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IHS, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam is launching their 1st MOOC (Massive Open Online Course): “Planning for Climate Change in African Cities” and I’m teaching.  Developed in collaboration with the African Local Governments Academy (ALGA), United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG) and Erasmus University Rotterdam, this free MOOC is 5 weeks and it offers the basics of urban resilience and adaptation, climate change planning, and policy assessment tools. Who is this class for?  The course is open to students and professionals … Read More

WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Convened Urban Experts in Nairobi, Kenya for a Workshop on Equal Cities for All in Nairobi, Kenya on June 28, 2017. Can we have cities that grow sustainably while providing opportunity for all? At a workshop in Nairobi, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities gathered stakeholders from across sub-Saharan Africa to help answer this question. Participants came from academia, urban planning, business, the technology sector, community groups and other areas, to discuss methods for … Read More

“Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala” is a new publication by Prof. Shuaib Lwasa, the Cordinator Urban Action Lab, Click here for the abstract

Follow the read more link to download the various of “Risk relocation and resettlement findings summarized for policy” they are published in various global regions read more.

Following on from the foundations set earlier in February, 2017, INTALInC partners converged at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana from 22nd – 23rd May, 2017, for a 2-day workshop to deliberate the mobility needs of vulnerable populations in developing countries. The workshop was attended by some of the network’s partners from the University of Leeds (UK), Durham University (UK), Lagos State University (Nigeria), Urban Action Lab – UAL of Makerere University (Uganda) and of course, the host institution, … Read More

Shuaib Lwasa of UAL together with colleagues advise in this policy brief on cities and disaster risk reduction that boosting resilience through by use of science is key in supporting the implementation of SFDRR, Paris Agreement and SDG’s read more.

Prof. Shuaib Lwasa (center, red circle) attended Round Table meeting at Oregon Zoo that brought together members of the InterTwine initiative that is working on urban nature in that region. Shuaib’s topic of presentation was “Attitudes towards urban conservation in Africa”, why building city resilience matters? It is noted that new construction in Kampala can  be a course of action on integrating nature into the city. “But the attitudes toward urban conservation in Africa are very poor. Introducing and augmenting … Read More

If you have been following the global, regional, and local-level conversations about the Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs) and their implementation for example, UN’s Habitat III meeting, held in Quito, Ecuador.You have probably heard of or participated in providing clarity on the role of the private sector in achieving SDG 11, which calls on us to “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. Read more  

Many cities still have green areas in various forms, despite the fragmentation of their ecosystems. The call for integration of built form with nature is now more explicit and can be discerned from the Sustainable Development Goals of 2015 as well as the New Urban Agenda of 2016.   “Kampala, like many developing cities, has problems & opportunities. Its nature, if conserved, can enhance ecosystem services.” Read more 

The UAL recently concluded another training workshop for students working on the Heterogeneous Infrastructures of Cities in Uganda Project (HICCUP) 3-year project from 17th to the 20th January 2018 at Makerere University. This workshop follows on from the first workshop which was held in August 2016. The focus of this workshop was mainly on research methods. In addition, the research team also started discussions for planning fieldwork which is scheduled to commence in September 2017.