Researchers say heavy rains and flooding in Brazil are exacerbated by climate change The catastrophic weather has forced dozens to flee their homes in Brazil`s northeastern Pernambuco state. A red alert has been issued in the
Published : 29 May 2022People will suffer more if professionals delude themselves about sustainable development – Letter to UN At the start of a United Nations summit on reducing the risks and impacts of disasters around the world and on
Published : 23 May 2022A self-organized civil-society initiative hosted 45 civil organization representatives this week at Kisumu, Kenya on 15–16 May to deliberate and consolidate messages to the Africities9 Summit. The Civil Society Forum took place in advance of
Published : 20 May 2022Nokuthula Mabaso was assassinated in eKhenana last night A second Abahlali baseMjondolo martyr has fallen within as many months. Nokuthula Mabaso, a powerful leader in the eKhenana Commune and the Women’s League, was assassinated in eKhenana
Published : 08 May 2022The war has already caused the destruction of infrastructure in many urban areas of Ukraine and will require enormous efforts by the government and international partners to reconstruct following the cessation of hostilities. In April 2022,
Published : 06 May 2022Visualizing the $100 Trillion Global Economy in One Chart Surpassing the $100 trillion mark is a new milestone for global economic output. We’ve covered this topic in the past when the world’s GDP was $88 trillion (2020) and then $94
Published : 30 April 2022Getting Back to the Agenda HIC Statement on the Occasion of the NUA+5 Implementation Review With today’s belated five-year review of implementing the UN New Urban Agenda(NUA), the third global Habitat Agenda since 1976, HIC shares this
Published : 28 April 2022The challenges of the green transition in Sudan Who should fill the gap and how? Public workshop on the occasion of Earth Day 2022, in cooperation between Housing and Land Rights Network –
Published : 24 April 2022How can Commoning, Housing systems, Urban health, Sanctuary cities and Democracy contribute to urban and territorial equality? With the aim to define an urban and territorial equality agenda, UCLG and the KNOW program (led by University
Published : 20 April 2022