11. Sustainable cities and comunities

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Picture of a roof, on which rain and hail falls. The water is collected by a gutter.

Recycling the rain

By Barbara Axt London, United Kingdom

A woman with short black hair, wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, is filling a bottle at a drinking fountain while holding a canvas bag on her shoulder. The drinking fountain is cylindrical, painted black, and about the same height as the woman. Next to her is a white-skinned blonde boy, wearing a white t-shirt and jean shorts, drinking water from an extension of the drinking fountain placed at his height. The drinking fountain is in front of a green lamp post. In the background are storefronts in small brick buildings

London is installing drinking fountains to keep plastic bottles on the shelf

By Suzana Camargo United Kingdom

Plastic bottles and other plastic waste are piled up on white stones on a rocky beach, with the sea and a small island in the background.

The United Kingdom has announced a plan to reduce the use of plastic

By Suzana Camargo United Kingdom

Uma cesta de lixo com vários copos, garrafas e embalagens plásticas. A cesta de lixo parece estar em uma rua asfaltada e parte de um canteiro com grama aparece atrás.

The European Union versus plastic

By Mônica Nunes Brussels, Belgium

A row of blue plastic buckets. In the background, a group of nine people working in a yard (gardening, carrying boxes, picking up debris, etc.).

Bucket Revolution

By Clarissa Peixoto Florianópolis, Brazil

The photo shows a young man wearing a dark shirt, holding a microphone in his hand, displaying a clear plastic box. On top of the box is a model house with trees next to it. Below that diorama is a representation of the soil, a pipe in the center, covered by a layer of rocks.

Ecotank: Sewage treatment for all

By Daniele Zebini Beberibe, Brazil

A black woman is wearing a blue necklace with a large golden medallion and, on her head, a blue, purple, red and white print scarf. She is also wearing a shirt or dress that matches her colorful scarf, and over it, a black sweater. She is smiling at the camera. She is in the center of the photo, with the background out of focus.

Hindou Ibrahim: Women’s leadership in Chad

By Fabíola Ortiz N'Djamena, Chad

A short, white, gray-haired man wears a beige hat and a white shirt bearing the words, "Floresta de Bolso". He is smiling, holding a seedling. He makes a gesture toward the camera, as if offering the plant to the viewer. Behind him are some young trees and bricks in a square.

Bringing the native forest back to the city

By Maisa Infante São Paulo, Brazil

A short-haired, light-skinned black man wearing a white shirt is looking up at the sky and smiling, in the left corner of the photo. Behind him is the sea. Behind him and to his right is a small blue and white dinghy. In the background, blue sky and a strip of sand with beach grasses growing on it.

Felipe Brito: Defending Itaparica Island

By Luciana Accioly Itaparica, Brazil

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