Urban Development

Walkability in Pakistan

Walking is a fundamental human activity that has been around since the dawn of civilization. However, with the rise of…

1 month ago

A City-Led Climate Resilience

Climate change is becoming a major cause of an increasing rate of weather catastrophes. The heat-trapping greenhouse gas is making…

4 months ago

Net-Zero Buildings: Global CEOs Pledge 50% Cut in Real Estate Emissions by 2030

Leading CEOs made a pledge today to reduce their real estate emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach net-zero carbon…

5 months ago

Traditional building practices offer sustainable solutions as African cities grow

Located on the dusty outskirts of the Burkina Faso town of Koudougou, the Lycée Schorge Secondary School shows what is…

7 months ago

Advanced forecasting to help millions on coasts and in cities cope with climate-change impacts

By SARAH WILD In the freezing reaches of Greenland, fissures in the ice sheet mark the battle lines in the fight…

7 months ago

‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day

The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday,…

7 months ago

Making cities safer for women: UN report calls for radical rethink

Cities have an in-built bias against women, who overwhelmingly describe them as unsafe and unwelcoming. A UN report released on…

7 months ago

WEF and UN-Habitat Join Forces to Unlock Critical Investment in Cities through Public-Private Collaboration

The World Economic Forum and UN-Habitat today launched the Global Partnership for Local Investment to accelerate public-private collaboration and resourcing…

8 months ago

New European Bauhaus under Cohesion Policy: €50 million call for innovative projects in cities

The European Urban Initiative (EUI) is launching today a €50 million call to support urban innovation and cities' capabilities to…

8 months ago

How to build more inclusive, climate-ready cities

The World Economic Forum has released a series of four reports on how cities can take a systems approach to…

9 months ago