Top 10 Water Stories of 2021

Urban Farming: city allotments could be as productive as conventional farms, research finds.

A two-year pilot study found that volunteer urban growers were able to harvest 1kg of insect-pollinated fruit and vegetables per sq metre in a season – which researchers said put their yields within the range of conventional farms.

“In a world of increasing urbanisation in both the developing and developed worlds, producing food in and around cities has the potential to improve both nutritional and health outcomes, alleviate poverty and simultaneously provide habitat for wildlife and create sustainable cities.”

Hamburg’s Resilient City in a City

Air pollution, congested streets, higher rates of road accidents, and carbon emissions are some of the common challenges cities face. Fortunately, cities are taking strides to change this situation.

This blog post by ICLEI presents some of the steps cities are taking for developing healthier and climate-neutral cities through sustainable urban mobility.

Smart Digital Water Management of the Future

Hong Kong’s Water-Energy-Climate Synergies

Mark and Focus, Vol 4, Issue 2

How would you rank the bike lanes in your city? Do you use them?

Indeed, well-designed cycling networks can help cities obviate the need for so many private cars and the issues related to health, pollution, space and equity that arise with them.

According to WRI there are five key principles of safe bike lane design:

- Establish safe operational vehicle speeds for all urban streets
- Maintain a coherent network approach by integrating new bike lanes with any existing bicycle network
- Design bike lanes to prioritise safety for cyclists and pedestrians
- Provide ongoing communication and engagement at all stages of the design and implementation of safe bike lanes.
- Manage and enforce regulations to protect bike lanes from common types of infringement

Read the article to find out more!

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