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Cities and Tenacities

Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing. Isaiah 40:26 (ESV) [1]

City life is what I have known since childhood. I couldn’t think for a moment of not living in the city. Maybe when I’m older, but not anytime soon. This makes me witness the change in our cities in Metro Manila, for better or for worse, and try to compare it with the other cities abroad. The need for more livable cities is becoming more apparent given the rise in urbanization. These sustainable cities are modeled in some parts of the world, mostly in developed countries. This means that most developing countries still are playing catch up. Hence, tenacities at all fronts are needed to build cities that are livable, sustainable, and progressive all over the world.

The United Nations SDG 11 aims for sustainable cities and communities by making them inclusive, resilient, and safe among many things; In its progress report, the UN cited that over 4 billion people live in urban places and that by mid-century, at least 70 percent of the global population will be living in cities; Even with this mobility, many cities are unable to develop their infrastructure, housing, and other necessary services leading to more slums created in the process, where 85% of people living in slums are concentrated in Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa; Other than this, air pollution and energy consumption are some of the most pressing issues cities face[2]. In a report published by the World Bank titled Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate, a framework that assesses city development is introduced and proposes development pathways and the interlinked phenomena of climate change, agglomeration economies, and urban growth stresses; It captures how policy instruments (i.e., information, incentives, insurance, integration, and investments) can address those phenomena to achieve the intended development pathways[3]. Knowing the problem and the solution framework we can use is the first tenacity at our disposal.

Urbanization builds doors of opportunities for socio-economic progress and sustainability yet continues to exert challenges in resource allocation like energy, and also infrastructure; According to the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), urban growth will happen in Asia and Africa in the next 20 years; Through its Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) mandate, UNIDO aims to promote city science and sustainability technologies with its expansive project portfolio globally, and through this, there were several case studies which can be considered as success stories: There is an initiative in Senegal where the urban strategy places focus on resilience and the move towards renewable energy, addressing informal settlements, and land-use governance; In India, UNIDO aims to tackle urban governance and emissions management given that in 2030 there will be about 590 million people living in urban areas; In China, a regulatory framework for the use of New Energy Vehicle (NEV) technologies was established to facilitate the integration and adoption in cities[4]. Understanding where the concentration of urbanization will be and the proven case studies thus far help us prepare and are our second tenacity.

In the recent Global Destination Sustainability Index, the top ten cities[5] are all in Europe and most are Nordic countries, with Gothenburg, Sweden in the top spot, followed by Oslo, Norway; For Gothenburg, it is about the commitment of the city for people to live sustainably every day; for instance, more and more charging stations are installed encouraging residents to adopt electric vehicles. Moreover, the Gothenburg Green City Zone is a major city project that aims to adopt green transportation options for it to become net-zero by 2030; The city’s airport is also considered to have the highest Airport Carbon Accreditation certification[6]. While most cities in Europe are considered sustainable, some cities are consistently listed among the worst. According to Mercer’s Quality of Living Index, cities like Harare (Zimbabwe), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Tripoli (Libya), Lagos (Nigeria), and Damascus (Syria) are among those at the bottom of the list[7]. This is corroborated by the recent Global Liveability Index from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) where the same cities are part of the top 10 worst cities to live in the world[8]. Measuring the gaps between the best and worst cities in the areas of livability and sustainability creates a focus on where to address the problems and allocate funding—this is our third tenacity.

When you want to measure how advanced a society is, you look at its cities. Our world can be seen as divided in many ways but for me, the most exigent one is the developed and developing country classification—we saw this in the indices and realities of cities today, which is why the tenacities I have pointed out are deeply needed so everyone, and I mean everyone, can experience a city or cities in their country they can opt to live in and be proud of.

[1] English Standard Version Bible. (2001). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A26&version=ESV

[2] Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. (n.d.). United Nations. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities/

[3]Mukim, M., & Roberts, M. (2023). Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate. World Bank Group. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstreams/0a323ecc-c5ad-46f0-884b-fe3be48e4b63/download

[4] Sustainable Cities: Hubs of Innovation, Low Carbon Industrialization and Climate Action. (2016, June). United Nations Internation Development Organization (UNIDO). https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/2017-03/CITIES_22.06.2016_WEB_0.PDF

[5]Ruggeri, A. (2024, April 2). Five standout cities making the world a better place. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240402-five-standout-cities-making-the-world-a-better-place

[6] Puckett, J. (2023, November 6). These 20 Cities Were Just Named the Most Sustainable. Conde Nast Traveler. https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/most-sustainable-cities-in-the-world

[7] Martin, W. (2018, April 20). The 23 major cities with the worst quality of life in the world. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-cities-in-the-world-to-live-2018-4

[8]Fernandez, C. (2022, August 7). These are the top 10 best and worst places to live in the world—and you won’t find the U.S. on either list. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/07/global-liveability-index-2022-best-and-worst-places-to-live.html

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID): African Agro Industry for Food Security - High-level panel discussion.

