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Urban Environment Newsletter (January, 2006)
The latest edition is published. Inside the fourth edition you find information about:
  • Energy and Air Pollution in Cities- Challenges for UNEP and UN-HABITAT
  • Saving Kilimanjaro with new stoves
  • Arequipa, Peru:- More taxis than in Manhattan
  • Tackling the waste problem - generating energy
  • Air Quality Monitoring in Africa
  • ICLEI engages Municipal Leaders in Fight Against Climate Change
  • Publications: Cities, Biodiversity and Coastal Areas - Local Capacities for Global Agendas
  • Publications: SCP - Documentation Series
  • Events: Fourth Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change

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Urban Environment Newsletter (September, 2005)
The latest edition is published. Inside the third edition you find information about:
  • A secret well kept - How could 10,000 cities access it?
  • SCP in Nigeria:Towards Participatory Urban Planning
  • Capacity Building: Success and Challenge in Cuba
  • Promoting eco-housing in Asia and the Pacific Region
  • SCP/IHS partnership for "Improving the city environment throughbetter management and planning"
  • Publications: Climate Change and Cities - Local Capacities for Global Agendas
  • Publications: SCP - Documentation Series
  • Upcoming Events

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New Publication! The SCP Documentation Series.
Posted on 20 May 05 - This new series seeks to capture and disseminate the experiences and lessons learnt by partner cities and countries worldwide. The first three volumes in the series are based on the Sustainable Cities Programme in Tanzania.
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Report of the Sustainable Cities Programme Induction Workshop for Anchoring Capacity Building Institutes in Asia. 26-28 October 2004, Thailand.
Posted on 20th MAY 05 - The purpose of the workshop was to develop and formalize an institutional framework for sustained EPM support through partnership with capacity building institutions in Asia. Seven institutes from the region attended the meeting.
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SCP/LA21 2005 Global Partners Meeting.
Posted on 20TH May 05 - The 2005 Global Meeting of the Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP) and Localizing Agenda 21 Programme (LA21) partners will take place from 26 June to 1st July in Cuba, hosted by the City of La Havana.
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Urban Environment Newsletter (January, 2005)
Posted in May 05 - The second edition of the Urban Environment Newsletter is out. Find out about how SCP is helping cities that were affected by the Tsunami Disaster, the initiative to improve urban air quality in developing countries and much more.
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UN-HABITAT/SCP – Republic of Korea Collaboration.
Posted in Jan 05 -
Seogwipo City begins implementation of its vision as an Ecocity and signs a Letter of Intent with UN-HABITAT to adopt the EPM approach in managing urban development
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