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Cities, no doubt, are aspirational and most people want to move into them for upgrading their stands of living. However, a lot of these immigrants will be coming due to distressed conditions and hence neither they nor the city authorities will be prepared to handle them. In recent times, many urban

Business , Cities , Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Economy , Energy , Environment , Governance , Labour , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 10/20/2022

Adapting China to extreme weather

Xia Zhijian Climate adaptation of industry and infrastructure is a matter of national concern after extreme weather battered China’s manufacturing centres this summer Vast swathes of China suffered from unusual weather this summer. Floods, droughts, power shortages, wildfires, heatwaves and heatst

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 02/28/2022

Latest IPCC report says human induced climate catastrophe is destroying both humans and nature

Climate crisis has exposed millions of people to acute food and water insecurity, especially in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, on Small Islands and in the Arctic. Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of pe

Cities , Climate , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Governance , Opinions , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/12/2021

We must recognise cities as waterscapes

and Ajaya Dixit Recurring floods in major cities point to need for moving away from land-centric urbanism Chennai is flooded. The north-east monsoon that has been hovering ominously over Tamil Nadu has brought with it the highest volume of rainfall within 24 hours in the last five years. It has also

Cities , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Opinions , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Transport / 11/03/2021

Cities need net-zero commitments as climate induced internally displaced people keeps increasing

Women and girls make up over half of the world’s IDPs, 5 million IDPs are living with disabilities, an estimated 2.6 million are elderly, and over 30.5 million are children and youth. As world governments sharpen their negotiation skills to bargain for better deals for their respective countries a

Cities , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Governance , Monitoring , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 10/31/2021

Sewage pollution: our research reveals the scale of England’s growing problem

Sarah Purnell, University of Brighton and James Edward Ebdon, University of Brighton The UK has around 1,500 individual river systems, totalling over 200,000 km in length. It’s common for sewers here to accept both untreated human waste and rain water in a combined system. Water and sewerage compa

Cities , Climate , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/07/2021

The future of water in the US West is uncertain, so planning and preparedness are critical

Sharon Udasin Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor to make sure they’re prepared for anything In a thirsty Western United States that has become increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather event

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Opinions , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/28/2021

How to meet climate and SDG goals together for cities

Each city should have two plans ready within a year. One, a SDG plan and two, a climate action plan Cities are growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, almost 55 percent of the global population lives in cities. This figure is estimated to grow to 68 percent by 2050. In this decade, which is also

Biodiversity , Business , Cities , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/22/2021

More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests

Many cities are investing in trees, forests and other nature-based solutions to counteract these effects and help their residents adapt to climate change City leaders representing combined population of nearly 173 million residents have issued the Cities4Forests “Call to Action on Forests & C

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , COVID-19 , Education , Environment , Forests , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 08/23/2021

Reversing ecosystem degradation: working with city youths

Education curriculum for youth should be designed in ways that their grades are linked to conservation actions. Oxygen, an otherwise conveniently forgotten thing, has been the most talked about crisis in India in recent months. However, much of the attention stayed put on the oxygen cylinders and

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