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The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced five projects as finalists for the 2020-2021 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities today for showing how cities can address both climate change and inequality together. This year’s Prize for Cities theme of climate and equity drew more than 260 applications from around the world.

The five finalists are initiatives from Rosario, Argentina; Ahmedabad, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Monterrey Mexico; and London, UK. From curbing transport emissions to urban agriculture and flood protection in slums, each of the finalists takes a different approach. But they all show that cities can be more sustainable and more productive for more residents through empowering, participatory and climate-smart changes. These types of innovations are more important than ever, as cities are a crucial building block in an inclusive, resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities is the premier global award celebrating and spotlighting transformative urban change. Through the Prize, WRI seeks to inspire urban change-makers across the globe by elevating trailblazing initiatives and telling impactful stories of sustainable urban transformation.

The finalists will now be evaluated by a distinguished and independent jury of urban thinkers and leaders from outside WRI who will determine the winner of the grand prize of $250,000. The four runners’ up will each receive $25,000. “In an extraordinarily challenging year, these projects show the resilience and creativity of cities – that partnership between community groups, government and business can lead to significant change with multiple co-benefits,” said Ani Dasgupta, Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. “As cities seek new solutions to jumpstart their economies and become more resilient, these projects show how we can build cities that work better for people and the planet.”

For more information on the finalist, please visit the Prize for Cities website.

Source: World Resource Institute 

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NOW OPEN! Second Open Call for SDG Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda 

A second open call for SDG good practices, success stories and lessons learned in the implementation of 2030 Agenda is now open from 2 December 2020 to 14 March 2021. The purpose of this call is to highlight examples of good practices, including those that could be replicated or scaled-up by others across the globe.

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Click here to access the online portal for submission. The full application form could be viewed here. 

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More details on the first open Call for SDG Good Practices (2018 – 2019) and UN-Habitat shortlisted initiatives can be found here