Cities

More than 65% of the world's population are projected to live in urban areas by 2050, with major implications resource use, energy, water and sanitation, and health and well-being. At the same time urbanization can bring benefits, especially efficiency gains. SEI examines these challenges in the round to advance sustainable urbanization.

Four pointers for sustainable urban sanitation

Perspective / Success for the world’s urbanization hotspots depends on matching sanitation services to city realities.

11 February 2020 / About Cities and Sanitation

World Urban Forum Side Event: Partnerships towards an inclusive culture of health in cities

Past event / Join us for a networking event at the World Urban Forum 2020

10 February 2020 / About Cities, Participation, Public policy, Sanitation and Wellbeing

B.Green – Baltic Green Urban Infrastructure Planning

Project / B.Green aims at improving urban planning by developing a tested new green infrastructure planning concept into the pre-planning process in Helsinki and Tallinn.

2020 - 2022 / About Cities and Pollution

The Baltic – Sea of Opportunity (film)

Feature / This film highlights circular solutions for recovering and reusing nutrients in wastewater and agriculture.

31 January 2020 / About Cities, Food and agriculture and Innovation

GCRF Peri-Urban Resilient Ecosystems (PURE)

Project / PURE supported development of just and representative climate resilient urban strategies in dryland Namibia to enhance future health, wellbeing and development.

2020 - 2024 / About Cities

Learning Labs: creating collaborative ways to address climate change in African cities

Feature / Learning Labs, created by SEI and partners for southern African cities, underscore the importance of collaboration to address urgent climate adaptation needs.

14 January 2020 / About Adaptation, Cities and Climate services

Ten ways to support climate change adaptation planning and decision-making

SEI brief / Here are 10 ways that climate service providers can support climate change adaptation planning and decision-making.

8 January 2020 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate services and Disaster risk

Urban Circularity Assessment Framework

Project / This project provides cities with an adjustable framework to assess their level and potential for circularity.

2020 - 2022 / About Cities

Comparing health, stress, wellbeing and greenspace across six cities in three continents

Journal article / This exploratory study applies a standardized analysis framework to health and wellbeing metrics of cities in the UK, Sweden, Estonia, Kenya and Thailand.

18 December 2019 / About Cities and Wellbeing