Launched at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, FAO’s Green Cities Initiative aims to improve health and well-being in 1,000 cities by 2030 through urban green spaces that support biodiversity, climate resilience and social cohesion. It brings forestry, agriculture and the bioeconomy into urban environments, helping to bridge the gap between urban and rural areas.
The new survey is part of a process launched by the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) to establish where Green Cities initiatives currently stand in the region, and to understand the needs and challenges facing urban and peri-urban environments in NENA countries.
It has two aims: to share experiences, current practices and lessons learned from projects and initiatives at national and regional level; and to identify the main challenges and opportunities, feeding into a regional roadmap for planning, implementing and monitoring Green Cities work across the region.
FAO welcomes responses from partners, project managers, practitioners and technical experts working in the field, and encourages recipients to share the survey within their own networks. Completing it takes no more than 20 minutes.
The survey is available in English and Arabic.
