How can cities promote resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urbanization in a context of increasing climate breakdown and inequality?
This paper from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) shows that meaningful and transformative planning that tackles the twin crises of inequality and climate change will depend on local and scientific data on risk and inequality, locally rooted institutions and leadership, and better quality and more nimble finance.
It sets out four key action areas for 2022:
- Embracing disruptive resilience
- Connecting urban climate justice with social justice and decarbonization
- Promoting housing justice while advancing climate justice
- Supporting migration in the context of the climate emergency