Beyond omnipotence
World climate is a complex system – a system whose behaviour we can only grasp to the extent that we
During COP16 in Riyadh in December, 2024 – People’s Day – the Quality of Life Initiative delivered a thought-provoking Side Event hosted by UN-Habitat and UNDP: Our Land. Our Future. The Health of Land and Quality of Life.
I had the honour to be part of the panel of experts that explored how land desertification and degradation impact people’s Quality Of Life, how people impact land, and why people-centered approaches are central to progress. Other panelists included:
Key Takeaways from the Side Event:
World climate is a complex system – a system whose behaviour we can only grasp to the extent that we
What Western Planning Misses About Urban Life in Africa For decades, African cities have been treated as incomplete drafts of
I am attending many conferences and workshops lately and there is one thing that keeps making me angry: the proliferation
It seems to be the time of doom scenarios again. Last month, the IPCC report on climate change was published,
There it stands: brick by brick, half-finished, oddly proportioned, unmistakably
and how to fix it I have to make a
What unites and separates those who plan cities across the
For too long, politicians and planners have ignored or sugarcoated