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Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
Annual Report
Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
In a world grappling with crises, cities emerge as pivotal agents of change. UN-Habitat’s 2023 report underscores the urgent need for urban transformation to tackle issues ranging from climate change to inequality,… Read more
SDG 11 SYNTHESIS REPORT HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2023
Global Report
Rescuing SDG 11 for a resilient urban planet
The current report shows that the world is off track in achieving SDG 11. Rescuing SDG 11 is urgent for the sake of present and future generations. The report points to the immense opportunities that exist and the… Read more
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Urban Planning Law for Climate Smart Cities: The Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit
2022
Urban areas account for two thirds of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, making them major contributors to climate change. Cities are already suffering from extreme weather events, flooding, subsidence, storms, heat waves, water scarcity, droughts, and sea-level rise, among other climate change effects. Additionally, the laws, institutions, and policies governing urban planning in cities have unintended effects on their capacity to adapt to the changing climate.
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Climate Change Strategy for the Arab Region 2022-2025
Policy and Strategy
Climate Change Strategy for the Arab Region 2022-2025
2022
The purpose of UN-Habitat’s Climate Change Strategy for the Arab Region (2022-2025) is to support curbing the impact of climate change on Arab cities and communities through resilience building, reduction of urban vulnerabilities, advancing adaptation and mitigation actions for the development of sustainable cities and mainstreaming climate considerations in urban policies and plans.
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Activities Report
Communiqué of the Expert Group Meeting Urban Regeneration as a tool for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery
2022
UN-HABITAT
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022
Global Report
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022
2022
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 provides a global overview of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available data and estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress towards the 17 Goals with in-depth analyses of selected indicators for each Goal.
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A Guide to Setting up an Urban Observatory
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
A Guide to Setting up an Urban Observatory – Popular Version
2022
This guide introduces the urban observatory model and provides a summary of the key requirements and steps in setting up an urban observatory. More details for the requirements and aspects presented in this summary version are available in the full version of the guidebook titled “A Guide to Setting up an Urban Observatory”.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
The Global Urban Monitoring Framework
2022
UN-HABITAT
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1st Global State of Metropolis - Preliminary Findings and Key Messages Booklet
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1st Global State of Metropolis - Preliminary Findings and Key Messages Booklet
2022
As the world continues to urbanize it is also becoming metropolitan. Whether horizontal spreading, dispersed urbanization or periurbanization, the physical extent of urban areas is growing much faster than their population, thereby consuming more land for urban development. Those phenomena have made many cities grown beyond the boundaries of their central municipality or “city proper” configuring bigger and denser metropolises. This is a trend still present in all world regions and affecting…
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AI & Cities
Technical Report
AI & Cities: Risks, Applications and Governance
2022
This paper on the use of artificial intelligence in cities is part of UN-Habitat’s strategy for guiding local authorities in realizing a people-centered digital transformation process in their cities and settlements.
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Gestión Metropolitana Integrada: El caso del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador
Technical Report
Gestión Metropolitana Integrada: El caso del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador
2022
El caso del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador (AMSS) es inspirador. El trabajo conjunto que realizan sus 14 municipios le ha permitido al AMSS ser la única en El Salvador y Centro América en consolidar sus marcos legales y políticas públicas de largo plazo, habilitando la gobernanza, planificación y financiamiento integrados y coordinados.
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BetterTable certificate
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Waste to energy
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The trash traveler
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Smart waste ambon
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Plastic bottle waste as payment
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Agenda
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Project zero
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On-site food waste volarization
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