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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Barriers to Sustainable Infrastructure: the Case of Chile (SI-Chile)

This project will build a structured identification of the hurdles obstructing sustainable infrastructure.

09 Nov 2021

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UN Sustainability Strategy II

This project aims to establish the UN as a leader in environmental and social sustainability management by 2030.

16 Mar 2022

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Information and data services and technology for sustainable water management

This project aims to develop and promote tools and services to provide the data and information needed for strategic water planning and management.

04 Aug 2020

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RRR-Coast: Towards a green and inclusive post-pandemic recovery of the Blue Economy and coastal communities

This project aims to provide science-based guidance for post COVID recovery of coastal communities by investigating impact, response and resilience.

28 Jun 2022

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Vertical Farming for Urban Food Security: Social Acceptance and Policy Recommendations for Building Communities (VerFarming Social)

This project aims to explore the potential of vertical farming to revolutionise agriculture and provide a more resilient solution to food security.

19 Aug 2022

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Transformative Climate Action using Participatory data driven decision making platforms (T-CAP)

This project aims to enhance local actors' capacity for collaborative & transformative climate actions by using data-driven decision-making platforms.

15 Jul 2022

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Environmental Assessment of Vertical Farming from a Resource Nexus Perspective

This project aims to provide holistic environmental assessment of vertical farming and investigate the economic feasibility of VF projects.

24 Aug 2022

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Global Assessment of Responsible AI in cities (AI4Cities)

Enhance city governance with AI through a global survey assessing the technology's use, focusing on service design and human-centered data, to inform robust policy recommendations.

28 Oct 2022

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Conceptual advancement of the Resource Nexus, capacity development and quality assurance

The project aims to advance the Resource Nexus concept through analytics development, urban water security evaluation, and awareness promotion.

09 Jul 2024

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Contribution to the multi-actor partnership for pro-poor & gender-equitable climate risk financing in the context of the IGP's 2025 vision

This project looks to strengthen disaster management approaches in vulnderable developing countries through disaster risk finance and insurance.

15 Mar 2024

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NewCityConcepts: A Model for Sustainable Urban Development

The project establishes a real-world lab for urban development in Hoyerswerda, aiming to be a model for structural transformation in the Lausitz region.

09 Jul 2024

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Assessing Financial Needs for Implementing UNCCD National Drought Plans and Drought-Related Processes

This project will assess the financial needs for drought processes and develop the case for preparation, mitigation and response to drought.

15 Mar 2024