Tag: Cities

The first day of the ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022 closed with a discussion on “Equitably Shaping Our Sustainable Urban Future.” ...

We have all heard that when it comes to the climate crisis, cities are both the problem and the solution ...

A Roadmap From Industrial Legacy Cities For cities with an industrial past that have undergone major transitions away from heavy ...

Cities generate an estimated 75% of all global CO2 emissions and urban freight contributes up to 40% of these emissions. ...

Urban Areas Can Lead the Way in Establishing a Framework to Reduce Food Waste. Five years ago, the UN General ...

Tackling the climate emergency – a security, socioeconomic and environmental crisis – requires the unprecedented transformation of energy systems and ...

The Circular Economy Club (CEC) will celebrate its inaugural “Circular Cities Week” event from Oct. 28–Nov. 3, 2019. The goal of ...

What should a city do if half of its population cannot access a public service? It sounds like a somewhat ...

When working towards sustainable cities, it is essential to make its citizens behave sustainably to overcome environmental exposure. As the ...

Climate change does not affect all people equally. Certain countries, especially small island nations, are already facing the concrete effects ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY IRINA BOKOVA, DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF UNESCO SINCE 2009. THIS PIECE IS PART OF ...