GAP Partner Constituent Group- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)
The General Assembly of Partners (GAP) is an engagement platform that that aims to support stakeholder contributions to the ‘New Urban Agenda,’ the outcome document of the Habitat…
C40 2016 Awards announced
On December 1st, C40 announced the winners of the 2016 Cities Awards: Climate Action Plans & Inventories: Portland, United States Adaptation Plans & Assessments: Paris Building…
CityLab -The New Census Portrait of Rural America in 2016
New Census data show that the real differences between the city and the country may not match up with popular perception. CityLab. That rural-urban…
New Data-Driven Climate Action Planning Tool from the World Bank
The World Bank and partners have designed CURB, a free data-driven climate action planning tool to help cities more easily identify and prioritize cost-effective,…
There’s a Message for City Planners in Cape Town Plumbing Poll | Next City
Story and Photography by Ann Babe, Next City A mother and father stand in the doorway of their Khayelitsha home, looking on as their…
New Book:: Dynamics and Resilience of Informal Areas
Editors: Attia, S., Shabka, S., Shafik, Z., Ibrahim, A.A.A.M. (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-319-29948-8 This volume provides visionary approaches within the multi-disciplines engaged with informal settlements…
How grassroots are playing a role in Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda
Cities Today US Reporter, Mythili Sampathkumar, spoke to Rose Molokoane, co-Chair of the Grassroots Constituent Group Cities Today US Reporter, Mythili Sampathkumar, spoke to…
[New Book] Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World
by Shaibu Bala Garba, Umar G. Benna Publisher: IGI Global Release Date: June 2016 ISBN: 9781522501879 As the global population continues to boom,…
Air pollution to cause 6-9 million premature deaths and cost 1% GDP by 2060 – OECD
Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD…
Assessing Socioeconomic Resilience to Floods in 90 Countries
Authors: S. Hallegatte, World Bank Mook Bangalore, World Bank Adrien Vogt-Schilb, CIRED, Centre international de recherche sur l’environnement et le développement World Bank Policy…