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Water plays a central role in almost every aspect of our urban environment and quality of life in our cities. Alarmingly, the combined impacts of rapid population growth and climate change are now posing a severe threat to the liveability and resilience of our cities. However, it is possible to design water systems that provide cities with the capacity to cope with these threats. So-called “water sensitive urban design” creates water sensitive cities that enhance and protect the health of watercourses and wetlands; mitigate flood risk and damage; and create public spaces that harvest, clean and recycle water. This approach poses complex planning and urban design challenges. And it requires solutions that address equally complex and interrelated considerations, such as social, environmental, political, economic, planning and engineering disciplines.
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Having the Climate Conversation: Strategies for Local Governments will assist municipal staff with the imperative task of communicating an understanding of climate change and highlights what can be do...
Developed by Local Governments for Sustainability (IC...
Posted by Local2030
Guidance and systemization of experiences
Available in English
The Metropolitan Capacity Assessment Methodology (MetroCAM) has been developed by GIZ in cooperation with UN-Habitat as a guiding framework for implementing sustainable development agendas at the metr...
Developed by GIZ and UN-Habitat
Posted by Verena Goranko
Tools : Territorial / Multi-Stakeholder Approach
