WATCH: Cities are main drivers of climate action. The relevance of urban areas for mitigation and adaptation cannot be underestimated and yet, the challenges...
The EU and its Member States have been practical pioneers of climate diplomacy for many years, but what has been learned up until now? Which initiatives and...
As climate change drives more people from rural to urban settings, how will already fragile cities cope? What must be done to ensure that all cities are safe...
On 4-5th May, adelphi was at the Resilient Cities Congress 2017 in Bonn to speak on a panel on ‘Violence and Climate Change in Cities’. The session was a unique...
Cities are already facing the brunt of a range of interacting risks from criminal violence, terrorism and war to demographic pressures, to climate and...
Following last month’s United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, it is worth raising attention to...
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...
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...
WATCH: In this interview, Janani Vivekananda highlights the importance of community-based adaptation that acknowledges grass-root realities, but is also...
WATCH: In this brief interview, Marcus Oxley, Executive Director of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction, explains how...
Natural resources rarely feature during peacebuilding efforts, but there is growing evidence that this is a mistake. The UN Environment Program and Department...
At the close of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Lübeck today, ministers announced a stronger collective commitment to tackling climate-related risks in...
At the close of the Meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers in Lübeck today, the Ministers announced a stronger collective commitment to tackling climate-fragility...