By 2050, 68% of people will live in urban areas.
Find out how @FAO’s #GreenCities Initiative is working to improve the well-being of people in 1000 cities by 2030, while making cities more sustainable and resilient to climate change.
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#WorldCitiesDay
Find out how @FAO’s #GreenCities Initiative is working to improve the well-being of people in 1000 cities by 2030, while making cities more sustainable and resilient to climate change.
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#WorldCitiesDay
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 AM
By 2050, 68% of people will live in urban areas.
Find out how @FAO’s #GreenCities Initiative is working to improve the well-being of people in 1000 cities by 2030, while making cities more sustainable and resilient to climate change.
🔗 t.co/Fc3ZzJlWSv
#WorldCitiesDay
Find out how @FAO’s #GreenCities Initiative is working to improve the well-being of people in 1000 cities by 2030, while making cities more sustainable and resilient to climate change.
🔗 t.co/Fc3ZzJlWSv
#WorldCitiesDay
Today is #WorldCitiesDay.
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today is #WorldCitiesDay.
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
🌆 Urban wetlands face increasing challenges due to population growth and development pressures.
🏙️ Cities that manage their wetlands sustainably reap important benefits, including flood mitigation, enhanced biodiversity and improved recreational spaces. #WorldCitiesDay
🏙️ Cities that manage their wetlands sustainably reap important benefits, including flood mitigation, enhanced biodiversity and improved recreational spaces. #WorldCitiesDay
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🌆 Urban wetlands face increasing challenges due to population growth and development pressures.
🏙️ Cities that manage their wetlands sustainably reap important benefits, including flood mitigation, enhanced biodiversity and improved recreational spaces. #WorldCitiesDay
🏙️ Cities that manage their wetlands sustainably reap important benefits, including flood mitigation, enhanced biodiversity and improved recreational spaces. #WorldCitiesDay
#WorldCitiesDay
IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change & Cities—the first report of the seventh cycle—will be released in March 2027.
It will assess the latest science on climate impacts, risks, and urban solutions.
🗓️ Expert Review 17 Oct–12 Dec 2025 bit.ly/CitiER
IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change & Cities—the first report of the seventh cycle—will be released in March 2027.
It will assess the latest science on climate impacts, risks, and urban solutions.
🗓️ Expert Review 17 Oct–12 Dec 2025 bit.ly/CitiER
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#WorldCitiesDay
IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change & Cities—the first report of the seventh cycle—will be released in March 2027.
It will assess the latest science on climate impacts, risks, and urban solutions.
🗓️ Expert Review 17 Oct–12 Dec 2025 bit.ly/CitiER
IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change & Cities—the first report of the seventh cycle—will be released in March 2027.
It will assess the latest science on climate impacts, risks, and urban solutions.
🗓️ Expert Review 17 Oct–12 Dec 2025 bit.ly/CitiER
Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision makers
#WorldCitiesDay
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#WorldCitiesDay
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October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision makers
#WorldCitiesDay
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#WorldCitiesDay
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🌍 It’s #WorldCitiesDay! The health of our cities depends on the quality of the air we breathe. Join us at the 5th EU Clean Air Forum (1–2 Dec, Bonn) co-hosted by @ecmwf.int & the @ec.europa.eu to discuss solutions for cleaner air & resilient urban environments.
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🌍 It’s #WorldCitiesDay! The health of our cities depends on the quality of the air we breathe. Join us at the 5th EU Clean Air Forum (1–2 Dec, Bonn) co-hosted by @ecmwf.int & the @ec.europa.eu to discuss solutions for cleaner air & resilient urban environments.
🌍 It’s #WorldCitiesDay, a good moment to ask: how well are our cities designed for children?
We ranked 36 European cities on how they prioritise kids’ safety in urban transport - from safe speeds to school streets and bike lanes.
See who’s leading the way 👇
cleancitiescampaign.org/city...
