Cities of Opportunity 2012 analyzes the trajectory of 27 cities, all capitals of finance, commerce, and culture—and through their current performance seeks to open a window on what makes cities funct

In this report, PwC looks at the solutions and approaches taken by cities from around the world and presents the insights, successes and good practices to learn from the experiences in various countr

Youth are key to the prosperity of cities in the developing world, yet many barriers—most notably under and unemployment and a lack of access to basic services such as healthcare and education—preven

The process of producing the City of Nairobi Environment Outlook Report was a participatory one and is a reflection of the institutional arrangements necessary for the sustainable management of the e

The Report covers the following: Johannesburg Inner City, Gauteng, South Africa, Auckland, New Zealand, Ontario, Canada, Greater Golden Horseshoe, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Climate change, population growth, increasing water demand, overexploitation of natural resources and environmental degradation have significantly degraded the world’s freshwater resources. In sub-Sa

By 2025, it is estimated that around 5 billion people, out of a total population of around 8 billion, will be living in countries experiencing water stress (using more than 20% of their available res

In 1995, nearly 1400 million people lived in water-stressed watersheds (runoff less than 1000m3/capita/year), mostly in south west Asia, the Middle East and around the Mediterranean. This paper descr

This report reviews the impacts of climate change for a wide range of international holiday destinations visited by UK tourists. Tourism as an industry is increasing in both volume and economic impor

This paper describes a new method for describing vulnerability to the potential impacts of climate change. Countries were classified according to their current vulnerability and malaria control statu