UN-Habitat
06 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 September 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the World Bank and Cities Alliance launched the Knowledge Centre on Cities and Climate Change (K4C) at the 6th World Urban Forum in Naples, Italy. K4C is an interactive knowledge platform for sharing best practices and experiences on climate change projects in cities.
This online climate change information repository promotes informed local government decision-making by providing access to a...
14 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Cape Verde Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territory Planning (MAHOT) organized a series of workshops on urban development and territorial planning for citizens of Cape Verde. The workshops were part of the larger Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). Workshop and other PSUP activities included individual and institutional capacity building, information gathering and training.
The workshops took place in nine...
07 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 May 2012: The High-level meeting on “Sustainable Cities: Rio+20 and Beyond” focused on the role of cities in achieving sustainable development and provided examples of sustainable urban development.
The meeting, which was organized by the Group of Friends for Sustainable Cities, in collaboration with the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), was held on 21 May 2012, in New York, US. During the meeting, participants heard a range of presentations, including one from the Brazilian...
14 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
May 2012: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has released the 2012 edition of its regional report the State of Arab Cities on the theme “Challenges of Urban Transition.” The report notes that, although urban slums are decreasing and urban innovations are being introduced, the region still faces major challenges, including high youth unemployment rates and climate change.
The report argues that climate change can increase the competition over scarce resources, decrease food security...
21 Apr 2012
This Forum will focus on the theme "The Urban Future," and will feature six thematic open dialogues, including one on environment, urban mobility and energy. WUF 6 will also include a series of roundtables conducted by different peer groups, a World Urban Youth Assembly, a Gender Equality Action Assembly, and a Business Assembly. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/world-urban-forum-6-wuf6/ ]