We ranked 36 European cities on how they prioritise kids’ safety in urban transport - from safe speeds to school streets and bike lanes.
See who’s leading the way 👇
cleancitiescampaign.org/city...
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🌍 It’s #WorldCitiesDay, a good moment to ask: how well are our cities designed for children?
We ranked 36 European cities on how they prioritise kids’ safety in urban transport - from safe speeds to school streets and bike lanes.
See who’s leading the way 👇
cleancitiescampaign.org/city...
We ranked 36 European cities on how they prioritise kids’ safety in urban transport - from safe speeds to school streets and bike lanes.
See who’s leading the way 👇
cleancitiescampaign.org/city...
🌆 Today is #WorldCitiesDay!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌆 Today is #WorldCitiesDay!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
🌆 #WorldCitiesDay
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌆 #WorldCitiesDay
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
🌳 This #WorldCitiesDay, let's reimagine urban spaces. Cities thrive when green infrastructure and forests are woven into their fabric, providing cleaner air, cooler streets, and healthier communities.🌱
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#JFR #UrbanForestry #GreenCities #Forestryresearch
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#JFR #UrbanForestry #GreenCities #Forestryresearch
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🌳 This #WorldCitiesDay, let's reimagine urban spaces. Cities thrive when green infrastructure and forests are woven into their fabric, providing cleaner air, cooler streets, and healthier communities.🌱
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#JFR #UrbanForestry #GreenCities #Forestryresearch
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#JFR #UrbanForestry #GreenCities #Forestryresearch
For #WorldCitiesDay, we rated the greenness of fictional towns and cities. Which one would you want to live in? 🏙️ 🌳
@un-habitat.bsky.social
@un-habitat.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For #WorldCitiesDay, we rated the greenness of fictional towns and cities. Which one would you want to live in? 🏙️ 🌳
@un-habitat.bsky.social
@un-habitat.bsky.social
It is #WorldCitiesDay.
Your health should not depend on where you live in a city.
Yet stark inequities in
✅ food security
✅ housing
✅ sanitation
✅ climate risk
cut across our cities, affecting our health.
WHO’s new urban health guide shows how cities can close that gap. Learn more: bit.ly/4oanNMy
Your health should not depend on where you live in a city.
Yet stark inequities in
✅ food security
✅ housing
✅ sanitation
✅ climate risk
cut across our cities, affecting our health.
WHO’s new urban health guide shows how cities can close that gap. Learn more: bit.ly/4oanNMy
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It is #WorldCitiesDay.
Your health should not depend on where you live in a city.
Yet stark inequities in
✅ food security
✅ housing
✅ sanitation
✅ climate risk
cut across our cities, affecting our health.
WHO’s new urban health guide shows how cities can close that gap. Learn more: bit.ly/4oanNMy
Your health should not depend on where you live in a city.
Yet stark inequities in
✅ food security
✅ housing
✅ sanitation
✅ climate risk
cut across our cities, affecting our health.
WHO’s new urban health guide shows how cities can close that gap. Learn more: bit.ly/4oanNMy
Ghent in Belgium has a car-free city centre, a modern tram and bus network, and plentiful walking and cycling routes.
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ghent in Belgium has a car-free city centre, a modern tram and bus network, and plentiful walking and cycling routes.
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
EU-funded projects are providing cities with practical solutions to adapt to climate risks, from heat maps in Athens to flood models in Rotterdam.
This #WorldCitiesDay explore their impact in a new report from the #EUGreenDeal Project Support Office: link.europa.eu/WmTr4m
This #WorldCitiesDay explore their impact in a new report from the #EUGreenDeal Project Support Office: link.europa.eu/WmTr4m
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
EU-funded projects are providing cities with practical solutions to adapt to climate risks, from heat maps in Athens to flood models in Rotterdam.
