SDW Hamburg combines a nature day with a board game to explore city trees, climate adaptation and everyday environmental decisions

As tourism reshapes Naples, the challenge is no longer attracting visitors but ensuring that the city remains liveable for the communities that made it desirable

In Busubi, a farming parish in central Uganda, twenty-three people have founded the first community hub of the Global Society to complete its founding - with reusable sanitary pads, hand-bound notebooks and a room where eleven people showed up.

Heat plans combine public warnings and emergency relief with long-term changes to streets, homes and workplaces

Designing buildings for repair, adaptation and disassembly could keep materials in use and reduce demand for new construction

Managed retreat tests whether governments can reduce coastal risk without dismantling communities

Tourism can support cities, but unmanaged growth can displace residents, strain resources and turn communities into visitor economies

Housing, transport, green space and services determine who can fully belong in a city

EU-backed recognition scheme highlights city policies that lift quality of life, and builds networks to spread workable sustainability practice

A February 2026 meeting in Saudi Arabia brought government, industry and civil society together around modular building, green standards and PropTech

Twenty-five global projects redefine architecture for resilience, innovation and decarbonisation

New research reveals how innovative financing and governance models can accelerate the EU’s urban sustainability goals

A global alliance is redefining how cities grow by putting children’s wellbeing and voices at the centre of urban development

How NRDC is shaping greener, fairer, and more resilient urban futures

Small communities worldwide are proving that innovation, tradition and ecological balance can create lasting global impact

How urban art advances SDG 11 for vibrant, equitable communities

How a 140 m² modular ecosystem tackles pollution, boosts biodiversity and embodies SDG thinking

How UNDP Indonesia’s Accelerator Lab transforms grassroots ingenuity into national policy action

Harnessing microbial power for climate action and greener urban environments

**Subheadline:** LEED Zero pushes the building sector toward net-zero goals in energy, carbon, water, and waste, advancing global climate and sustainability targets.

The rapid urbanisation of the 21st century presents both opportunities and challenges for achieving the global goals. As cities expand, ther

Sustainability, urban resilience, and climate action are at the forefront of global challenges, with cities often acting as the epicentres

Liverpool, a city renowned for its musical heritage, is setting a precedent for addressing climate action through innovative urban planning

Today, Vanuatu, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean, faced the devastating effects of a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitud