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Global Peer Learning Series: Urban Innovation for Just and Sustainable Cities

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Faced with the major challenges of rapid urbanisation and climate change, the world needs to change how it constructs and designs its cities. Projections indicate that by 2050, an additional two billion individuals will inhabit informal settlements...
22 Apr 2024

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Groupe of people, Koboko, Uganda
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Should African Mayors be Concerned about Urban Migration?

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Secondary Cities
09 Apr 2024
Children in Soweto slum, Jinja, Uganda
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A Global Action Plan to Transform Slums and Help Children Thrive was Approved: But Where is the Money?

16 Jan 2024
Galeshewe township, Kimberlay, South Africa. Photo: GIZ
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The New Traders Hub in Galeshewe: Boosting South African Businesses

11 May 2023
Woman solar energy Mauritania. Photo: Raphael Pouget-Climate Visuals Countdown
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Transformative Actions Program TAP - Call for Applications

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Climate Change and Resilience
Local Government
Innovation
24 Apr 2023
Slum in Chennai, India. Photo: Ajith.A_AdobeStock.com
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India: Improving Thermal Comfort in Community Buildings in Informal Settlements

Climate Adaptation
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Urban Development
11 Apr 2023
SOLVE Global Challenge
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Climate Adaptation and Low Carbon Housing Challenge

Climate Adaptation
Climate Change and Resilience
Innovation
Housing
27 Feb 2023
Cities Challenge 2.0 Bangladesh. Photo_GIZ
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Building Resilience in Bangladesh’s Informal Settlements

Climate Change and Resilience
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16 Feb 2023
Members of the neighbourhood are actively engaged in renovating the park. Cities Challenge 2.0, Mexico. Photo: GIZ
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A Green Urban Oasis for Los Cabos, Mexico

Urban Development
Climate Change and Resilience
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
15 Feb 2023
Cities CHALLENGES 2.0 project. Photo: GIZ
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Cities CHALLENGE 2.0: Building Vibrant and Resilient Neighbourhoods

Urban Development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Climate Change and Resilience
15 Feb 2023
Akin Mabogunje - Photo: Vanguard , Nigeria
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In Memoriam - Professor Akin Mabogunje

12 Aug 2022
Woman harvesting sand in Kibos, Kisumu, Kenya. Photo:Victor Birai, Unsplash
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A Seat at the Table: Women’s Knowledge is Key to Cities’ Effective Climate Response

19 Jul 2022
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
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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
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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
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Jamaica: Housing and Integrated Development LAV

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Covid-19
City Development
06 Aug 2021