With the world population expected to swell by almost two and a half billion people by 2050, new and existing cities must accommodate many of them. Depending on the choices we make, this could exacerbate existing problems like...
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Publication Date: 2007This report, published by the Cities Alliance, UNEP, and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, showcases 12 examples of cities around the world. I t explores various options for sustainable urban...
The ‘Cities and Fragile States’ is a research programme of the Crisis States Research Centre of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Over the past two decades, many cities around the world have become...
Communication 2008 "Strengthening the Global Approach on Migration"
The Urban Management Pilot Programme is an AFD-sponsored initiative implemented by VNG. Its aim is to support urban infrastructure development programmes and strengthen institutional capacity in four Ghanaian cities, using the...
Exchanges and reflection on Return and Reintegration (Nov. 2009)
This document presents two case studies of financing modalities for local governments. The first case draws lessons for successful municipal contracting based on the experience of the Urban Development and Decentralisation Program...
2008 Communication "A common policy for migration"
2008 Communication on Asylum