High-level panel discussion on "Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID): African Agro Industry for Food Security" on the occasion of the Africa Industrialization Day 2014 (General Assembly resolution 44/237)

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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Current Affairs dated 9/8/2019

C.A Dated On 09-08-2019 GS-1 Quit India movement: Why in news? On this day 77 years ago, Mumbai became the scene of massive public demonstrations against colonial rule. The previous day, August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi had given the clarion call of 'Quit India' at Gowalia Tank (now August Kranti Maidan). The Quit India movement, which subsequently spread to other parts of the country, is among the key moments of India's freedom struggle. What was going on in Mumbai during the Quit India movement? Leaders of the movement  There was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, of course, one of the Congress’s tallest leaders, who attracted massive crowds to his Mumbai rallies.  Among the key local leaders who assisted him were Achyut Patwardhan, B G Kher, Nagindas Master, and S K Patil. Shankarrao Deo and Yusuf Meherally organised support both from the city and neighbouring Pune.  The British government acted swiftly.  Mahatma Gandhi was arrested from Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti) soon after he delivered the famous “Do or die” address, as were several regional Congress leaders. Gandhi was confined at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune and the latter at Yerwada Jail, also in that city. Protests that rocked the city  The arrests of major Congress leaders failed to deter agitators' grit. Protests around Dadar reached fever pitch, requiring both the military and police to be deployed.  The situation also remained tense in a large stretch from Matunga to Kalbadevi and Thakurdwar in South Mumbai. C.A Dated On 09-08-2019  The Bombay Stock Exchange had to remain shuttered for a long period, as did the city’s premier industries, including Godrej, Lever Brothers (today’s Hindustan Unilever), General Motors, and Richardson Cruddas.  The city’s mills also remained closed, as did Zaveri Bazaar and the cloth market.  Clashes with colonial authorities worsened when the latter began employing barbaric methods, such as whipping. Protesters consequently blocked public transport, police vehicles, and damaged telegraph cables and BEST bus stops.  The Congress Women’s Wing, also known as the Desh Sevika Sangh, led protests. Quit India’s non-Congress participants, and opponents  Among the city’s Muslim community, while some followed the All-India Muslim League’s call to boycott the movement, others participated enthusiastically, such as the Jamiat-ul-Ulema and the All-India Azad Muslim Conference.  The Rashtriya Girni Kamgar Sangh ensured that the city’s mill workers joined the struggle. It also helped that many communist leaders at the time were also members of the Congress.  Student politics also played a key role. Youth activists from VJTI, Elphinstone, Grant Medical, Khalsa, Ruia, Sydenham, St. Xavier's, and Wilson colleges worked together, taking out processions and paralysing communications.  However, moderate politicians including Sir Jamnadas Mehta and Sir Cowasjee Jehangir opposed joining the movement, expressing concern over its timing, which coincided with imperial Japan’s rapid advance from East Asia towards Indian frontiers. GS-2 Increase in sex ratio at birth Context C.A Dated On 09-08-2019 The highest improvement was in Punjab at 126 points, but its SRB remained among the lowest among the states at 860 in NFHS-4. Details  The sex ratio at birth (SRB) in the country, defined as the number of female births per 1,000 male births, improved from 914 to 919 between the third and fourth National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), carried out in 2005-06 and 2015-16 respectively.  The highest improvement was in Punjab at 126 points, but its SRB remained among the lowest among the states at 860 in NFHS-4.  The sharpest decline was in Sikkim, where the SRB dropped 175 points to reach 809, the lowest among all states in 2015- 16.  Next to Punjab, the highest improvement in SRB was in Kerala, by 122 points from 925 in 2005-06. Its 1,047 in 2015-16 was the highest SRB among all states.  Next to Sikkim, the five states with the highest declines included four more in the Northeast. C.A Dated On 09-08-2019 UNIDO Why in news? UNIDO and National Institute of Solar Energy to initiate a skill development programme for different levels of beneficiaries in the solar thermal energy sector. NISE and UNIDO will engage national and international experts to bring the best practices by developing specialized training material. Background:  The agreement is part of the ongoing MNRE-GEF-UNIDO project implemented jointly by UNIDO and to support capacity building and skill development of technical manpower in the Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Technologies (CST) which are being used to replace conventional fossil fuels e.g. coal, diesel, furnace oil etc. and save costs and emissions in the industrial process heat applications. C.A Dated On 09-08-2019 About UNIDO:  UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability.  It is also a member of UNDP.  As of 1 April 2019, 170 States are Members of UNIDO.  Members regularly discuss and decide UNIDO’s guiding principles and policies in the sessions of the Policymaking Organs.  The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declarationadopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States.  UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. One nation one ration card Why in news? In a bid to implement ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ across the country by June 1, 2020, the Centre on Friday kick-started inter-state portability of ration cards between Telangana-Andhra Pradesh as well as Maharashtra-Gujarat. About the scheme  One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, which will allow portability of food security benefits, will be available across the country from July 1, 2020.  