This #WorldCitiesDay explore their impact in a new report from the #EUGreenDeal Project Support Office: link.europa.eu/WmTr4m
This #WorldCitiesDay explore their impact in a new report from the #EUGreenDeal Project Support Office: link.europa.eu/WmTr4m
Researchers from the TRUUD project have their work featured in new #WHO case studies series on #UrbanHealth, launched today for #WorldCitiesDay.
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Researchers from the TRUUD project have their work featured in new #WHO case studies series on #UrbanHealth, launched today for #WorldCitiesDay.
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay 2025
When heat rises, city health becomes personal.
UrbanAIR is building people-centred smart cities where tech follows human need — helping Antwerp + Barcelona stay cleaner, cooler, and fairer.
Because resilience isn’t abstract. It’s shade, airflow, and time to act.
When heat rises, city health becomes personal.
UrbanAIR is building people-centred smart cities where tech follows human need — helping Antwerp + Barcelona stay cleaner, cooler, and fairer.
Because resilience isn’t abstract. It’s shade, airflow, and time to act.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay 2025
When heat rises, city health becomes personal.
UrbanAIR is building people-centred smart cities where tech follows human need — helping Antwerp + Barcelona stay cleaner, cooler, and fairer.
Because resilience isn’t abstract. It’s shade, airflow, and time to act.
When heat rises, city health becomes personal.
UrbanAIR is building people-centred smart cities where tech follows human need — helping Antwerp + Barcelona stay cleaner, cooler, and fairer.
Because resilience isn’t abstract. It’s shade, airflow, and time to act.
As the world marks #WorldCitiesDay (31 Oct), our paper in Communications Earth & Environment warns: construction’s carbon footprint could double by 2050 without a “material revolution.”
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
As the world marks #WorldCitiesDay (31 Oct), our paper in Communications Earth & Environment warns: construction’s carbon footprint could double by 2050 without a “material revolution.”
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
"Homelessness is a human rights crisis. It is not always visible, but it is a reality for people in virtually every community in every region of the world. Many women, in particular, live in forms of hidden homelessness...."
#spéirghorm #IrishPol #HumanRights #Home
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#spéirghorm #IrishPol #HumanRights #Home
www.linkedin.com/posts/volker...
#worldcitiesday | Volker Türk
Homelessness is a human rights crisis. It is not always visible, but it is a reality for people in virtually every community in every region of the world. Many women, in particular, live in forms of h...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Homelessness is a human rights crisis. It is not always visible, but it is a reality for people in virtually every community in every region of the world. Many women, in particular, live in forms of hidden homelessness...."
#spéirghorm #IrishPol #HumanRights #Home
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#spéirghorm #IrishPol #HumanRights #Home
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"...the design and governance of our cities need to be guided by human rights, ensuring everyone can live in dignity. Let’s work together to end homelessness once and for all."
#spéirghorm #Homeless #IrishPol #HumanRights #Connolly
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#spéirghorm #Homeless #IrishPol #HumanRights #Connolly
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#worldcitiesday | Volker Türk
Homelessness is a human rights crisis. It is not always visible, but it is a reality for people in virtually every community in every region of the world. Many women, in particular, live in forms of h...
www.linkedin.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"...the design and governance of our cities need to be guided by human rights, ensuring everyone can live in dignity. Let’s work together to end homelessness once and for all."
#spéirghorm #Homeless #IrishPol #HumanRights #Connolly
www.linkedin.com/posts/volker...
#spéirghorm #Homeless #IrishPol #HumanRights #Connolly
www.linkedin.com/posts/volker...
What’s a smart city?
✅ Data-driven services
✅ Inclusive governance
✅ Resilient infrastructure
✅ Climate-smart policies
#Supplychainlogistics #urbaninfrastructure
#WorldCitiesDay is Oct. 31
✅ Data-driven services
✅ Inclusive governance
✅ Resilient infrastructure
✅ Climate-smart policies
#Supplychainlogistics #urbaninfrastructure
#WorldCitiesDay is Oct. 31
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What’s a smart city?
