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A girl wades through the water in Rwangara, Uganda. Floods 2020. Photo: Climate Centre
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How to Make Our Cities More Climate-Friendly

Climate Change and Resilience
Climate Adaptation
City Development
Urban Development
29 Nov 2021
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UN Urges More Support for Cities to Address IDPs Crises

Migration
Refugees and IDPs
Strategic City Planning
30 Oct 2021
Vanessa Watson_ African Centre for Cities. Photo: ACC
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In Memoriam - Vanessa Watson

Strategic City Planning
16 Sep 2021
Housing and Economic Reactivation Forum CELAC
Urban News
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LAC: Housing and Sustainable Economic Reactivation

Covid-19
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Informality
Equitable Economic Growth
17 Aug 2021
Slum Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Urban News
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Jamaica: Housing and Integrated Development LAV

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Covid-19
City Development
06 Aug 2021
Slum Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Urban News
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The Future of the Brazilian City Statute

Governance and Planning
Covid-19
Urban Policy
23 Jul 2021
Jorge Fontes Hereda
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In Memoriam - Jorge Fontes Hereda

Slum Upgrading and Housing
10 Jul 2021
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Urban News
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A Conversation on Metropolitan Governance in Mexico

Metropolitan Governance and Management
Local Government
Covid-19
01 Jul 2021
Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India
Urban News
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Unthinking Tenure: Integrating Slums and Building Equality

Slums and Slum Upgrading
Covid-19
Tenure Security
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
14 Jun 2021
Informal vendor in a market in Kampala, Uganda
Urban News
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COVID-19 in Cities: Pathways Towards a Transformative Urban Recovery

Covid-19
Urban Development
Informality
11 Jun 2021
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Full Scholarship to Study in the Netherlands

Urban Environment
Governance and Planning
Land
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Local Economic Development
23 Feb 2021
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Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement

Climate Change and Resilience
Community Participation and Partnerships
11 Dec 2020
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Slum Upgrading in Sub-Saharan Africa

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Equitable Economic Growth
Community Participation and Partnerships
03 Dec 2020
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UN Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Internal Displacement

Migration
Slum Upgrading and Housing
06 Nov 2020
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World Cities Report 2020: The Value of Sustainable Urbanization

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Climate Change and Resilience
Governance and Planning
06 Nov 2020
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Marking World Cities Day

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Governance and Planning
Equitable Economic Growth
26 Oct 2020

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To help achieve these goals, the Cities Alliance promotes long-term programmatic approaches that support national and local governments to develop appropriate policy frameworks, strengthen local skills and capacity, undertake strategic city planning, and facilitate investment.

 

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