There is an urgent need for governments and society at all levels to deeply rethink the dominant urban development model and the nature of cities that it has spawned in order to correct the ongoing climate emergency. Said paradigm shift should advance towards more...
The GPR2C will participate in the 2021 High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (6-15th July) to bring an urgent appeal to the United Nations and all international, regional, national and local institutions and civil society organizations to renew their...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) publishes the Thematic Paper: Right to the City: a roadmap for Climate Justice The relevance of the Right to the City to face Climate Change, Global Warming and Environmental JusticeThis thematic paper is the...
Gender Equality is key to the 'Right to the City for all' struggle! The International Women's Day (IWD), on March 8, and this month as a whole mark a key moment in the feminist struggle around the world. Gender equality is one of the eight components of the Right to...
In the last three decades, Latin America has played a key role in the debate and struggle for the Right to the City, being the region also a pioneer in experiences of legal recognition of this right and the formulation of public policies aimed at the implementation of...
Masakhane is an informal settlement in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga (north-east South Africa). People started living here 50 years ago. It has nowadays an aproximate population of more than 3.700 people. Residents of Masakhane in eMalahleni have never had running water....
This post is also available in: French, Spanish. On the Occasion of the 2021 High-Level Political Forum, RIPESS, Urgenci and the Global Platform for the Right to the City have co-organised the side-event “Overcoming inequalities through the COVID-19 recovery:...
The fourth edition of the Latin American and the Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat, co-organized by Habitat for Humanity and Urban Housing Practitioners Hub (UHPH), took place from 17-21 May 2021. As in previous editions, the Global Platform for the Right to the...
This research raises questions about the right to the city both in terms of definition and practice in the Asian region, drawing on the experiences of four countries: China, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Through a fruitful collaborative process, the...
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Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on a collective learning process together with all its members and allies for the elaboration of a series of thematic papers to explore and deepen into the key conceptual and programmatic...
![[THEMATIC PAPER] The impact of COVID-19 on the Right to the City](https://www.right2city.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Right-to-the-City-Covid-19_EN_OK_Cover-e1633604975819-400x250.jpg)
Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on a collective learning process together with all its members and allies for the elaboration of a series of thematic papers to explore and deepen into the key conceptual and programmatic...
![[THEMATIC PAPER] Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice](https://www.right2city.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Right-to-the-City-Climate-Change_V5-1-scaled-e1633603901737-400x250.jpg)
This paper proves that the Right to the City framework is already providing substantial alternatives to work for Climate Justice, with examples of successful experiences worldwide! Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked...
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In the first place, this event on "Climate Justice: institutional responses and significant experiences in Latin America" will seek an approach, at a global level, to the Right to the City, through the Thematic Document "Right to the City: Roadmap towards climate...
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
Description: "Vizinhos de Arroios" is an informal, non-partisan organization of neighbours and residents of the "Arroios" neighbourhood in the city of Lisbon (Portugal) Mission: Promote, Reclaim, Discuss, Debate, Denounce issues of...
Description: Observatório das metrópoles is a networked research group, bringing together institutions and researchers from university, governmental and non-governmental fields. The team formed in the Observatory has been working for 20 years, currently...
Description: We are an Advisory Group working to achieve sustainable + resilient + humane cities Mission: To accompany the cities (their local governments in their different forms) so that they incorporate all the policies, tools and innovations...
Description: Interdisciplinary research aimed at public policy Mission: To generate interdisciplinary scientific knowledge to increase awareness and strengthen the policy and practice of sustainable urban development in Chile. Outreach:...
