A Time for Pioneering Local Climate Action
As the COP21 approaches, national governments have recognized that, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it, “The road to sustainability…
Reducing Emissions from the Transport Sector: Still a Forgotten Issue in Global Negotiations?
Guest post by Paula Perez Muleiro, European TK’Blue Agency Transport represents 26 percent of global CO2 emissions, and this sector is…
Resilient Cities 2015 Interviews: Vikas Desai
We conducted a series of interviews at our Resilient Cities 2015 congress. Here, Vikas Desai of the Urban Health and…
Mixing Financial Resources for Local Climate Action
At Metropolitan Solutions 2015, we sat down with Eva Ringhof – Social Development Specialist at the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)…
Developing Bankable Projects for Cities
At Metropolitan Solutions 2015, we interviewed Klaus Gihr (Head of Division, Energy, Water and Agriculture Unit, KfW Development Bank). Below…
Cities in Action: Low-Carbon Action in Helsinki
The Urban-LEDS European Project City of Helsinki aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2020,…
G1: “It’s Not Just the Same Old. It’s Really Something New!”
A talk show at an international conference? It works! Guests Richard Friend (Institute of Social and Environmental Transition in Bangkok),…
G2: Resilient Businesses Make Strong Communities
Between 2011 and 2012, three hurricanes struck New York City, seriously damaging the city’s coasts. For example, Hurricane Sandy caused…
B4: Making Plans that Outlast Politicians
This post is part of our live blog series from the Resilient Cities 2015 congress. For more live blogs, please…
F3: No Data, No Assessment
Let’s create a new indicator: the number of smart phone pictures taken in a session could tell us how interesting…
E3: Is Green Always Better Than Gray?
Is it better to use green infrastructure solutions than gray ones for enhancing resilience? You might think that the answer…
Outlook: All Roads Lead to Paris (Via All Other Cities)
This post is part of our live blog series from the Resilient Cities 2015 congress. For more live blogs, please…