21
UNDP Turkey Deputy Resident Representative: “Cities at the
front lines of combating climate change and environmental issues”
Noting that cities around the world were at the front lines of combating climate change and environmental problems, UNDP Turkey Deputy Resident Representative Sukhrob Khojimatov emphasised that, as cities in our time hosted more than half of the world’s population, and larger part of economy, trade, energy networks, critical infrastructure and socio-cultural life, they were hit hardest by the adverse effects of humanitarian crises, environmental problems, natural disasters and climate change. Underlining the critical importance of increasing the resilience of urban settlements and local communities against such crises, Khojimatov indicated that environmental problems and climate change were increasingly associated with the migration issue in the world.