant growth in the e-mobility and renewable energy sectors. Batteries are an integral part of these ...

Build Back Better: Cities at the Frontlines of COVID-19 Impact and Recovery

AQ Tech Talk: Air Pollution Measurement & Mitigation for the Transport Sector

Disruptive Potential of Fuel Cell Technology in the Indian Transportation Sector

AQ Tech Talk: Towards Cleaner Air in Surat, India

AQ Tech Talk: Low-Cost Sensor Pilot and Citizen Engagement in Brasil

Electricity Pricing and Charging Strategy for Electric Vehicles in India

Financing Sustainable Urban Development: An Introduction

Understanding Batteries for Electric Vehicles (EV): Technology and Performance Aspects

To encourage mass adoption of electric mobility in Indian cities and see the expected positive impacts, it is very important to...

Testing and Accreditation Status of Electric Vehicles in India

With electric mobility emerging as one of the most prominent measures to tackle climate change, it is important to keep in mind...

Sustainable Financial Mechanisms and Innovative Business Models for Electric vehicles in India

Although there have been many efforts to promote electrification of transport in India, there are still major anxieties th...

Standardizing Charging of Electric Vehicles: Benefits, Opportunities and Challenges

India is moving rapidly towards cleaner transportation with the growth in electric mobility. The Government has introduced suit...

Retrofitting for Electric Vehicles: Status, Potential and Challenges

India is moving rapidly towards cleaner transportation with the growth in electric mobility. The Indian government has introduc...

Impact of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging on the Local Grid

The transport sector is the largest user of oil and second largest source of CO2 emissions world-wide. The Indian transportatio...

Corporate Adoption of Electric Vehicles in India

Circular Economy Strategy for Batteries in India

Toxic Air: The Challenge of Ozone Pollution

Surface ozone is a dangerous climate and air pollutant, damaging human health, ecosystems, crops and other plants, and contribu...

OpenAQ: Fighting Air Inequality through Open Data and Community

Air pollution, responsible for more deaths each year than HIV/AIDS and malaria, combined, is a global public health crisis. Yet...

Introduction to City Climate Action Planning

Bringing Sustainable Development Considerations to Renewable Energy Decision-Making

Transforming Streets and Public Spaces with Tactical Urbanism

Road safety is a global concern, as more than 1.35 million people are killed on roads each year. As part of its road safety pro...

Nature-Based Solutions for Water and Resilience: An Overview for Cities and Urban Planners

Nature-based Solutions (NBS) that strategically conserve or restore nature to support conventionally built infrastructure syste...

Enabling Safe Commutes for School Children: Case of Rohtak, Haryana

BikeLab for Turkish Cities

How to Incorporate TOD Strategy into Master Plans

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is already established as one of the main urban planning strategies for compact growth. Howe...

Improving Access Through Efficient Paratransit Systems

Enabling Safe Access to Mass Transit: A tool for community engagement and decision making

Business Models for Electric Bus Adoption

This webinar will explain some principal components of business models that enable adoption of electric buses in public transpo...