From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11 - 15 October 2021
September 13th, 2021
The dynamic international conference which brings together cities, climate change, innovation, and science – the Innovate4Cities (I4C) Conference – is now open for registration. The global virtual…
Cambodia stakeholders kick off climate resiliency project for coastal settlements
August 31st, 2021
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 31 August 2021 -- Participants from national and local stakeholders in Cambodia joined hands together to endorse and enhance climate change adaptation and resilience of the most…
UN-Habitat supports Sierra Leone urban planning capacity building
August 23rd, 2021
Freetown, Sierra Leone, 20 August 2021 – To help the Government of Sierra Leone to develop a better National Urban Policy (NUP) process, UN-Habitat this month conducted a workshop to develop…
UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change
August 12th, 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released its much-anticipated report: Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis. This report outlines the data and analysis which…
UN-Habitat and Global Covenant of Mayors call for programme submissions for the landmark Innovate4Cities Conference.
July 6th, 2021
UN-Habitat and Global Covenant of Mayors call for programme submissions for the landmark July 2021 - UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy are calling for proposals for…
UN-Habitat and UK hold dialogue on changing weather in India
June 10th, 2021
Hyderabad, India, June 2021 - To mark World Environment Day, the British Deputy High Commission in Hyderabad and UN-Habitat India partnered to arrange a virtual panel discussion “Changing weather…
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif On World Environment Day
June 5th, 2021
5 June 2021: “Ecosystems Restoration”, the theme of this year’s World Environment Day is one of the most critical issues of our time as we battle the Climate Crisis and the current Covid-19 Pandemic…
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021
May 28th, 2021
On World Environment Day 2021 Celebration event, UN-Habitat launched Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) in Pakistan for restoration of urban and marine ecosystem, in collaboration with Ministry of Climate…
UN-Habitat and University of Michigan identify biodiversity solutions to climate change in Manizales, Colombia.
May 22nd, 2021
Manizales, Colombia 22 May 2021 – UN-Habitat, in partnership with the University of Michigan is supporting the Colombian city of Manizales to mainstream biodiversity solutions into its planning on…
UN-Habitat, Spanish cooperation lends support to Maputo
May 20th, 2021
Maputo 20 May 2021 - The Government of Spain, through the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), recently approved a subsidy of EUR 1.305 million to promote Climate…
UN-Habitat and University of Michigan assess Colombia’s legal and policy frameworks
May 12th, 2021
Bogota 12 May 2021 – In the framework of the Capstone Fair project of the University of Michigan, urban planning and architecture students and professors recently did an assessment of Colombia’s…
UN-Habitat announces climate crisis themes for World Habitat Day and World Cities Day 2021
April 29th, 2021
Nairobi, 30 April 2021 - With just five months to go until the start of Urban October 2021, UN-Habitat has announced the themes for World Habitat Day on 4 October and World Cities Day on 31 October.…
Guterres urges cities to embrace ‘generational opportunity’ for climate action, sustainable development
April 20th, 2021
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Friday, called for a “revolution” in urban planning and urban transport to beat back impacts of climate change and build a green and sustainable future for…
Four cities invited for the climate smart cities challenge
April 13th, 2021
Nairobi, Stockholm – 14 April 2021 - Curitiba (Brazil), Bogotá (Colombia), Bristol (UK) and Makindye Ssabagabo (Uganda). These are the four cities officially invited to collaborate in the open…
UN-Habitat launches #ClimateAction4Cities Campaign
April 12th, 2021
Nairobi, 15 April 2021 – UN-Habitat is launching a new Campaign to inspire action in urban areas to prevent climate change and adjust to its ongoing or anticipated impact. The UN-Habitat #…