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Rogier van den Berg

@rogier_berg

Global Director WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities @WRIRossCities, @WorldResources @TUDelft @IHEID, jazz piano player

 Washington, DC
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Joined November 2017
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🌍 After a year of global elections and extreme weather, what's next for cities? @rogier_berg explores how urban areas are navigating climate action and development amid political shifts. Read the full analysis: bit.ly/3ZUzcpX #Cities #ClimateAction #UrbanDevelopment
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The felt temperature in Istanbul this year reached 45 °C. The exhausts of the busy traffic of this metropole makes the heat-island effect worse. (Part 1)
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★Read my article on the current developments in Syria★ 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 linkedin.com/posts/rogiervan…
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Have a look at our first episode of Watch Your Temperature Europe! Based on deep data analytics and real solutions in European Cities. @WRIRossCities @wrieurope
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🌡️ Blazing Barcelona: Spain has recently suffered devastating floods. Heat is another side of the climate crisis. As temperatures rise, Barcelona is feeling the heat, literally. (1/3)
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Getting a New Climate Finance Deal this Week Hinges on 3 Elements wri.org/insights/ncqg-climat… via @WorldResources
Getting a New Climate Finance Deal this Week Hinges on 3 Elements

Getting a New Climate Finance Deal this Week Hinges on 3 Elements

At COP29, negotiators are grappling with three issues at the core of the new climate finance agreement: quantity, contributors and quality.

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With Changemaker, Champion and #Prize4Cities finalist @CarlosMorenoFr 15 MINUTE CITY! @shiftcities @UNEP @theGEF @WRIRossCities @WUF_UNHabitat
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Record heat + rapid urbanization = mounting risks for billions in cities.🔥 Today at #WUF12, our Global Director @rogier_berg joined the "Scorching Cities" panel on scaling #UrbanHeat resilience strategies. Dig into our research on #ExtremeHeat in cities: bit.ly/4ejYORS
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WRI Africa@WRIafrica7 Nov 2024
📢 Exciting news from #WUF12: @ICLEIAfrica announced as new hosts of the #ACWAPlatform Secretariat! Together, we’re building water resilience and safeguarding Africa’s urban future. 🏙️🚰 The ACWA Platform: bit.ly/3SioTpP
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Cities can't achieve climate resilience without #women's leadership. At #WUF12, @rogier_berg moderated a vital discussion on #gender-responsive solutions in African #cities, showcasing how inclusion drives sustainable urban development. 🌍 👥 With @francediplo & @ChangeCities
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Great to witness mutual inspiration of two powerhouses in Urban Transformation @yakisawyerr #Freetown and @ClaudiaLopez #Bogota at @WRIRossCities @WUF12Egypt
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When young people help design public spaces, cities work better for everyone! 📷: @WRIRossCities' @rogier_berg & partners celebrate today's #WUF12 session on empowering youth in city planning, sharing inspiring stories from @WRIIndia’s Healthy City for Adolescents initiative.
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Opening @WUF12Egypt with raising of the flags! @WRIRossCities sees WUF12 as an important opportunity to bring solutions to the global housing crisis. 1 billion people lack access to safe and affordable housing. Solutions are local: #livableneighborhoods = best opportunity!
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WRI Colombia@WRIColombia27 Oct 2024
De igual forma, ayer en la tarde tuvimos una primera reunión en la que también participó el director de @WRIRossCities @rogier_berg. Esta vez, enfocada en temas de #CiudadesSustentables. 🧵👇
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Stientje v Veldhoven@SvVeldhoven23 Oct 2024
Cities are 🗝️to achieving net zero:they hold many potential solutions in energie, housing, transport, adaptation & biodiversity. But on top of that,cities play an important role in building trust with citizens - a key enabler for the transition. @techarena conference @rogier_berg
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🏙️ This #WorldCitiesDay, join us & #SystemsChangeLab to explore how #cities and #buildings can drive systemic change for a resilient urban future with experts from @WRIRossCities, @UNHABITAT, @theGEF & more. 📅Oct 31 ⏰10am EDT 📍Online Register now: bit.ly/4h4VLPt
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Groundbreaking Report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water: 5 missions to restore the broken Water Cycle. economicsofwater.watercommis… Urban Sustainable Water Management has a key role and cities can innovate to change consumption patterns of people and industries.
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WRI Africa@WRIafrica11 Oct 2024
🎊 Exciting news! South Africa's first electric minibus taxi, the eKamva, is here! Supported by @WorldResources and @AFD_France, @GoMetroApp introduces the eKamva & flx EV charging solution, revolutionizing transport sustainably in 🇿🇦. Find out more 🚗 bit.ly/4eYIupU
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Cities leading the way in the great transition: while Dutch national gov tries to postpone Zero Emission Zones, Cities are committed to their targets with reliable governance and pushing through. #BetterforPeople #BetterforBusiness #BetterforPlanet #CHAMP nos.nl/l/2539660
Kabinet legt zich neer bij de komst van uitstootvrije binnensteden

Kabinet legt zich neer bij de komst van uitstootvrije binnensteden

Het kabinet wil dat steden het weren van vervuilende bedrijfsbusjes in de binnenstad uitstellen. Maar gemeenten gaan erover en die zetten door.

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Great to see @WRIRossCities research on impacts of extreme heat across nearly 1000 Cities covered by the Financial Times today, with beautiful data visualizations. @BloombergDotOrg @WorldResources ft.com/content/7fc37e85-aa06…
Energy demand for cooling in global cities to soar, says report

Energy demand for cooling in global cities to soar, says report

Warming of 1.5C to 3C will lead to droughts and heatwaves requiring greater use of air-conditioning systems

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Cities as Change Agents, Delivery at Scale, Political Economy of Solutions and how to talk Change in an era of Geopolitical Fragmentation and Misinformation. @WRIRossCities Advisory Group brought vision for another 10 Years of Urban Transformation to come. #ClimateWeekNYC
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