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This year's upcoming United Nations World Environment Day theme is "Green Cities Plan for the Planet!". In less than two weeks mayors from around the world will join together in San Francisco to sign a set of environmental actions for their cities. These actions are part of the Urban Environmental Accords or Green Cities Declaration. The Accords are intended to function as a progressive learning process toward sustainability. Signatory cities shall work to implement the Urban Environmental Accords. The Accords identify 21 actions cities can take to meet the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, or the health of the planet. Each of the 21 actions are based in part upon one of the following action categories: Energy, Waste Reduction, Urban Design, Urban Nature, Transportation, Environmental Health, and Water. If you are not familiar with the United Nations World Environment Day commemorated annually on June 5th since 1972, or Urban Environmental Accords, visit the World Environment Day web site: http://www.wed2005.org As of a week ago the following cities had confirmed their participation at WED 2005: Ahmedabad (India), Assisi (Italy), Bahia de Caraquez (Ecuador), Barcelona (Spain), Berkeley (USA), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cape Town (South Africa), Caracas (Venezuela), Changchun (China), Chongqing (China), Copenhagen (Denmark), Curitiba (Brazil), Dakar (Senegal), Delhi (India), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dublin (Ireland), Gampaha (Sri Lanka), Hyderabad (India), Islamabad (Pakistan), Istanbul (Turkey), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kabul (Afghanistan), Kampala (Uganda), Kawasaki (Japan), Kitakyushu (Japan), Kiev (Ukraine), Kolkata (India), Kozhikode (India), Lausanne (Switzerland), Lisbon (Portugal), London (United Kingdom), Lurin (Peru), Lyon (France), Manila (Philippines), Matale (Sri Lanka), Minsk (Belarus), Moscow (Russia), Mumbai (India), Oakland (USA), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Porto Alegre (Brazil), Qingdao (China), Quito (Ecuador), Riga (Latvia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Salt Lake City (USA), San Francisco (USA), San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), Santa Monica (USA), São Paulo (Brazil), Seattle (USA), Shanghai(China), Shenyang(China), Sinaia (Romania), Stockholm (Sweden), Surabaya (Indonesia), Taipei (Taiwan), Taiyuan (China), Tehran (Iran), Thessaloniki (Greece), Torino (Italy), Warsaw (Poland), Wuhan (China), Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Zibo (China) and, Zürich (Switzerland). Just over half of the world¹s people now live in cities. Urban populations consume 75 per cent of the world¹s natural resources and produce 75 per cent of its waste. If your city was not invited, or if it was invited but listed as confirmed above, it doesn't mean your city can't take the accords to heart and act on them. I encourage all to learn about these accords and take action to support them by promoting a resolution affirming your city's full commitment to Urban Environmental Accords. With a collective worldwide effort we just might make our cities a better place to live, for us, our children and future generations. Bill Callahan Tamalpais NatureWorks www.tamalpais.com PS We will be there, at the Green Cities Expo. If you come, stop by and say hello. |
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