Regulations and planning policy will also target existing buildings to make them net zero carbon by 2050 to ensure cities deliver on the highest goals of the Paris Agreement. Oslo and Heidelberg join 23 other cities committed to C40’s Net…
Tag: Urban issues
16000 CCTV cameras on 6000 km of Dhaka’s roads planned
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said Dhaka and other important cities will be brought under the ‘Safe City Project’ soon to make those free from crimes. “Some 14,000-16,000 modern and high-tech CCTV cameras will…
Civil Society urges inclusive, resilient, sustainable cities
By Cristina Fan Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Sep 9 2019 (IPS) – The United Nations held its first major international conference in one of America’s mountain states, bringing scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) to discuss ways on making…
Dhaka South Mayor off to Singapore to learn urban issues
Dhaka, Sept 9 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon left here for Singapore on Sunday night. The DSCC Mayor went to Singapore to gain knowledge ahead of launching ‘Communicable Disease Control and Research Department’ as part…
Moscow streets to be made green, healthy by 2030
Moscow has joined 28 pioneering cities in committing to ensure a major area of the city is free from exhaust gases by 2030 and procure only zero-emission buses from 2025.
অগ্নিকান্ডে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত বস্তিবাসীদের দ্রুত পুনর্বাসন করতে হবে -চরমোনাই পীর
ঝিলপাড়া বস্তিতে স্বার্থান্বেষী মহল দুরভিসন্ধিমূলকভাবে আগুন ধরিয়েছে কি না তা খতিয়ে দেখার আহবান জানিয়ে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেন, সরকারি জমিতে ঘর বানিয়ে অবৈধভাবে বিদ্যুৎ, পানি ও গ্যাস সংযোগ দিয়ে যারা প্রতি…
Dhaka South City fines 6 owners for Aedes larvae at homes
Dhaka, Aug 22 -Mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation(DSCC) on Thursday fined owners of six buildings Tk 44000 in different parts of the city as larvae of Adese mosquitoes were found in the buildings.
100 Resilient Cities, a note from its president
In six years, 100 Resilient Cities has grown from an idea to a movement. Together, as a community of staff, CROs, and partners, we have shaped how the world understands the opportunities to build resilience. Since 2013, we have evolved…
Regulate water filter industry to avert water crises
Sudhirendar Sharma It seems a back-of-envelope estimation that a good samaritan has tossed up on social media to shock us out of slumber. Unbelievable though it may read, Ludhiana city dwellers have been credited for wasting some 15 million litres…
Preparing the foundations for climate-resilient cities
By Emmanuel Hitimana Kigali, Jul 15 2019 (IPS) – How do you plan a resilient city? A city that can withstand climate change impacts, and the natural disasters that it produces at increased frequencies. And how do you protect the…
Destroy Aedes mosquitoes: HC directs Dhaka City corporations
Dhaka, July 14 – The High Court on Sunday directed the two Dhaka city corporations’ authorities to take effective steps within 24 hours on priority basis to eradicate and destroy Aedes mosquitos and take other preventive measures to stop the…
Rickshaws to ply on fixed lanes and by-lanes: Mayor Atiq
Dhaka, July 10 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam said QR code will be set up in registered legal rickshaws to identify illegal ones. He also announced that except on lanes for non-mechanical transport or by lanes,…
How urban consumption drives global emissions
Strong action from mayors, business and citizens is driving down emissions created locally. But emissions from urban consumption of goods like food and clothing, along with materials used to construct urban buildings, are set to double without action. Emissions due…
পুনর্বাসন না করে হকার উচ্ছেদ চরম অমানবিক -আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম পীর শায়খে চরমোনাই বলেছেন, রাষ্ট্র, আইন এগুলো মানুষের কল্যাণের জন্য। যে আইন ও রাষ্ট্র মানুষকে মৃত্যুমুখে ঠেলে দেয়, মানুষকে বঞ্চিত করে তা আইন হতে পারে না। তিনি বলেন, হকাররাও মানুষ,…
Paris, Milan, C’hagen laud London’s ultra-low emission zone
Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo. “Bravo Sadiq Khan, for implementing one of the largest and most comprehensive Low Emission Zones of any city in the world. The ULEZ will undoubtedly bring long-lasting benefits to London,…
Gender and the Arab City
By Lina Abirafeh BEIRUT – One of the top priorities for the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda is to make cities “inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.” City leaders can take a simple step that would go long a way toward…
North and south face off over “Right to the City”
By Emilio Godoy Mexico City, (IPS) – The declaration that will be presented for approval at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October has again sparked conflict between the opposing positions taken…
Construction climate talks for reducing carbon footprint in cities
The first four episodes in the Construction Climate Talks series have looked at issues such as sustainable development in the construction industry and the concept of green buildings. In the fifth film, released today, Carina Borgström-Hansson, Expert on Ecological Footprint,…
SC stays HC’s Mouchak Market shutdown order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed for six weeks the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to shut the shops of Mouchak Market in the city, terming the building risky.Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
Dialogue on ‘Regional City’ held at BAU
Myensingh – A dialogue Regional City was held on Tuesday at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensing. The programme was organised by the Mymensingh and the Sherpur municipality, World Vision Bangladesh and 16 NGOs of…
Little power to bring changes, say two Dhaka mayors
Dhaka – Two mayors of the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation think lack of coordination among various service-providing agencies and political clouts have made their job to improve living in the capital, report unb staff writers M Jahangir Alam & Maksud-Ul-Islam…
Cities hold the key to a livable future: Worldwatch Institute
Washington, D.C.-Today, nearly 3.9 billion people-half of the world’s population-live in urban areas. By 2050 that number is expected to nearly double. According to Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World), the latest edition of the annual series…
Khokon coming good on free Wifi promise for DSCC
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon has formally inaugurated the first of 50 promised ‘hotspots’ – limited zones offering free WiFi internet paid for by the city corporation – in the areas covered by DSCC. Dhaka, UNB News Agency…
Partial demolition of two tilted Ctg bldgs ordered
Chittagong –The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has instructed owners to partially demolish two of the nine buildings that got tilted during Wednesday’s earthquake in the port city. A three-member probe body, formed by the CDA, came up with the directive…
Bus rapid transit draft bill to reduce traffic jam okayed in Cabinet
Dhaka – The cabinet on Monday approved in principle a draft law to regulate the planned “bus rapid transit”, to reduce traffic jam in the capital and its outskirts. “The proposed law will regulate the BRT system designed to reduce…
Paris still the best city in World for students
By Pierre Longeray Paris has been rated the world’s most student-friendly city for the fourth year running. Melbourne comes in second, followed by Tokyo. The ranking of “the world’s leading urban destinations for international students” was published Tuesday by QS,…
10 injured in eviction drive at Tejgaon: Mayon seeks cooperation
At least 10 people suffered injuries as police sprayed rubber bullets during an eviction drive against an illegal truck stand and shops in the city’s Tejgaon area on Sunday.
Climate-sensitive planning needed for cities
Eminent urban planner Prof Nazrul Islam has stressed the need for undertaking climate-sensitive plans for the country’s cities to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change in the coming days. “When you (urban planners) will be involved in planning…
Greens want integrated steps to rid Dhaka of water logging
Green activists at a programme Dhaka on Saturday demanded an integrated step to remove the perennial waterlogging problem from Dhaka city. They said the city dwellers suffer from acute waterlogging in the capital in every monsoon since the authorities give…
Rapid urbanisation pose challenges: Worldwatch
Washington, D.C.-The world’s urban population is expected to grow by 2.6 billion people between 2011 and 2050, bringing the total number of urbanites to 6.3 billion, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online…