Jillian Du
Jillian Du is part of the Sustainable Cities’ Research & Knowledge Exchange team at World Resources Institute (WRI). She focuses on access to urban services, building urban climate resilience, and inclusive climate action. Her recent work examines urban water and sanitation access in cities in the global south. She also plays a key role in managing WRI’s flagship publication, the World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City. Prior to joining WRI, Jillian worked as an environmental researcher and editor for The Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum and as an international educator in Taiwan and Vietnam. She holds a master’s degree from American University in Global Environmental Policy, and a B.A. from University of California – San Diego in Environmental Systems and Policy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a disruptive new normal for everyone through shelter-in-place orders and social distancing guidelines. But for the billions of urban poor, these guidelines aren’t just burdensome; they’re essentially impossible.
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16 April, 2020
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