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International Day of Zero Waste 2025

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International Day of Zero Waste 2025: Tackling Waste for a Sustainable Future

Observed annually on March 30, the International Day of Zero Waste promotes global efforts to address the waste crisis and advance sustainable production and consumption practices. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2022, this observance highlights solutions for resource recovery, reducing pollution, and protecting both human and environmental health.

Addressing the Waste Crisis

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Assessing the impact of the National Clean Air Programme in Uttar Pradesh's non-attainment cities: a prophet model time series analysis

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The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 30, November 2024
This paper analyses monthly data on significant changes in mean AQI and PM10 levels from 2017 to 2023 in one of teh most populous states of India, and highlights that intensified provisions may be necessary for cities predicted to fall short of meeting program targets.
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Clean Air; Sustainable cities; Health and wellbeing, Asia

Hybrid model- and learning-based fault diagnosis in adaptive buildings

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Control Engineering Practice, Volume 151, October 2024
A paper highlighting innovations designed to lower the emissions of newly constructed buildings, focusing on a study of adaptive high-rise buildings which can save significant resources and reduce the emissions seen in more traditional structures. The article supports SDGs 9, 11, 12 and 13.
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Climate Change; Sustainable cities; Technology, Global

Potential and climate effects of large-scale rooftop photovoltaic energy deployment in northwest China's capital cities

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iScience, Volume 27, 18 October 2024
This study demonstrates the large rooftop photovoltaic energy potential of China’s capital cities, showing that rooftop installations could also mitigate heat.
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Climate Action; Clean Energy; Sustainable cities, Asia

The One Health approach in urban ecosystem rehabilitation: An evidence-based framework for designing sustainable cities

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iScience, Volume 27, 18 October 2024
This perspective provides recommendations and strategies for the urban ecosystem rehabilitation of future cities, placing biodiversity and ecosystem services at the core of designing healthy and sustainable urban spaces.
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Sustainable cities; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Assessing opportunities for enhanced lighting energy conservation via occupancy and daylight monitoring

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Gala, D., Khetan, S., & Mehendale, N. (2024). Assessing opportunities for enhanced lighting energy conservation via occupancy and daylight monitoring. Measurement: Energy, 3, 100015.

This article addresses SDGs 7, 12 and 13 by examining responsible energy consumption and automated systems that provide potential efficiencies through lighting optimization.

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Sustainable cities; Energy; Sustainable consumption and production

Examining urban resilience through a food-water-energy nexus lens to understand the effects of climate change

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iScience, Volume 27, 19 July 2024
In this study, the authors map the projected changes in water availability onto the components of the food-water-energy Nexus at several spatial scales. Resilience thinking acknowledges the different spatial scales at which governance operates, resilience occurs, and Nexus systems function.
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Sustainable Water Management; Climate Change; Zero Hunger; Sustainable cities, Global

Pre-disposed tectonic subsidence controls flood hazards and unplanned urbanisation dominates the flood disasters in the Pliocene to Holocene Kashmir basin, NW Himalayas

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Quaternary Science Advances, Volume 14, June 2024
The primary outcome of our work is the strong evidence that flood hazards are related to the structural setting of the basin, which includes topography and geology, while the transition of flood hazards into disasters is mainly because of unplanned urbanization.
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Climate Action; Sustainable cities, Asia; Global

Uncovering the differentiated impacts of carbon neutrality and clean air policies in multi-provinces of China

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iScience, Volume 27, 21 June 2024
This study is a comprehensive assessment of the effects of climate change mitigation and pollution policies in China, providing policy recommendations.
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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities; Climate Action, Asia

Shared insights for heat health risk adaptation in metropolitan areas of developing countries

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iScience, Volume 27, 17 May 2024
In this current study, six metropolitan areas were selected to differentiate the built-up landscapes by utilizing the concept of local climate zones. Results revealed a 30.67% higher heat health risk in compact built-up landscapes than in the open built-up type, with urban green spaces playing an effective but differentiated role in mitigating risk.
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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities; Climate Action, Global

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