Promoting a global discussion on how to manage our towns and cities better in a rapidly urbanising world
Category: Climate Change
Category: Complexitas
[Organization] - Posted by: Gareth Johnston - Wed 15 May, 2013Complexitas helps corporations and government to adapt to climate change and so become more resilient.
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Category: Future Megacities in Action Innovative Solutions for Energy- and Climate-Efficient Urbanisation
[Special Announcement] - Posted by: Nerisa Kamar - Wed 24 Apr, 2013
Title: Future Megacities in Action Innovative Solutions for Energy- and Climate-Efficient Urbanisation
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Category: Catholic Youth Network For Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA)
[Organization] - Posted by: Allen Ottaro - Thu 18 Apr, 2013
The mission of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA), is to offer the platform through which young Catholics across Africa can offer a response to the twin challenges of environmental degradation and climate change, from the perspective of Catholic social teaching on care for creation, paying attention to the most vulnerable.
The network aims to achieve this through:
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The network aims to achieve this through:
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Category: Scaled-up investments in sustainable cities crucial for improved resource efficiency and poverty eradication
Posted by: Edna Osebe - Wed 17 Apr, 2013 - Author(s): , The International Resource Panel (IRP), UNEP
Nairobi, 17 April 2013 – Investing in sustainable infrastructures and resource efficient technologies in cities offers a golden opportunity to deliver economic growth with lower rates of environmental degradation, reductions in poverty, cuts in greenhouse gases, and improved well-being, according to a new report released by the United Nations today. (...)
Category: UN-Habitat Governing Council kicks off
[News] - Posted by: Edna Osebe - Tue 16 Apr, 2013 - Author(s):
The 24th Session of UN-Habitat’s Governing kicked off in Nairobi with calls to better the lives of the world’s poor.
The week-long meeting was officially opened by Kenya’s newly elected President Uhuru Kenyatta. (...)
The week-long meeting was officially opened by Kenya’s newly elected President Uhuru Kenyatta. (...)
Category: UN-Habitat launches the bicycle sharing concept in Africa
[News] - Posted by: Ed Kerry - Tue 16 Apr, 2013 - Author(s):
UN-Habitat- Executive Director Dr. (...)
