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.

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2023

Feature / The 2023 edition, with the theme, “Together for Clean Air", emphasizes the urgent need for stronger partnerships and shared responsibility.

7 September 2023 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Household energy, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Smog settle over the city of Santiago, Chile.

Clearing the air: advancing regional efforts for clean air in Latin America and the Caribbean

Perspective / Collective action is needed to improve air quality in Latin American and the Caribbean. This perspective highlights trends and priorities for the region.

6 September 2023 / About Cities, Mitigation, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

11th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa: Africa Climate Science Symposium

Past event / The Africa climate science symposium will be the technical segment of the Africa Climate Summit under the theme; “African Solidarity for Global Climate Action.”

02 September 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Climate services, Energy access, Finance, Public policy and Short lived climate pollutants

Integrating Equity and Reframing Urban NbS in South Asian Cities

Past event / The Policy Lab will explore pathways to incorporate NbS in urban planning and governance to address urgent climate, development, and biodiversity issues.

21 August 2023 / About Cities

A group of university-age students sit on a lawn with smart phones and a lap top computer, smiling

Cascading Climate and Health Risks in African Cities (CASCADE)

Project / CASCADE aims to deepen understanding of complex and cascading climate health risks in African cities, and co-produce knowledge to respond to these risks.

2023 - 2027 / About Cities, Climate policy, Climate services and Wellbeing

Reimagining disaster risk reduction to cope with the new European summer

Perspective / This perspective argues that Europe must reimagine policy approaches for disaster risk reduction to cope with summers of fires, floods and high temperatures.

2 August 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk and Land use

‘Green lung’ of Bang Kachao holds much promise

Media coverage / Bang Kachao is a target of developers leading to land use conflicts between commercial developers and environmental conservation groups.

29 July 2023 / About Cities, Public policy and Wellbeing

Aerial view of West Park, Wolverhampton, UK

Transitioning to circular cities: where to focus and why? Regional perspectives from Latin America, China and Europe

Past event / This virtual side event aimed to assess the performance of existing circular economy strategies in cities from Latin America, China and Europe.

10 July 2023 / About Cities and Finance

SEI’s Philip Osano says over 900,000 deaths in Africa occur due to air pollution

Media coverage / SEI Africa director Philp Osano told a policy dialogue on air quality management in Tanzania that over 900,000 death occur in Africa due to air pollution

7 July 2023 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants