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To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down—Upgrade 

Historically, cities have tried to improve poor neighborhoods by knocking them down. Upgrading with input from residents is often better. Maria Hart and Robin King share new case study success stories from Indonesia, India and Thailand. Read more.
 

One of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
To feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050, we need large-scale reductions in food loss and waste. Photo: iStock

There’s No Time, or Food, to Waste 

How will we feed nearly 10 billion people by the middle of this century? Wasting less food is crucial. Craig Hanson highlights 10 interventions from a new WRI report that show how to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal of halving food loss and waste by 2050. Read more.

Upper Colorado River, Utah; part of the Colorado River watershed. Photo by U.S. Bureau of Land Management

New Guidance Can Help Companies Reduce Water Risk, Improve Watersheds 

Water-related risk is a growing threat to companies. A new guide prepared by WRI and partners helps companies cope by setting site-specific targets. Read more.

Renewable energy and electric vehicles can strengthen one another. Photo credit: Argonne National Lab/Flickr

4 Emerging Ways to Pair Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy 

Electric vehicles can help accelerate the shift to renewables in myriad ways. Lori Bird, WRI’s Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy, spotlights how US utilities are responding in a new research paper with Norma HutchinsonRead more.


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