Climate Crisis in the City

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Climate Crisis in the City

Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and the number will only rise in the years to come. Growth rates are particularly pronounced in the Global South, where 75 percent of the world’s urban population already lives. Cities also provide a particularly striking example of social inequality, expressed both in the accumulation of wealth and consumer behaviour, as well as in who is most affected by the consequences of climate change. As our planet gets hotter, the climate crisis is throwing up greater challenges for cities around the world.
 

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Climate Crisis in the City

IntroductionCli­mate Crisis in the City

Around the world, urban centres are struggling to cope with the effects of climate change

India’s Cities at the Centre of the Climate Crisis

AnalysisIn­dia’s Cit­ies at the Centre of the Cli­mate Crisis

As temperatures rise, some Indian metropolises are taking climate action into their own hands

The Climate Threat to Dakar

EssayThe Cli­mate Threat to Dakar

With the Senegalese coastline retreating at a fast pace, social movements are organizing to counter…

Fighting the Climate Crisis in Southwest Brooklyn

EssayFight­ing the Cli­mate Crisis in South­w­est Brook­lyn

How the community organization UPROSE is responding to increased heat and flooding

The First to Die

EssayThe First to Die

In Brazil, communities on the outskirts are most affected by climate change

Building Alternatives to Drought and Water Plundering

EssayBuild­ing Al­tern­at­ives to Drought and Wa­ter Plun­der­ing

In Mexico City, neighbourhood organizations are responding to government neglect and marginalization…

The Climate Crisis Is More than a Funding Problem

InterviewThe Cli­mate Crisis Is More than a Fund­ing Prob­lem

To ensure fairer distribution of funds, we need compensatory measures — not additional funding for…

Evidence in Times of Denialism

AnalysisEvid­ence in Times of Deni­al­ism

How climate change and urban extractivism are impacting Buenos Aires

Safe as Houses

FeatureSafe as Houses

How the climate crisis is making the housing crisis worse — and how we can fight back

The Killer Heatwaves at South Africa’s Doorstep

EssayThe Killer Heat­waves at South Africa’s Door­step

As climate change intensifies, apartheid geography poses a grave threat to the health of Black South…

Urban Grassroots Engagement in Global Climate Debates

StudiesUrban Grass­roots En­gage­ment in Global Cli­mate De­bates

Enhancing the participation of marginalized urban communities in international climate policy…