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Authors:  Cathy Oke : is Director of Melbourne Centre for Cities, and Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Cathy works at the interface of research, policy and practice for sustainable action in cities. She is Senior Advisor to the Innovate4Cities program of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.  and Jorn Verbeeck is an independent Urban Strategist with Dark Matter Labs, based in Belgium. With over 20 years of local and international sustainability work across public and private sectors, his expertise spans city diplomacy, sustainability strategies, multi-level governance, climate action and investment plans, circular economy, ESG assessments, and smart city approaches.   Overview This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Profiles lived experiences of mayors, entrepreneurs and academics from six continen...

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Guest blog: Lenni Montiel : Senior UN Development Leader (Ret.) | Former UN Assistant Secretary-General |UNDP Resident Representative | Governance, Public Policy & Multilateral Diplomacy | Leadership Advisor & Trainer | Chevening Scholar. Lenni writes on LinkedIn about the UN and international development. Originally published here.   Every international relations student asks how to get into the UN. Almost none ask this: "Where would I apply for a job if the UN didn't exist?" It sounds like a strange question. But it reveals something important. I've often reflected on it myself. If the UN hadn't existed, I suspect I would still have spent my career working on governance, public policy, and international development, just through different institutions. Many students focus on the institution. The destination. Too few begin by asking what kind of work they truly want to dedicate themselves to. Yet the most fulfilled professionals I encountered during my ...

Task and action under the UN80 Initiative - from June 29th briefing (originally published here) Para 47 “Environmental issues are growing in importance, and environmental responsibilities are dispersed across UN entities.  We will undertake a thorough assessment of current arrangements and make proposals on possible structural changes and programme realignments on environmental issues” (UN80 WS3 page 22) Action 35 Undertake a thorough assessment of current arrangements and  make proposals on possible structural changes and programme realignments on environmental issues Broad engagement of the UN system Co-chairs UNEP Executive Director and UNFCCC Executive  Secretary Contributing UN organizations UNDP, OHCHR, DPPA/PBSO, UNESCO, WMO, WHO, UNCTAD, IFAD, UN Habitat, UNDRR, UNECE, ESCAP, UNU, UNDESA, CEB, DCO, DOALOS, CBD, UNCCD, BRS, Montreal Protocol and Vienna Convention, MLFP, Minamata Convention, CMS, CITES, UNEP, UNFCCC Context ·        The...