Rising optimism for sinking land? Stories from Louisiana
by Charlotte Rasche, Masters Candidate at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Resilient Cities 2018 volunteer How can a government take action…
One city, many realities: The climate story in Lima
Peru is moving forward on climate action. Just few days before the Resilient Cities congress, the government passed Law 30754…
A snapshot of urban resilience
At the end of last year, nations had submitted nine National Adaptation Plans under the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework…
Stories from Mozambique: High impact, low cost interventions
by Sophia Rettberg, student at University College Maastricht and Resilient Cities 2018 volunteer Coastal cities in Mozambique are responding to…
Cities and climate science: The next frontier
At present, urban communities contribute up to 70 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions globally. They are also among the…
Insurance companies and cities: Allies in urban resilience
Once impacted by natural disasters, cities are relying on insurance companies to rebuild and recover, which is driving up premiums….
News from the front-line
At COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference, ICLEI and GLISPA – the Global Island Partnership – launched Front-line…
Multilevel climate governance: A hot topic for the next decade
The Talanoa Dialogue launched at COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2017, is designed to take stock of and…
A match for resilience: The public sector and small and medium enterprises
by Sophia Rettberg, student at University College Maastricht and Resilient Cities 2018 volunteer For cities to advance resilient development strategies,…
Our digital cities: Open, transparent – but hackable?
Five seconds, a simple laptop, knowing where to look and what to look for. This is what it took to Thomas…
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Four top ways to drive resilient urban development
We live in an increasingly urban world. Over half the global population lives in cities, and more than two-thirds will…
Urban freight: Untapped potential for the low-carbon transition
Transport contributes to 23 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, pointing to the significant potential for mitigation action in this…