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What Chile Protests Reveal About the Country's Transport Inequalities 

Protests in Chile that led the UN to relocate the 2020 UN Climate Conference are the result of worsening socioeconomic inequalities. Transport is an area where these are felt acutely, writes Dario HidalgoRead more.
 

Protesters gather in the Plaza Baquedano in Santiago, holding signs and Chile’s flag, to protest metro fare hikes. Photo by Carlos Figueroa/Wikimedia Commons
President Donald Trump, 2018. Photo by The Epoch Times/Flickr

What Makes a Partnership Transformational

New WRI research seeks to uncover the secrets of partnerships that advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Have an insight to share? Researchers and practitioners are invited to provide comments. Read more.

Cape Town’s largest reservoir, Theewaterskloof, at 11% capacity in March 2018. Photo by Zaian/Creative Commons

Responding to Day Zero Equitably: Lessons from Water Crises in Cape Town and Chennai 

When Cape Town, South Africa, and Chennai, India, nearly ran out of water, they averted Day Zero with creative short-term solutions. Underlying problems, including lousy water management and deep social inequities, remain. Read more.

Makunda Hospital, in a remote rural area of India, often faces power outages. Solar panels could help hospitals like this one maintain more reliable electricity. Photo by Amala Devi/WRI.

Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution 

Ground-level ozone, which can cause deadly respiratory problems while raising global temperatures, is a complicated problem. Elizabeth Moses identifies three strategies that can help. Read more.


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