Delegates heard that local transportation, housing and waste management policies, could all play a significant role in reducing emissions. Cristina Silveiro spoke to Dr Joan Clos, Executive Director of the UN Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, and asked him what the main role of cities should be in the context of COP21.
Takwimu hizo ambazo zimetolewa siku chache kabla ya baraza kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa kuanza kikao chake kitakachojadili malengo ya maendeleo ya milenia wiki ijayo zinasema nchi zilizokuwa na kiwango kikubwa cha maambukizi kama Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Afrika ya Kusini, Zambia na Zimbabwe kwa sasa ndio zinazoongoza katika kupunguza maambukizi mapya.