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Knowledge4Policy
Knowledge for policy
Supporting policy with scientific evidence

We mobilise people and resources to create, curate, make sense of and use knowledge to inform policymaking across Europe.

  • News | 31 Oct 2023
Investing in sustainable cities
Biodiversity

The world’s cities face the intense, overlapping challenges of environmental and demographic change, which are expected to grow over the coming decades. It is estimated that by 2050, 70 per cent of us will live in cities, and that 75 per cent of the infrastructure that will exist to meet the needs of these growing populations is yet to be built. Climate change poses the greatest threat to the health and security of city dwellers - causing more frequent, intense and longer-lasting extreme weather events, particularly floods and heatwaves. These and other disasters exacerbate existing urban health burdens and inequalities.

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