Building resilience of urban water systems to withstand shocks and stresses has become a key priority for major urban hubs in South Africa, but limitations hinder progress. Photo: Clodagh Da Paixao/Unsplash South Africa’s cities are economic engines, drawing workers across the country and the continent. Of the country’s 58.8 million population, 68% live in urban…
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With 70% of global carbon emissions attributable to cities, and 95% of the world’s cities most affected by climate change and considered at extreme risk situated in Africa, Asia and SIDS (Small Island Developing States), this session will explore how Commonwealth partners can work collaboratively to deliver development that achieves climate goals while creating safe and resilient communities.
Maputo, Mozambique. More than two billion people lack safely managed access to water. Photo by John Hogg/World Bank Water ripples through many sectors of the global economy. Whether companies are in the business of hygiene or hamburgers, phones or pharmaceuticals, they all have water in their supply chain. It takes 12,000 liters of water to…
World Resources Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta, and WaterAid UK Chief Executive Tim Wainwright share why they think water is not only an essential investment but an economically-sound one too.