✅ Data-driven services
✅ Inclusive governance
✅ Resilient infrastructure
✅ Climate-smart policies
#Supplychainlogistics #urbaninfrastructure
#WorldCitiesDay is Oct. 31
✅ Data-driven services
✅ Inclusive governance
✅ Resilient infrastructure
✅ Climate-smart policies
#Supplychainlogistics #urbaninfrastructure
#WorldCitiesDay is Oct. 31
Westminster Abbey is at the heart of London and is an essential part of any visit to the capital.
On #WorldCitiesDay, take a look at some of the highlights that you can enjoy when you visit us...
On #WorldCitiesDay, take a look at some of the highlights that you can enjoy when you visit us...
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Westminster Abbey is at the heart of London and is an essential part of any visit to the capital.
On #WorldCitiesDay, take a look at some of the highlights that you can enjoy when you visit us...
On #WorldCitiesDay, take a look at some of the highlights that you can enjoy when you visit us...
Published today in recognition of #WorldCitiesDay, this guide outlines the case for prioritising urban health from epidemiologic, economic, equity, and sustainability perspectives.
@who.int @thrivingplaces.bsky.social
@who.int @thrivingplaces.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Published today in recognition of #WorldCitiesDay, this guide outlines the case for prioritising urban health from epidemiologic, economic, equity, and sustainability perspectives.
@who.int @thrivingplaces.bsky.social
@who.int @thrivingplaces.bsky.social
En el #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades recordamos que el futuro urbano se construye respirando aire limpio 🌿
Únete al #ManifiestoCleanCities y ayudemos a crear municipios más habitables y saludables 💚 #WorldCitiesDay
👉 spain.cleancitiescampaign.org/dia-mundial-...
Únete al #ManifiestoCleanCities y ayudemos a crear municipios más habitables y saludables 💚 #WorldCitiesDay
👉 spain.cleancitiescampaign.org/dia-mundial-...
Día Mundial de las Ciudades: unamos fuerzas por municipios más habitables con el Manifiesto Clean Cities - Clean Cities - Spanish
En el Día Mundial de las Ciudades, Clean Cities invita a unirse al Manifiesto Clean Cities, respaldado por ministerios y ciudades referentes como Pontevedra y Vitoria Gasteiz.
spain.cleancitiescampaign.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
En el #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades recordamos que el futuro urbano se construye respirando aire limpio 🌿
Únete al #ManifiestoCleanCities y ayudemos a crear municipios más habitables y saludables 💚 #WorldCitiesDay
👉 spain.cleancitiescampaign.org/dia-mundial-...
Únete al #ManifiestoCleanCities y ayudemos a crear municipios más habitables y saludables 💚 #WorldCitiesDay
👉 spain.cleancitiescampaign.org/dia-mundial-...
October 31 is #WorldCitiesDay! This year's theme celebrates people-centered smart cities, showcasing how data-driven decision making, technology, and AI can be used to improve urban life and recover from shocks and crises. 🏙️
#UrbanOctober #CitiesDay #UrbanSDG
#UrbanOctober #CitiesDay #UrbanSDG
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
October 31 is #WorldCitiesDay! This year's theme celebrates people-centered smart cities, showcasing how data-driven decision making, technology, and AI can be used to improve urban life and recover from shocks and crises. 🏙️
#UrbanOctober #CitiesDay #UrbanSDG
#UrbanOctober #CitiesDay #UrbanSDG
Visualising globalised urbanisation on #worldcitiesday: Explore how cities operate within contemporary globalisation at gawc.lboro.ac.uk/gawc-worlds/...
GaWC Visualisations
One way of interpreting the GaWC project is that it is putting geography into globalisation. Globalisation is much more than a 'new' scale of activities, it is importantly a new spatial patterning of ...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Visualising globalised urbanisation on #worldcitiesday: Explore how cities operate within contemporary globalisation at gawc.lboro.ac.uk/gawc-worlds/...