Urban infrastructure is the essential force by which urban resilience can act and respond to future challenges presented by urbanization, population growth and climate change. Supporting sustainable and inclusive development includes people having access to basic services through the operation, networks and the understanding of the urban system.
The Forum of Mayors, a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), has emerged as an innovative multilateral space that gives a leading role to the local governments involved. There have been three editions of the event so far, with the upcoming fourth edition set to take place from September 30th to October 1st at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, under the theme “Future Cities Summit.”
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB), is conducting an evaluation of the damages and losses caused by the historic floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
As part of a space for the exchange of experiences and ideas, the side event "Collaboration of cities towards circularity: Latin American and European experiences", promoted collaboration and coo
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), together with the Universidad del Desarrollo, Enel and local government representatives from Chile, Ecuador and Colombia, participated in the presentation of the study "Circular Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Towards a new paradigm for sustainable urban development".
