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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Information Sheet  
View Details Hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by climate change. The overall vulnerability of human settlements in this urban era will increase through rising sea levels, frequent and stronger tropical cyclones, and ...
Year: 2011, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
UNACLA News - Newsletter of the UN Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (July 2011)  
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In this issue:

  • Local authorities to deepen engagement with UN-Habitat;
  • UNACLA to increase its membership;
  • UN-Habitat at the World Congress of Metropolis.

Year: 2011, Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
Integrating the Green and Brown Agendas in a Climate Change Context. Guide for the formulation of Environmental Local Agendas in Colombia (Spanish)  
View Details Climate change is as obvious as severe is the peril it suppose for ecosystems, infrastructure, livelihoods and health itself. We do have, however, ways to reduce its damages, decreasing the intensity of effects (mitigation) and minimizing the vuln...
Year: 2010, Number of pages: 70, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Mombasa, Kenya  
View Details Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city, is home to the country’s only seaport, the Kilindini Harbour. It plays an important role in the country’s economy because commercial imports and exports of land-locked countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, C...
Year: 2010, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Bobo Dioulasso- Burkina Faso ( French)  
View Details Bobo-Dioulasso est la seconde ville du Burkina Faso. Elle est la capitale de la province du Houet et le chef-lieu de la région des Hauts-Bassins occupant la partie ouest du pays et grande productrice de céréales et de coton. Bobo-Dioulasso. Est consi...
Year: 2010, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Cities and Climate Change Initiave- Walvis Bay, Namibia  
View Details Walvis Bay, Namibia’s second city, has a population of some 65,000. It is the only deep sea harbour on the Namibian coast with well-equipped infrastructure and port facilities. The city is situated between the Namib Desert and Atlantic Ocean, on the ...
Year: 2010, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Cities and Climate Change: An Introduction  
View Details Decision-makers who guide urban development need the most reliable and current information possible upon which to act. Unfortunately a good deal of information – some contradictory, not all trustworthy – is in circulation regarding climate change and...
Year: 2010, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Kigali, Rwanda  
View Details Kigali, capital city of landlocked Rwanda is home to population of around 880,000 . In coming years, the city is expected to grow at a fast rate of 6 percent a year, in part due to migration from densely populated rural areas.
Year: 2010, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Climate Change, The Role of Cities  
View Details Climate change is a global phenomenon. Rising global temperatures will result in disturbed weather patterns and a rise in sea level. Urban centres are strongly affected by climate change. However, cities are also a key contributor to climate change, ...
Year: 2009, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
SUD-Net Brochure  
View Details Globally, towns and cities of all sizes are growing at unprecedented rates, making sustainable urbanization one of the most pressing challenges facing the global community in this century. Promoting sustainable urban development is a priority for mos...
Year: 2009, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
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