World Cities Day: Cities Can Be More Than Places to Live
On World Cities Day, we look at how Transition Arenas and co-creation can help cities transform not only their infrastructures,…
How will this year’s record-breaking El Niño affect NZ and the world? 5 things to know
This article was originally published in The Conversation on August 24, 2026. It is republished under a Creative Commons license.…
Architecture, Urban Planning and the Importance of Evidence-Based Practice
Drawing on extensive quantitative and qualitative research, including data from the UN-Habitat Global Urban Observatory and a global sample of…
A Warning from the Himalayas
On August 26, 2026, a devastating flood hit the Himalayan region of Nepal, near the border with Tibet. A huge…
Special: Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Climate change is reshaping natural systems and increasing the challenges faced by communities around the world. Understanding these changes, from…
Wildfires, forest management and renewable gas
The current fires remind us that further planning and action are needed to address increasingly severe fire conditions. Locally adapted…