Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa
Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa, edited by Africa Centre for Cities (ACC), powerfully demonstrates that some of the most resourceful entrepreneurs in the South African informal economy are migrants and refugees. Yet far from being lauded, they take their life into their hands when they trade on South Africa’s “mean streets”.
Finance for renewable energy and climate resilience increased 18% from 2013
Read the Report: Climate Policy Initiative Experts say trillions will be needed over the coming decades to hold global warming to 2C, the…
South African Cities Network reveals growth of smart towns
A new South African Cities Network (SACN) report assessing the financial fitness of nine of the largest cities in South Africa has found cities…
World Migration Report 2015 | International Organization for Migration
The World Migration Report 2015: Migrants and Cities, New Partnerships to Manage Mobility ─ the eighth report in IOM’s World Migration Report (WMR) series ─ focuses on how migration and migrants are shaping cities and how the life of migrants is shaped by cities, their people, organizations and rules.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
By helping our Members to make their cities and regions sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, ecomobile, biodiverse, resource-efficient and productive, healthy and happy, with a green…
Pacific Institute
The Pacific Institute is a global water think tank that provides science-based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local, national, and international efforts in…
Sustainable Development Solutions Center
Sustainable Development Solutions Center is a New York based policy advisory facility at the New School focused on climate change, infrastructure economics and finance,…
German Development Institute|Deutsches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is a leading thinktank for global development and international cooperation, located in Bonn Germany.
ICLEI Case Studies | Shimla, India
ICLEI Case Studies The ICLEI Case Study series highlights the role of ICLEI Members and other local governments as key drivers and implementers of…
Global Mayors, Governors Commit to Urban Sustainable Development Agenda
On September 24, 2015, more than 40 global mayors and local and government leaders came together to support a sustainable future free of poverty, hunger…