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Urban Solutions

Berlin, 01. June 2016

Cities will play a major role in realising the international community's climate and development goals. Already, they are home to half the world's population. By 2050, two thirds of the world's population will be living in cities. Yet cities are responsible for 75 per cent of all CO2 emissions. And the process of urbanisation is…

Key actions for a just transition through green jobs in cities

Cheong Christina / Michael Fink / Stelios Grafakos / Alexander Kleibrink / Anna Pegels / Wolfgang Scholz (2022)
External Publications

How to develop inclusive, sustainable urban spaces in the European Arctic and beyond: insights from Kiruna

Mattsson, Moa / Jacqueline Götze (2022)
External Publications

How can the cities of the Global South grow green?

Pegels, Anna / Alexander Kleibrink (2023)
External Publications

Nigeria’s economic powerhouse Lagos has doubled its population over the last two decades to 24 million. It could reach between 85 and 100 million inhabitants by 2100. As the cities of the Global South expand, can they grow green?

Exploring the influence of power on the governance of climate im/mobility in Accra and Dakar

Ekoh, Susan S. (2024)
Discussion Paper 10/2024

Climate change is increasingly impacting im/mobility of people in the urban context. As diverse actors collaborate to address human mobility in cities, it is important to examine the role of power in these multi-level governance efforts.

It’s about water!

Online, 07. October 2021

Climate change impacts cities in manifold ways and often affects water resources: floods and other natural hazards damage urban infrastructure, drinking water quality can deteriorate, and pressure on surrounding water-based ecosystems can increase. The Bonn Water Network (BWN) invites you to its session at the Daring Cities Conference…

New WBGU flagship report "Humanity on the move: Unlocking the transformative power of cities"

New WBGU flagship report "Humanity on the move: Unlocking the transformative power of cities" New WBGU flagship report "Humanity on the move: Unlocking the transformative power of cities" Berlin, 25 April 2016 . "Urban growth is so immense that it must urgently be channelled in new directions," said WBGU Co-Chair Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute. If more and more new settlements were to be built with cement and steel in the cities of the…

The role of cities: implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Paris agreement

Brandi, Clara (2018)
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Growth beyond the capital: understanding Africa’s secondary cities

Gutheil, Lena / Sina Schlimmer (2024)
External Publications

Secondary cities in Africa are increasingly central to discussions on urbanisation. At the same time, capital cities maintain their economic and political significance. In this Megatrends Afrika Spotlight, Lena Gutheil and Sina Schlimmer argue for policies that address the complementarity of both city categories.

Cities and Displacement (Themenheft)

Dick, Eva / Einhard Schmidt-Kallert / Benjamin Schraven (2022)
External Publications

Humanity on the move: unlocking the transformative power of cities, Summary

Kraas, Frauke / Claus Leggewie / Peter Lemke / Ellen Matthies / Dirk Messner / Nebojsa Nakicenovic / Hans Joachim Schellnhuber / Sabine Schlacke / Uwe Schneidewind / unter Mitarbeit von Clara Brandi, Anna Schwachula et al. (2016)
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Humanity on the move: unlocking the transformative power of cities

Kraas, Frauke / Claus Leggewie / Peter Lemke / Ellen Matthies / Dirk Messner / Nebojsa Nakicenovic / Hans Joachim Schellnhuber / Sabine Schlacke / Uwe Schneidewind / unter Mitarbeit von Clara Brandi, Anna Schwachula et al. (2016)
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Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Brandi, Clara (2015)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses: impact of individual actors and cooperative initiatives on global and national emissions

Kuramochi, Takeshi / Swithin Lui / Niklas Höhne / […]/ Sander Chan et. al. (2019)
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Interventionism and the Fear of Urban Agency in Afghanistan and Iraq

Esser, Daniel E. (2016)
External Publications

The global refugee crisis: The key role of cities

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2016)
The Current Column, 02. May 2016

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there were over 60 million displaced persons worldwide in 2015, a figure unparalleled since 1945.

The neglected role of cities in the Global Compact on Refugees

Dick, Eva / Jana Kuhnt (2019)
The Current Column, 22. January 2019

If a sustainable policy on refugees is to be implemented, the potential of cities and municipalities has to be given greater acknowledgement and support.

Local and regional governments in the follow-up and review of global sustainability agendas

Dellas, Eleni / Alexander Carius / Marianne Beisheim / Susan Parnell / Dirk Messner (2018)
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Cities of arrival: integrated urban and private sector responses to migrants and refugees.

Maci, Giulia / San Bilal / Anna Knoll / Eva Dick (2018)
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Urban refugees and digital technology

Martin-Shields, Charles (2024)
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