Cities Alliance

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Cities Alliance at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum

Children in Jinja, Uganda. Photo: Cities Alliance
Op-ed

Building the Future: Sustainable Construction in Urban Informal Settlements

Floating market on the Mekong. Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, Wikimedia Commons
Event

1st Urban Mekong Corridor Dialogue

Girls, informal settlement in Kampala, Uganda
Urban news

A Global Action Plan to Transform Slums and Help Children Thrive was Approved: But Where is the Money?

Our Impact

El Fasher, Sudan. Photo Albert González Farran - UNAMID
Results

Can the Urban Poor Afford Sustainable Construction?

Circular Economy
Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
The forthcoming decades will witness a surge in urban construction, particularly in the form of incremental upgrading and makeshift homes across the Global South. Given the alarming contribution of the built environment to CO2 emissions, standing at...
School in Koboko Uganda
Results
News

Global Refugee Forum: Ugandan Mayor Calls for Data and Direct Funding

Migration
Refugees and IDPs
Municipal Finance
Strategic City Planning
Cap Haitien, Haiti. Photo: Cities Alliance
Results
News

Launch of the LAVIL programme: Catalyzing Urban Transformation in Haiti

Urban Development
Climate Adaptation
Local Government
Session Sustainable Construction. Haiti. Photo credit:c_unops-rodson_pierre_saint
Results
News

COP28: Creating Opportunities for a Just Transition in Sustainable Construction

Sustainable Construction
Climate Change and Resilience
Circular Economy
mekelle-visit
Results
News

Mekelle: A Regional Commitment to Urban Expansion Planning

Strategic City Planning
Urban Expansion
Migration
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