This means poor migrant workers will be able to buy subsidised rice and wheat from any ration shop in the country, so long as their ration cards are linked to Aadhaar.  All the States have been given one more year to use point of sale (PoS) machines in the ration shops and implement the scheme, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told journalists on Saturday. C.A Dated On 09-08-2019  Already, 77% % of the ration shops across the country have PoS machines and more than 85% of people covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) have their cards linked to Aadhaar. Is aadhar mandatory?  While Aadhaar linkage is not necessary to access NFSA benefits in a beneficiary’s local registered ration shop, located closest to her home address, it will be necessary to access the portability scheme, according to senior Food Ministry officials. Applicability:  Ten States -- Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tripura – already offer this portability, pointed out Mr. Paswan.  Delhi had also begun implementing portability, though it was later stopped for technical reasons. Other States, including Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, could easily implement the scheme, as they had PoS machines in all the ration shops. Eligibility  A senior Ministry official clarified that migrants would only be eligible for the subsidies supported by the Centre, which include rice sold at Rs. 3/kg and wheat at Rs. 2/kg.  Even if a beneficiary moved to a State where grains were given for free, that person would not be able to access those benefits, as they were funded by the State exchequer. Fortified grains  In a bid to reduce nutrition deficiencies among beneficiaries, the Centre would roll out a pilot project in 15 districts to fortify rice grains with iron, folic acid, Vitamin A and Vitamin B12. The first fortified grains would be available in ration shops from this November. . C.A Dated On 09-08-2019 . UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Why in news? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) resulting from mediation by the Republic of India scheduled to be held at Singapore on 7th August, 2019, or at United Nations Headquarters. Benefit: Signing of the Convention will boost the confidence of the investors and shall provide a positive signal to foreign investors about India's commitment to adhere to international practice on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Initiatives to promote ADR Mechanisms:  In order to encourage international commercial arbitration in India, to evolve a comprehensive ecosystem of arbitration the Government is establishing the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) as a statutory body.  The Commercial Courts Act, 2015, has been further amended and legislative exercise to further amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is currently underway.  These initiatives are being taken with a view to encourage the settlement of commercial disputes, domestic and international, in India through ADR Mechanism of Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation.  A new Chapter (IIIA) has been inserted in the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, for mandatory preinstitution mediation and settlement in certain category of cases. C.A Dated On 09-08-2019  Therefore, the provisions of the 'Convention' are in line with the domestic laws and the efforts made to strengthen Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms. Background:  The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation ("the Convention") on 20th December 2018.  The General Assembly authorized that the Convention will open for signature at a signing ceremony to be held on 7thAugust 2019 in Singapore and will be known as the "Singapore Convention on Mediation" (the Convention).  The Convention provides a uniform and efficient framework for the enforcement of international settlement agreements resulting from mediation and for allowing parties to invoke such agreements, akin to the framework that the Convention onthe Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) (the "New York Convention") provides for arbitral awards.  The Convention defines two additional grounds upon which a court may, on its own motion, refuse to grant relief.  Those grounds relate to the fact that a dispute would not be capable of settlement by mediation or would be contrary to public policy.

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UNIDO signs $60m country programme with FG 

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has signed a $60 million UNIDO Nigeria new country programme (CP) for inclusive and sustainable development (2018-2022) with the Federal Government. The new CP- the second in the series of UNIDO’S support for Nigeria- is aimed at enhancing Nigeria’s drive towards Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) and is aligned to…

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The amount of budget financing of the national project 'Science' will exceed 300 billion rubles . The amount of budget financing of the national project 'Science' will exceed 300 billion rubles, of which 200 billion rubles will be spent on development of scientific infrastructure, said Mikhail Kotyukov, the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia on September 28 during The Global Forum on Naturally-Based and Convergent Technologies for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID). https://ift.tt/2Ota1XN

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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ISID modules contains all the listing of chapters related to Waste Management and Management of Bio- medical Waste.

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ISID questions displays all the questions related to ISID modules.

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

[ficisid]

The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.

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The objective of ISID is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India.