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On 14 September, the 15 Shortlisted Cities of the 6th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (Guangzhou Award) were officially announced Antalya, Türkiye; Bogotá, Colombia; Cape Town, South Africa; Gwangju, Korea; Halandri, Greece; Iztapalapa, Mexico; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kampala, Uganda; Kazan, Russia; Mannheim, Germany; Pimpri Chinchwad, India; Ramallah, Palestine; São Paulo, Brazil; Tehran, Iran; and Xianning, China. This Award cycle saw immense interest, with 274 initiatives from 193 cities and … Continued
The Designing Inclusive African Coastal City Resilience (INACCT Resilience) research project was successfully launched in July during a Daring Cities 2023 event titled “Contextualising the city: process and learnings from inclusive project inception methodologies”. Daring Cities is a global forum, hosted by ICLEI, which focuses on empowering municipal decision makers to address the climate crisis. … Continued
As part of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa initiative, three municipalities of the Maputo Metropolitan Area have launched a joint comprehensive and evidence-based Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan, including key climate actions for sustainable mobility. As part of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative, three municipalities in … Continued
A city championing transformation Malawi, like many other African countries, is facing significant challenges related to energy and cooking practices. A large majority of its population relies heavily on traditional biomass fuels, such as firewood and charcoal, for cooking, which often has adverse effects on health, the environment, gender, and the nation’s economic well-being. National … Continued
The rapid, unplanned, and informal urbanisation in Africa underscores the urgent need for multi-level climate action. Unlocking finance at the local level, particularly in Africa, is crucial for transitioning towards a more sustainable and climate-conscious development pathway. Local governments are on the frontline of urban challenges and possess valuable insights into their communities’ needs. Direct … Continued
Assessing scalable solutions in Freetown
The ENACT project organises a capacity-building workshop on clean and modern energy cooking services in Kampala, Uganda
A people-centred approach takes the needs of people into account, first and foremost. But understanding what people need is not as straightforward as simply asking. There are always countless complexities and dynamics at play – language, expression, power, familiarity, location, customs. The key is to create spaces where people feel that they can express themselves, … Continued
Elections for Chair of the world’s most important scientific body on climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), take place in July 2023 at the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, with four exceptional candidates in the running. Renowned academic, policy maker and world-leading authority on climate change and urban ecosystems, and … Continued
Key learnings from the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative city-to-city exchange
