Publication Author:
ANTON CARTWRIGHT
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September
 
2015
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This report documents a wide range of projects, programmes and plans currently being pursued by African cities as part of a new mode of low-carbon urbanism that is simultaneously helping to realise virtuous cycles of local economic development and social inclusion, as well as climate risk reduction. 

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Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate – Executive Summary

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NCE 2015 Resumen Ejecutivo

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Menangkap Peluang Global: Kemitraan Untuk Pertumbuhan Dan Iklim Yang Lebih Baik – Laporan Ekonomi Iklim Baru 2015

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Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate.

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Menangkap Peluang Global: Kemitraan Untuk Pertumbuhan Dan Iklim Yang Lebih Baik – Laporan Ekonomi Iklim Baru 2015

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Better Growth, Better Cities: Rethinking and Redirecting Urbanisation in Africa

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