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A growing interest in cities’ contributions to climate change, and the ways they are being affected by it, led to an increase in research and projects over the last couple of years. We, therefore, felt there is a need to compile and structure existing knowledge and experience and make it easily accessible to all through an online portal. Read more
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Habitat and the World Bank, under the facilitating role of Cities Alliance, joined forces to provide coordinated and concerted support to cities in addressing climate change issues, particularly developing countries. This cooperation is a response to the rapid development of knowledge, practice and city demand in this thematic area. The Knowledge Centre is one result of this joint initiative. Read more
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Today, climate change is a reality for a number of local communities across the globe. With more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas, cities have a crucial role in avoiding the unmanageable and managing the unavoidable. They are getting ready to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate and at the same time, developing plans and policies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and move towards low-carbon urban development and green economic growth. Read more
