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Integrating Water and Sanitation with Wider Slum Upgrading
Sam Drabble, Sara Márquez Martín, and Jane Weru explore how water and sanitation can and should be better integrated with wider slum...


ACD Conversation Lab No. 6: City Changers: Climate Action and Bringing Hidden Inequalities to light
In this accelerating world of uncertain outcomes from climate change, how do we pause and give space to what can emerge - with an...


New call for proposals for Urban Thinkers Campus (7.0) – DEADLINE 20 OCTOBER 2021
We are happy to announce the new call for proposals for the Urban Thinkers Campus Phase 7 (UTC 7.0). Kindly find all information. HERE...


Cities Of The Future – More Than Just Flying Cars
Christopher Dekki outlines why inclusivity should be at the centre of future urban planning. Humanity is a restless species – we tend to...


Actionaid: Rohingya volunteers are first to respond when emergencies hit Cox's Bazar
On the fourth anniversary of their displacement, we take a look at the resilience of the Rohingya refugee community in Cox's Bazar. The...


Plan International: REIMAGINING CLIMATE EDUCATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP
Plan International conducted a global online survey to capture the opinions and experiences of young people on climate change education...


Climate cities & Children
Climate change is a threat multiplier, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable girls and boys. Though children are the least...


UN-HABITAT - Urban Impact – Issue 13, July 2021
Highlights from UN-Habitat on climate action, cities and pandemics, country operations and more. Urban Impact, a quarterly newsletter...


Urban Lab 1 “Championing Local Green Deals”
The Urban Lab Session “Championing Local Green Deals” will take place online on 16th July, 9.30-11.00 CEST. The event is coordinated by...


WIEGO - Building Momentum to Expand Social Protection
WIEGO’s Mike Rogan and Laura Alfers discuss how the pandemic has underscored the importance of social protection and public services to...


The Future is Public Transport
To achieve the economic, social and environmental benefits of mass public transport, we need long-term sustainable public investment in...


DREAMTOWN - Mentor of dreams
Interview with Pride Mujoli, known as Mentor, founder of the youth-led organisation, Yellow World. By Stine Kronsted, Dreamtown’s Urban...


What is Next for Cities and Climate? 3 Established Strategies for Advancing Climate CollaboratiON
With climate change impacts intensifying in the coming years, governmental action is now needed more than ever. Paola Adriázola...


Urban Thinkers Campus “Climate Adaptation in Challenging Environments in the MENA Region”
ISOCARP Institute together with Middle East Cities Center at the American University in Dubai will organize on the 22nd of June 2021 the...


EXTENDED CALL TO HOST AN Urban Thinkers Campus IN 2021 - NEW DEADLINE: 30 june
The Steering Committee members further requested UN-Habitat to issue the 4th call for proposals to host more campuses worldwide. The new...


How to Bring a Community Together During COVID-19 (and Beyond)
A North London community has been revived by transforming their public space into a Streatery. What drove this change? How has COVID-19...


Climate Change Adaptation in Spain: When a Plan is not Enough
Reducing carbon emissions is no longer enough to reduce the effects of climate change, making climate adaptation – the process of...


Renewable tech brings power swarming through the world’s poorest villages
Around 789 million people worldwide still have no access to electricity, seriously hampering their opportunities for development. But the...


Mobilising Intersectional Climate Action: Lessons from Barcelona
There is growing urgency for cities to take integrated climate action that can address inequalities more holistically. Barcelona is...


UNICEF joins the World Urban Campaign to promote children and youth issues
Nairobi, 20 May 2021 – UNICEF, the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children...
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