How 3 cities are transforming to adapt to climate change

Jul 11, 2023

Systems change is needed to address the interconnected challenges facing cities, such as climate change, inequality, and environmental degradation. Image: Pexels/Kaique Rocha

Salome Gongadze

Evaluation, Learning, and Engagement Specialist, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

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Residents shop for locally-grown produce at a market in Rosario, Argentia. Markets like these are one of the benefits from land-use changes in the community that transforms flood zones into Image: WRI

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