“In his address on this year’s World Cities Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres recognised that ‘cities have borne the brunt of the pandemic’ and called upon governments to ‘prepare cities for future disease outbreaks’. Authorities cannot waste this opportunity to build back better by simultaneously addressing the increasing economic hardship for the urban poor and climate change impacts. This will help not only prevent future health emergencies but also decrease the risk of urban violence and insecurity.”
The T.note n.91 “Cities in a Crisis: COVID-19 and Climate-Fragility Risks in urban environments” was shared by the Climate Diplomacy initiative.
