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The world´s population is becoming increasingly urban.

We’ll need to build a new city for one million people every week to keep up, or manage the growth of the cities we already have.

The battle for sustainable development will be won or lost in our cities, working with the rural areas on which they depend for food and natural resources.
Mayors and local governments are already taking action to win this battle by:
We provide basic services and work with slum-dwells and neighborhoods to upgrade their living conditions.
We improve air quality by investing in public transport and green mobility.
We protect the environment through sustainable waste management.
We tackle urban segregation by ensuring quality green and public spaces for all.
We protect urban cultural heritage for future generations. We monitor and regulate land use to make cities more resilient to climate change and disasters..
We plan and build sustainable city extension properly serviced, in partnership with private sector and communities
Local governments seek strong partnerships with regional and national governments to create enabling legal frameworks and ensure adequate resources to play our full role in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 11, which is:
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
The Sustainable Development Agenda depends on local governments.

At UCLG we’re working to localize the Global Goals in partnership with the United Nations.

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