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UrbanShift Workshop on Planning, Informality and Waste Management

The workshop focused on strategising actions to support the realisation of existing sustainable urban development and waste management plans.

13 May 2025
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Unlocking Africa's Urban Potential: Improving Informal Settlements through Sustainable Planning

As Africa experiences rapid urban growth, this webinar will shed light on best practices for managing informal settlements and expanding sustainably.

22 Nov 2023
City of Kigali Mayor Pudence Rubingisa taking part in a community tree plantation. City of Kigali / Flickr.
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Kigali: On the path toward green, climate-resilient growth

Faced with a fast-growing urban population, the Rwandan capital is working to transform itself into a model green city. We spoke with Mayor Pudence Rubingisa about his sustainability goals and priorities for Kigali.

14 Jul 2022
Participants presenting during the Freetown Lab
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Freetown Strategic Planning Lab

At this two-day workshop, 50 participants from Freetown met with the UrbanShift team to discuss the challenges of regulating climate risks and managing urban growth in Sierra Leone.

21 Jun 2022
Kigali Nyandungu wetland rwanda
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Rwanda unveils $175 million urban development initiative

The Rwanda Urban Development Project II is one of nine UrbanShift local interventions, and focuses on climate resilient infrastructure, service delivery and ecosystem rehabilitation in Kigali and additional cities. 

06 May 2022
Panelists Webinar 1 Freetown
Event

Engaging the Private Sector on Nature-Based Solutions

This webinar examines best practices and examples of city-business collaboration on NBS to understand the benefits, challenges and opportunities created from private sector engagement in Freetown’s tree-planting campaign.

27 Oct 2021
Aerial view of Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Transforming Sierra Leone’s capital

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, discusses the city's initiatives in response to climate change and COVID-19, including the three-year Transform Freetown plan.

08 Dec 2020
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Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South

This paper presents strategies to build equitable cities through affordable and quality housing while also improving the environment and economy.

Wed, 07/12/2017 - 21:42

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