Sustainable cities and communities

By 2030, 60 per cent of the global population will reside in cities. As dense hubs of global activity, cities present some of the greatest challenges among the Sustainable Development Goals. From housing, public health, and employment, to natural resource consumption and transportation, achieving the SDGs will hinge on urban planning initiated now.

UNU research on sustainable urbanisation seeks to overcome the tendency to treat urban issues (such as governance, water, waste, health, economic development, or vulnerability to natural hazards) as discrete problems and instead find integrated, interdisciplinary solutions.

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Event

SDGs Café — Wells as an Emergency Water Source: What’s Their Potential?

ONLINE: This event will discuss the role of wells in securing water access during natural disasters, focusing on case studies from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Seminar

Migration Seminar Series: Atlas of Uncertainty: Journeys Transforming African Cityscapes

ONLINE: The Atlas of Uncertainty blends art, data, and stories, exploring urban life to inspire new views of African cities.

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