There’s an opportunity for Africa’s cities to learn from the successes and challenges faced by cities in other parts of the world.
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Recent extreme events in Australia, with torrential rain and floods following devastating bushfires, have focused the World Urban Forum’s attention on the urgency of climate action.
Australia and other United Nations member states signed up to the New Urban Agenda more than a year ago. But how well is health being integrated into sustainable urban development?
Representatives of nations around the world have come together to discuss how to achieve the New Urban Agenda. Collective political will is needed, but the Australian government didn’t show up.
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Associate Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Project Manager/Researcher (Urbanisation in Developing Countries), University of Oxford
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Professor, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town