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100 percent renewable energy is an imperative
Energy Global Advocacy

100 percent renewable energy is an imperative

ByGlobal Communications Team October 19, 2016June 26, 2025

Berlin, Germany voted to divest its €750 million public pension from oil, coal and gas companies, while Stockholm, Sweden, Sydney,…

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Inequality in cities: an issue at the heart of our New Urban Agenda
Global Advocacy

Inequality in cities: an issue at the heart of our New Urban Agenda

ByGlobal Communications Team October 17, 2016June 3, 2025

Cities have the responsibility to manage many aspects of urban life, from the provision of basic services and job creation…

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Local governments: a united global force for climate action
Zero emission Development

Local governments: a united global force for climate action

ByGino Van Begin September 5, 2016June 3, 2025

Local governments show consistently strong leadership in mitigating and coping with the effects of climate change. They are taking action…

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When cities and towns unite: the Seoul Communiqué for global climate action
Finance Zero emission Development

When cities and towns unite: the Seoul Communiqué for global climate action

ByGlobal Communications Team September 2, 2016June 26, 2025

The second day of the Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change got underway with focused discussions on critical tools cities need to…

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When cities push for greater global climate ambitions
Zero emission Development

When cities push for greater global climate ambitions

ByGlobal Communications Team September 1, 2016June 3, 2025

The Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change opened on September 1 in the capital of the Republic of Korea, gathering…

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Climate action in cities: the key to closing the emissions gap and creating resilient communities
Resilient Development Zero emission Development

Climate action in cities: the key to closing the emissions gap and creating resilient communities

ByGlobal Communications Team August 31, 2016June 3, 2025

Local action is the linchpin of a climate-safe, resilient future in our cities and towns. This week, visionary local leaders…

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Climate compatible development starts with finding the right partners
Finance Resilient Cities Congress Zero emission Development

Climate compatible development starts with finding the right partners

ByGuest Author August 8, 2016June 26, 2025

Alice Reil of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability rounds up lively discussions about ‘how to make climate compatible development happen’ at local and…

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What we learned at Resilient Cities 2016
Resilient Cities Congress

What we learned at Resilient Cities 2016

ByGlobal Communications Team July 8, 2016June 3, 2025

Resilience is about people more than anything else. For every database, for every project, there is always a human interface:…

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There is no cohesion without social protection
Equitable Development Resilient Cities Congress

There is no cohesion without social protection

ByGuest Author July 8, 2016June 3, 2025

by Lauren Stabler, PhD student at the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University Alfredo Zamudio, Director of the Nansen Center for…

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Small island states: Overlooked but highly vulnerable
Equitable Development Oceania Resilient Cities Congress

Small island states: Overlooked but highly vulnerable

ByGlobal Communications Team July 8, 2016June 26, 2025

The number of climate change-related events is rapidly increasing, and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable. In 2013, Honiara,…

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Cities and their food: a relationship below the radar?
Circular Development Equitable Development Resilient Cities Congress Resilient Development

Cities and their food: a relationship below the radar?

ByGuest Author July 8, 2016July 29, 2024

by David Lammers, MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Studies, Lund University The goal of making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable is…

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When city met finance: how to fund and build resilient infrastructure in emerging economies
Finance Resilient Cities Congress Resilient Development

When city met finance: how to fund and build resilient infrastructure in emerging economies

ByGlobal Communications Team July 8, 2016June 26, 2025

Seventy-five percent of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 has not been built yet, according to Global Infrastructure Basel….

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