The City Fix

AUGUST 6, 2020

The large cities in the Latin American region all have one thing in common: the opportunities for employment and income are concentrated in a few districts while, more and more, sprawling housing zones are located on the outskirts of cities. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

JULY 9, 2024

Amazonian cities are diverse in opportunities and needs. The region’s biodiversity is among the world’s most important, but its cities’ sustainability challenges are less well-known. These jurisdictions require financial support and capacity building to create sustainable, conservation-oriented, equitable, urban green.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently launched Mumbai’s first-ever climate budget, making it the first city in India and the fourth in the world (after Oslo, New York and London) to launch a climate budget. While Mumbai works to expand and institutionalize their.

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The City Fix

MAY 2, 2023

India is projected to overtake China as the most populous country in the world this year. The shifting demographics are bound to create heightened demand for education, health care, jobs and civic amenities, putting existing systems under stress. Current urban.

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The City Fix

JULY 10, 2024

In Kenya and throughout east Africa, flooding this past April and May wreaked havoc, leaving a path of deadly destruction. The unprecedented deluge of heavy rainfall resulted in a catastrophe that many in Kenya have never witnessed. According to a June.

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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The City Fix

APRIL 12, 2023

South Africa’s cities are economic engines, drawing workers across the country and the continent. Of the country’s 58.8 million population, 68% live in urban areas. Between 2000 and 2014, urban area in South Africa expanded by 1,464 km2. Population projections.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Solid waste workers have been indispensable to protecting cities around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their heroic examples, from India to Vietnam to Latin America, have helped cities keep moving. But a critical alignment of factors is making their. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Meet the 2024 Service to America Medals winners Federal Employee of the Year Medal At the Department of Labor, Nancy Alcantara, Shannon Rebolledo, Justin Uphold and the Packers Sanitation Leads Team discovered more than 100 children ages 13 to 17 illegally working on dangerous machinery in 13 meat slaughterhouses across eight states. “[The

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 26, 2022

A recent upload in my photo feed was from last fall, and showed a public art campaign posted on a trash can in Times Square, where the public spaces are managed by the Times Square Alliance business improvement district. Problems such as graffiti, people in mental health crisis, sanitation, etc., More about this later.)

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 30, 2022

Government agencies like Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) are committed to improving the quality of life of Canadians by making sure the country’s abundant natural resources, including energy, forests, minerals, and metals, are developed sustainably. According to the UN, access to water and sanitation is a human right.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Cities are at the forefront of climate impacts, and city governments are key actors in unlocking action to build urban resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the number of cities and regions committing to climate action and.

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