Publications
Empowering Young People to Build Alliances with Urban Actors to Create Safer Cities
This policy brief addresses critical gaps in ensuring the safety of young people in urban environments. Firstly, it emphasises the necessity for adopting a comprehensive and contextsensitive approach to urban safety, recognising the interconnectedness of various factors. Secondly, it underscores the significance of involving young people in decision-making processes regarding the design and development of […]
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The Blue Economy in Cities and Regions: A Territorial Approach
The blue economy is a major driver of urban and regional development, creating millions of local jobs in water-dependent sectors such as fisheries, tourism, and shipping. However, it can also contribute to carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation, while its reliance on freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems exposes it to the impacts of climate change. Building […]
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2023 S²Cities Global Convening Report now available!
The report summarises results, attendee data and insights from the 2023 Global Convening. It highlights innovative event modalities, such as Virtual Reality and provides insights guiding future convenings and online events aimed at fostering global collaboration and knowledge exchange!
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Enhancing the Understanding of Urban Safety Issues with Participatory Action Research in Naga City, Philippines
The local government of Naga City in Camarines Sur, Philippines is ready to address urban safety issues, but there is a lack of contextualized data to fully understand an issue as layered as safety. Safety challenges are also unique to each city and demographic, so there is a need for localized data and evidence before […]
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Enhancing youth participation in urban governance through city youth councils
The publication “Enhancing youth participation in urban governance through city youth councils” was launched by UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector on 30 November 2023 in the context of the Third Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination in São Paulo, Brazil.
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2023 Report: Financing Nature Based Solutions for Adaptation Scale
This recent report highlights how to mobilize #PrivateFinance for #NatureBasedSolutions (NbS) towards climate change adaptation. Global findings you need to know: Not all Nature-Based Solutions are financially equal; current investments have been made mainly in sectors with proven returns. Monetizing adaptation benefits is challenging, pushing projects towards commercial or carbon-related gains. Development finance institutions (DFIs) and blended finance play […]
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