Air pollution and climate change are key global challenges for cities and both have large impacts on human health and economic development.

Municipal advisory committees are becoming increasingly influential in guiding decision-making processes that address climatic issues.

The number of countries with a national development plan has more than doubled, from about 62 in 2006 to 134 in 2018.

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction encourages investment in innovation and technology development in disaster risk management.

To fight against the biodiversity loss and to take advantage of ecosystem services that nature can offer, urban planners integrate green spaces in urban projects.

This viewpoint reviews key assessments from the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C and examines the implications for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR).

The UN has adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030; SFDRR) in March 2015 and the member countries agreed to shift from disaster management to disaster risk management.

The “build back better” (BBB) approach to disaster recovery was first introduced in 2006 by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former US President William Cl

Key Performance Indicators are important instruments, both in defining high-level goals (international or national) and when planning smart energy communities.