Future Earth Urban Knowledge-Action Network (KAN) is a global network of researchers & other innovators working to solve challenges facing cities worldwide.
Tokyo, Japan
Joined March 2019
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How can integrated action build healthier, more equitable cities? 🏙️
Join us for the @FutureEarth Joint Webinar!
🗓️ Mon, 28 Sept 2026
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🚨As #SouthAsia cities face record heat and rising floods, "business as usual" is no longer an option. How do we build urban spaces that thrive despite climate change? Join our expert panel to navigate the future of resilient cities. Register: bit.ly/46oJJwM
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🌏 As #SouthAsia’s cities grow, so do climate risks. How can we build #UrbanResilience against heat, floods, and water scarcity? Join us to discuss the future of climate-adaptive cities. 🏙️
📅 March 27, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM IST
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🔥 EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK! Don't miss this deep dive into the 2025 #IPCC Special Report on Cities!
Hear directly from 2 IPCC Lead Authors & @ICLEI's Urban Research Head on the key to urban #LowCarbonTransition.
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Just published! Urban KAN Steering Committee member @xuemeibai_aus's new article in #Science, "Cities as transformative agents for global sustainability," is out now. She has been invited to contribute to six articles for Science over the past two years.🤓reurl.cc/kol36L
🎉Excited to share that @TaibatLawanson, Urban KAN Steering Committee member, has joined @wef Global Future Council on Entertainment & Lifestyle Economy!
She'll be collaborating with global leaders to shape vibrant, resilient communities through the #ExperienceEconomy. ⬇⬇⬇
🎓Congratulations to @HariniNagendra on receiving an #HonoraryDoctorate from Utrecht University! As a member of the @FutureEarth #UrbanKAN Advisory Group, her work on reconnecting people & nature in cities fosters #sustainability & resilience.🌿
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Some photos from the honorary doctorate ceremony at Utrecht University in the historic Dom cathedral of 1254 AD - with honorary sponsors @NFrantzeskaki and Catrin Finkenauer. And today, an important workshop on urban transformations with Niki. Such a great week of collaborations
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It is an honour and privilege to receive an honorary doctorate from Utrecht University today, focusing on the critically important global topic of Planetary Health. A live link to dial in is at uu.nl/en/events/389th-dies-n… - 26th March, 4-5.30 pm Utrecht time
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Great news!!! Our article on @SDG11_ @Sdg13Un policy perspective in India received Outstanding Article Award 2024 from @FrontSustain Thanks to all authors and people who cited and downloaded our article
@UNEP @iLEAPS18 @SAMEECSN_iLEAPS @FutureEarthUrb @moefcc @cpcb
Thanks to @FrontSustain for highlighting & honoured our article as "Outstanding Article Award 2024". Article targeted on @SDG11_ @Sdg13Un in Indian perspective. Many congratulations to all Co-author @pallavienviron1 @sharfaa_hussain. 🥳 🎉@iLEAPS18 @IPCC_CH @moefcc @FutureEarth
Urban KAN Steering Committee member @Wanyu_Shih has a new paper entitled “Downwind Warming of Cities? Inequal Heat Distribution Attributed to Winds” published! Underscore inequitable heat and the critical need for wind-sensitive planning >> cutt.ly/ReC9HZqC
Urban KAN Steering Committee member @xuemeibai_aus has an Expert Opinion entitled “A case for #altruistic cities” published in #Science! Achieving deeper and more meaningful intercity cooperation requires altruistic cities >> cutt.ly/neJm4hWj
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Out now! #10ClimateInsights equips policymakers with the latest research to inform #COP29 and decision making in 2025 and beyond.
Explore the report ➡️ 10insightsclimate.science
#10Insights #ClimateAction @wcrp_climate @ASUGlobalFuture
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We are just days away from launching the 2024/25 "10 New Insights in Climate Science" bringing together the latest insights from the world’s top climate scientists.
Explore the report 28 Oct at 9AM CET 10insightsclimate.science
#10ClimateInsights @wcrp_climate @ASUGlobalFuture
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@FutureEarth produced a staggering 📈876 manuscripts in the fiscal year April 2023 - March 2024. These include peer-reviewed, proceedings, blog posts, reports depending on the targetted audience.
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Join for an interactive webinar on latest findings from the Future Earth community as featured in a special issue of @CambUP_GSus: Charting the course for the next decade of #sustainability #research and innovation.
📆1 October at 12:00 GMT
Register: bit.ly/3Xj3yAg
ALT Promotional poster for a webinar titled 'Charting the course for the next decade of sustainability research and innovation' hosted by Future Earth and Cambridge University Press on October 1st, 2024, from 13:00-14:00 BST. The image features an aerial view of a forested landscape. Key topics include climate prediction, the Anthropocene, transformational research, and innovative policy integration. Visit cambridge.org/sus for more information.
ALT Document featuring brief profiles of speakers and moderators for an academic event. Speakers include Paul Shrivas-tava from Penn State University, Frances Henry from Utrecht University, Thomas Sneed-den from UK's Political Responses to Global Environmental Changes, and Jamie Whar-ton of Live & Learn Environmental Education. Moderators are Giles Sie-on from Global Research Networks and Judi Gars from Earth Global Network. Each individual's professional affiliation and areas of specialty are listed.
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🤔🌿 Why do some communities resist environmental infrastructure? Single-use designs often fail to meet local needs, fostering Not-In-My-Backyard feelings. @viv_asok, @Giles_SB and E. Kawazu explore how to overcome this challenge. #CommunityEngagement
➡️ bit.ly/3X2fJ5N
Urban KAN @FutureEarth liaison @Giles_SB co-authored a piece on how design-driven interventions can reduce NIMBY syndrome, accelerating sustainability transitions.
🏙️🌱 New journal article alert! "Why Not in My Backyard?" by @viv_asok, @Giles_SB and
E. Kawazu explores how design-driven environmental infrastructure can transform community resistance into support by delivering multifaceted benefits #EcoDesign
➡️ bit.ly/3X2fJ5N