FAO’s Green Urban Oases Programme : Report
The food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released this report, under the framework of FAO’s Green Urban Oases Programme
Key points highlighted by the report:
- 35% of the world’s largest cities (including New Delhi, Mexico City etc.) are built on the world’s dryland
- Urban policies have yet to incorporate forestry and greening strategies in the majority of dryland cities
- Recommendations is to:
- Select local trees for green spacing
- Build local capacity and involve the community to create a sense of ownership
- Create policies for urban greening
Green Urban Oases (GUO) Programme:
- GUO program contributes to FAO’s Green Cities Initiative (2020) which aimed to improve the livelihoods of urban and peri-urban populations in at least 100 cities in the next 3 years.
- The objective of the programme:
- Turn dryland cities into “green urban oases”
- Strengthen their overall resilience to climatic, health, food, and economic crisis
- To reduce the impact of urbanization on biodiversity and the surrounding natural environment
