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Cities Alliance welcomes Mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall, President and Clare Short, Chair of the Management Board

The Assembly is the new governing body for the Cities Alliance and, with the Management Board, will shape the partnership for the next three years.
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Cities Alliance unanimously endorses the IPCC Special Report on Cities and Climate Change during the Inaugural Assembly Meeting in Brussels

Mayors, city networks and urban stakeholders worldwide call for an IPCC Special Report on Cities and Climate Change during the IPCC 43rd Session on April 11-13.
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Get to Know Cities Alliance: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Cities Alliance welcomes ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability to the partnership. ICLEI is the world’s leading network of over 1,000 cities, towns and metropolises committed to building a sustainable future.
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OECD and Ford Foundation Launch New Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign

Mayors from around the world gathered in New York on Tuesday 29 March for the launch of the OECD and Ford Foundation's Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign, which will create a global coalition of Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth.

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Promoting Land Rights for the Urban Poor with the Social Tenure Domain Model

The STDM project shows that pro-poor solutions have great potential to directly impact on the lives of city residents. More »

South Africa’s Cities Share Knowledge to Spur Development

The South African Cities Network was launched in 2002 with funding from the Cities Alliance and a number of other organisations. More »

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Vacancy at Cities Alliance for Project Manager in Monrovia

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2016 Reducing Urban Poverty Paper Competition Now Open for Graduate Students

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Secondary Cities Matter

 
  • 75% of the world’s population lives in urban settlements of fewer than 500,000.
  • Over 4,000 cities have populations of more than 100,000. 2,400 have fewer than 750,000 residents.
  • More than 60% are in developing countries.

 Managing Systems of Secondary Cities

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