Climate Change - The City of 2030

RESILIENC Political localization Migration local governance Climate change Recycling Hunger Risk prevention Water resources Natural hazards Energy uncertainty Pollution Greenhouse Floods Efficiency camitstien Green economy Vulnerability Natural resources Poverty Food Protection Demographics Adaptability Human Footprint Limiting greenhouse gas emissions, preventing disasters and unlinking development from environmental degradation requires leadership, support and action from local governments. Two Earths will be needed by 2030 if current population and consumption trends continue. Today humanity uses the equivalent of 1.5 planets to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste Number of disasters 1980 - 2002 Disasters Climate change is one of the most significant environmental concerns facing urban areas. Coastal settlements, with 40% of world's population, are most vulnerable 0-5 5-10 10+ Disasters by type 1980 2000 Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America O Oceania & The Caribbean AVG. Anual AVG. Anual Drought Events AVG. Anual Flood Events AVG. Anual Earh Quake Events AVG. Anual Cyclone Events Disaters - ALL ENERGY WATER FOOD The first Millennium Development Goal is eradication of extreme poverty and hunger The city will give priority to energy efficiency, renewable energies and non- polluting technologies. The city's government and people will understand, more clearly than ever, the need to minimise climate change Water and sanitation are key for the health and hygiene of the billions of citizens worldwide Barcelona Domestic use Asia & East Pacific London Prague Denver Cape Town Industry HOW New York 868 MILLION GHG EMISSIONS do we use freshwater hungry people worldwide (TONNES CO2 PER CPITA) Geneva Los Angeles Developed Countries Irrigation Near East & Sub Saharan Africa Bangkok North Africa Latin America & The Caribbean Toronto About Fewer than 95% or 1 in 8 people are hungry of cities in developing of transport energy comes from petroleum 35% 12% countries have their waste water treated Sources UCLG Manifesto www.cities-for-mobility.net UCLG Post-2015 UCLG + Global Footprint Network ww.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/ UN-Habitat. Global activities Report 2013 UNHABITAT GLOBAL REPORT ON HUMAN SETTLEMENT 2011 UCLG United Cities and Local Governments www.unwater.org/statistics_use.html World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) www.uclg.org UN-Habitat. Global activities Report 2013