简介:ThecholeraoutbreakinEastAfricaandPerumadeKenya,Tanzania,UgandaandPerusufferheavilynotonlyfromlostlives,butalsofromlostexportsandadropintourism.However,lessonsfromPeruandEastAfricaandtheyearsofstrugglebytheUnitedNationsanditspartners,havefinallystirredtheinternationalcommunitytoaction.WaterandsanitationemergedasakeydevelopmentissueattheWorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentinJohannesburg,SouthAfricalastyear.WorldHabitatDaythisyearfocusedonWaterandSanitationforCities.Thiscouldbeadefiningmomentfornationalplanner,policy-makersandcityauthoritiestoreflectonthechallengeaheadandtodedicatethemselvesanewtoataskthatastatementbyworldleadersinJohannesburgcalled“humanity'sbestinvestmenttoachievedevelopmentandsustainability”.
简介:Sustainableurbanizationisadynamic,multi-dimensionalprocess.Itembracesrelationshipsbetweenallhumansettlements,fromsmalltownstometropolises,aswellasbetweenurbancentresandtheirsurroundingruralareas.Mostcrucially,itincludesnotonlyenvironmentalbutalsosocial,economicandpolitical-institutionalsustainability.Tomovetowardssustainableurbanization,itwillbenecessarytolearnfromrecentexperienceandtodevelopandoperationalisenewideasandapproachestoaddressawiderangeofconcerns.TheWorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentprovideatimelyopportunitytolookmorecloselyatthechallengesandopportunitiesposedbyurbanization-anopportunitytobroadenthewaysinwhichwethinkaboutsustainabledevelopmentandthemeansbywhichtheglobalcommunityseekstoachieveit.