Mexico City – (R-Cities). Cities of Resilient Cities Network’s Latin America and the Caribbean region convened in Mexico City last week with a focus on climate change and gender equity. Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner, the chair of the Resilient Cities...
Sharm El Sheikh – R-Cities. In his remarks at COP27, US President Biden warned that the climate crisis is striking vulnerable populations the most. He said: “So many disasters — the climate crisis is hitting hardest those countries and communities that have the...
According to a recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), every household in Rwanda wastes 164 kg of food every year while 2,075,405 tons of food is wasted at household level per year. Food waste burdens waste management systems, exacerbates...
Sharm El Sheikh -R-Cities. Cities account for 70% of the global Co2 emissions that cause climate change and global warming. It is therefore in the existential interest of cities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to develop adaption strategies to protect the...
About this session Australia’s recent experience of intense bushfires, storms, flooding and heat is driving increasingly urgent city action to address the climate emergency. The Resilient Sydney Platform has enabled city-wide transparency of risks and opportunities,...
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