West and Central Africa \ Cities and urbanisation
In 2014, 54% of the global population was living in urban areas and this is predicted to rise to 66% by 2050. The characteristics of cities differ greatly across countries and regions of the Commonwealth and some issues facing large and megacities will differ from those faced by secondary cities and towns and across the Commonwealth, the degree of urbanisation varies significantly. Whilst 38.1% of the population of the Commonwealth lived in urban settlements in 2014, Commonwealth Europe is 82% urban and Commonwealth South-East Asia 78% with Commonwealth Africa 41%, Commonwealth South Asia 33% and the Commonwealth Pacific Islands 18% urban. Achievement of SDG 11 will require cities to actively address the key dimensions of sustainable development – the economy, the society and the environment and to be inclusive, and proactive to ensure safety of all citizens. Subthemes includes urbanisation and migration, urban planning, informal settlements, formal and informal urban economy, disaster risk reduction and emergency planning, safety and security in cities, and smart cities and ICT.
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Eight key messages to promote sustainable mobility from a gender perspective in our cities ∗
Eight key messages from Metropolis - the world assoication of the major metropolises - to promote sustainable mobility from a gender perspective in our cities
Author: Metropolis Publisher: Metropolis Publication year: 2016
World Cities report 2015 - Urbanisation and Development: Emerging Futures ∗
The analysis of urban development of the past twenty years presented in this maiden edition of the World Cities Report shows, with compelling evidence, that there are new forms of collaboration and cooperation, planning, governance, finance and learning that can sustain positive change. The Report unequivocally demonstrates that the current urbanization model is unsustainable in many respects. It conveys a clear message that the pattern of urbanization needs to change in order to better respond to the challenges of our time, to address issues such as inequality, climate change, informality, insecurity, and the unsustainable forms of urban expansion.
Author: UN-Habitat Publisher: UN-Habitat Publication year: 2016
The City We Need 2.0 Towards a New Urban Paradigm ∗
How we plan, build, and manage our cities today will determine the outcome of our efforts to achieve a sustainable and harmonious development tomorrow. Well-planned cities allow all residents the opportunity to have safe, healthy, and productive lives. Well-designed cities present nations with major opportunities to promote social inclusion, resilience, and prosperity
Author: UN-Habitat Publisher: UN-Habitat Publication year: 2016
First Ramphal Institute Conference on Megacities and Air Pollution: Report of Proceedings
The Ramphal Institute conference on megacities and air pollution, on 27-28 September 2018, was a pioneering exercise to bring together experts from Dhaka, New Delhi, Gauteng, Lagosand London to exchange ideas on how to reduce toxicity in the air we breathe. The RamphalInstitute, with its vocation for the Commonwealth, organised an interactive event with the invaluable sponsorship support of Elsevier, the global data and analytics company specialising in science and health. The Institute has been working on megacity issues with the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Dhaka, theNational Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, the Gauteng City Region Observatory, Johannesburg,and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Lagos. Our aim in this conference wasto focus on improving air quality, looking not only at the science, but at policy and public relations aspects as they affect what city leaders can do.
Author: Ramphal Institute Publisher: Ramphal Institute Publication year: 2019
How to effectively manage metropolitan areas?
In this video, Lydia Sackey-Addy, an official from Accra, Ghana, as well as the World Bank’s Senior Director Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Lead Urban Economist Maria Angelica Sotomayor tell us how they are working together to make the Accra metropolitan area more resilient and sustainable for its residents.
Author: World Bank Publisher: World Bank Publication year: 2017
