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Global Sustainable Cities: Cities and Our Environmental Future

NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in New York 19 Washington Square North, New York

Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental […]

Small Island Developing States & Plastic Pollution: Elements of a Global Plastics Agreement

Virtual Webinar

In late 2022, the international community convened in Punta del Este, Uruguay for the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to begin developing a new global agreement to end plastic pollution. This process has been largely guided by UNEA Resolution 5/14, which, among other things, broadly identifies provisions that must—at a minimum—be included […]

Small Island Developing States & Plastic Pollution: The Road Towards a Global Agreement on Plastics

Virtual Webinar

Plastic pollution has evolved into one of the greatest global threats to humankind and the environment. While its impacts on health, food security, livelihoods, economies, and the wider environment are experienced across the globe, small island developing states are experiencing these impacts on a disproportionate scale, due in part to their unique vulnerabilities and limited […]

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