Projects in Development
Pathways to Urban Sustainability Initiative
National Academies are planning a multi-year, multi-country initiative
to address one of the central challenges and opportunities of the 21st century---the
use of science and technology to help transform rapidly urbanizing regions of
the developing world into "sustainable cities." Over the past year, the Academies launched this ambitious program through
on-the-ground planning activities in China, South Africa, and Mexico. We are currently raising
funds for the next phase of the initiative, which will include an international
symposium to examine the major trends, challenges, and potential paths
forward to urban sustainability in developing world cities, and a set of
on-the-ground projects in China to be carried out in partnership with the Chinese
Academies of Science and Engineering and other leading Chinese science and
technology institutions.
