Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities: First UN-Habitat Assembly

By |2024-01-03T14:59:52+01:00May 31st 2019|

From 27-31 May 2019, the first UN-Habitat assembly is taking place in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi. Reuben Kyama reports directly from the conference.

SDG Indicators for Municipalities

By |2024-01-02T15:55:39+01:00October 10th 2018|

While the SDGs represent truly global goals, their implementation relies on local efforts. The initiative “SDG Indicators for Municipalities” by various stakeholders in Germany offers an extremely useful tool that allows to measure progress while paying attention to the specifics of individual municipalities.

Land Governance: Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development

By |2024-01-02T15:11:07+01:00August 2nd 2018|

Without land reforms, sustainable urbanisation is set to fail, argues Danilo Antonio from UN-Habitat. In his article, he outlines the conflicting interests around land governance issues and points out ways to secure land access and property rights for all urban dwellers.

Sustainable Consumption and Production in Dhaka, Bangladesh – A Story of A New Beginning

By |2024-01-02T15:14:07+01:00July 23rd 2018|

Achieving SDG 12—Responsible Consumption and Production—would entail the implementation of various other SDGs, argues Farah Kabir. ActionAid Bangladesh aims at raising awareness and changing consumption patterns in the capital city of Dhaka.

“The SDGs Are Critical in Everything That We Do”

By |2024-01-02T15:15:02+01:00July 12th 2018|

Political will is a huge factor for effective SDG implementation. Yet, it is equally important that people understand the SDGs as something that directly benefits their daily lives. We spoke to Dr. Isaac Mensa-Bonsu from Ghana’s National Development Planning Commission about their lessons learned in implementing the SDGs.

Interview: The Power of Decentralisation

By |2024-01-02T15:15:15+01:00July 10th 2018|

Ghana is one of the frontrunner countries dedicated to implementing the SDGs. Highlighting the local perspective, one area of implementation is the revision of the country's National Urban Policy. URBANET spoke to Sylvanus K. Adzornu from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development about key drivers for successful implementation of SDGs.

Let’s talk about Urban Governance − Abidjan, Ivory Coast

By |2024-01-02T15:37:04+01:00July 2nd 2018|

There has been consent in international debates that implementing the SDGs requires approaching them from a local perspective. In this very personal account, Alexis Gueu talks about the challenges the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast is facing – and the urgent need for the municipality to develop urban governance structures to tackle these problems.

Implementing a Nexus Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas

By |2024-01-02T15:05:28+01:00April 17th 2018|

This April, the second Nexus Conference will focus on the links and trade-offs between water, energy, and food—the “nexus”—in urban areas. Cities are at the forefront of the climate challenge and the heart of the global economy, so they are critical to implementing an integrated approach to meeting the SDGs and building climate resilience.

“Climate change and gender issues cannot be taken apart” – an interview with Laids Mias-Cea from UN-Habitat (video)

By |2024-01-02T11:34:48+01:00March 7th 2018|

What are the linkages between climate change and gender? Why are women and youth particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change? And how can we create an enabling environment that allows women and youth to participate in climate decision making? URBANET talked to Maria Adelaida “Laids” Mias-Cea, Regional Coordinator of UN-Habitat’s Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI). Check out her video on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day.

“In urban policy we need to get to where climate policy is today” (video)

By |2024-01-02T12:15:01+01:00February 22nd 2018|

The issue of urbanisation is gaining attention and cities are increasingly recognised as having a crucial role to play in achieving sustainable development. However, urban development has yet to become an integral part of the global political agenda. URBANET talked to Ani Dasgupta, Global Director of the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, about what needs to change to make urban development a political priority.

New Report Explores How Cities Can Participate in the Follow-up and Review of Global Sustainability Agendas

By |2024-01-02T14:54:01+01:00February 12th 2018|

At the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cities Alliance has launched a new report that aims to help local and regional governments understand how they can participate in the follow-up and review process for global urban sustainability and climate agendas.

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