Tag Archives: Sustainable Development Goals

International Legislators Pledge Action on Climate Change

Posted on May 15, 2017 by UCR-CoP

HCM CITY – Parliaments should take stronger action to respond to climate change by maximising their roles as legislators and supervisors as well as enhancing international co-operation to ensure “no one is left behind”, said a Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) … Continue reading →

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Towards a Political Agenda for Urban Resilience

Posted on October 26, 2016 by UCR-CoP

This article is part of UNU’s Habitat III series featuring research and commentary related to the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, 17–20 October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador. This week, the international community is meeting in Quito, Ecuador … Continue reading →

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What We Learn at Resilient Cities 2016

Posted on July 12, 2016 by UCR-CoP

Resilience is about people more than anything else. For every database, for every project, there is always a human interface: the civil servants, community leaders and regular citizens making resilience a reality. This was a red thread along the whole … Continue reading →

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“Transformative Optimism” Toward a Resilient World

Posted on July 7, 2016 by UCR-CoP

“Transformative optimism” underlies the actions that local and subnational governments are taking to build a low-carbon and resilient world. It also describes the dedication among national governments that has led to significant advancements in global sustainability policy in recent years. This … Continue reading →

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