Last month, the urban community met in Quito, Ecuador for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). At this...
This week, Heads of State will formally adopt a ‘New Urban Agenda’ in Quito, Ecuador. It will be the outcome document agreed upon at the third United Nations...
Plastics have boosted our economy because they are versatile, cheap and durable. Yet, thanks to these same traits, in the course of establishing a US$750...
California has been at the forefront of the modern environmental movement that, in its most iconic form, we associate with hippies and alternative lifestyles...
On June 3rd 2016, the European Union joined six of its Member States and 14 other countries – including China and the United States – and became the 21st member...
Mission Innovation is an initiative by twenty leading countries to double their Research & Development budgets for clean energy innovation in the next five...
Most of the progressive policies and significant challenges with regard to climate change are found in cities. A recent study by adelphi looked at ways of...
Integrated transboundary river basin management is necessary to secure urban water supply in the face of increasing environmental pressures. An adelphi event at...
The European Environment Agency (EEA) published today a series of interactive maps, illustrating various climate threats European cities face as well as cities’...
Community-led solutions to the challenges of climate change are creating more resilient city infrastructure, researchers have found. Increased flooding, heavy...
A new report, Climate Change and Urbanisation: Building Resilience in the Urban Water Sector - a Case Study of Indore, India, from the Pacific Institute, the...
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