Four people standing behind a table holding papers - Credit: Development Planning Unit University College London
Four people standing behind a table holding papers - Credit: Development Planning Unit University College London UCL has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, entering into a collaborative partnership to enhance knowledge, capacity, and awareness in the field of sustainable urban development. The collaboration will promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise about sustainable urban development, The New Urban Agenda and the UN's "sustainable cities and communities" Sustainable Development Goal number 11. Signed by Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Vice-Provost, Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), Professor Michael Walls (UCL Development Planning Unit) and Neil Khor, Special Advisor to the UN-Habitat Executive Director, the agreement will promote training, engagement, events and discussions aimed at furthering knowledge and understanding around sustainable urban development. Professor Walls said: "We are enormously excited at this opportunity to build a dynamic partnership that helps address some of the key opportunities and challenges of urban sustainability, in which the complex and interlinked issues of inclusivity and climate change demand evidence-led and socially sensitive planners and practitioners." The aim of the collaboration is to bring together theory and research developed at UCL with UN-Habitat's real-world experience to guide the development and financing of sustainable urban environments. Professor Rees: "This is a tremendous opportunity.
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