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News Waste-Free Consumption: 3 Reasons Why Cities Will Lead Cities are engines of economic growth. They are also central drivers of unsustainable patterns of consumption, with urban consumers particularly accustomed to the convenience of on-the-go and home-delivery consumption.   The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rebirth of 100 Resilient Cities This European city is the most educated in the world Bees and butterflies are under threat from urbanisation – here's how city-dwellers can help ANALYSIS-Sky's the limit: Rise of delivery drones has cities asking who owns airspace Knowledge   Report of The Ninth Session of The World Urban Forum The World Urban Forum is the world's premier conference on urban issues. It was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The Forum is held in a different host city and country biennially, drawing a wide range of experts from every walk of life. ...Read more Opportunities Call For Proposal: Capacity Building and Public Awareness Raising on Values and Means to Preserve Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 21st June 2019) Experts Pool: Senior Urban Specialist (Smart Cities), Manila (Deadline: 24th June 2019) Consultant - Urban Transport & Road Safety - Sustainable Cities & Transport, Mumbai, India (Deadline: 28th June 2019) Intern - Waste Burning, Sustainable Cities, WRI India, Surat, India (Deadline: 28th June 2019) IHS MSc in Urban Management and Development (Deadline: 1st July 2019) One Planet City Challenge (Deadline: 7th July 2019) Events Fifth Pacific Urban Forum (1st to 3rd July 2019) The Fifth Pacific Urban Forum (PUF5) is scheduled to be held in Nadi, Fiji, in the first week of July 2019. Following the adoption of the New Urban Agenda and a renewed recognition of the many opportunities and challenges for the Pacific, PUF5 will provide an inclusive multi-stakeholder platform for review of progress towards the Pacific New Urban Agenda and for exchange and dialogue for further action planning. 6th European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (17th to 18th June 2019) Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Resilience (25th June 2019) Velo-City 2019 'Cycling for the Ages' (June 25th to 28th 2019) The 10th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation (26th to 28th June 2019) 2019 Urban Resilience Summit (8th to 11th July 2019) International Conference on Canadian, Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (ICCCASU) (11th to 15th July 2019) EcoCity World Summit 2019 (7th to 11th October 2019) 16th International Conference on Urban Health (4th to 8th November 2019) The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (2020)