Pin Point

QUOTES PIN POINT

As rates of hunger skyrocket around the world, partnerships are critical because they help the World Food Programme (WFP) reach millions of vulnerable people with the nutrition they need to survive – and thrive. Together, we are saving and changing lives

David Beasley

Executive Director, WFP

We will not have an effective Global Biodiversity Framework if international institutions and national governments do not include the recognition and promotion of agroecological food systems to prevent the collapse of biodiversity and mitigate the climate crisis

Edie Mukiibi

Vice President, Slow Food

We have an opportunity, one that comes along very rarely. To build the kind of future we want. One that is clean, green, sustainable and resilient. One that is prosperous in all senses of the term

Patricia Espinosa

Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

BUZZ

Kamal Kishore Member Secretary NDMA @KamalKishore_IN

Infrastructure around the world is undergoing a transition. The real challenge is how do we make sure that the narrative remains focused on people we wish to serve through infrastructure services

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director General, WHO @DrTedros

War, hunger & disease are old friends. More than pandemics, war shakes & shatters the foundations on which previously stable societies stood; and it leaves scars that can take years to heal. There can be no health without peace

Ibrahim Thiaw Executive Secretary UNCCD @ibrahimthiaw

We can see the scars we left on the land from space. And we can see the clear signs in marches and protests that we cannot continue business as usual if we’re to avoid the future no one wants

Urban TRIVIA

Who is a Sheriff?

The Sheriff is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year. He/She is an officer of the high court and ranks just below the mayor, but does not have independent executive powers. In India, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai had the office of Sheriff, however Madras abolished it in 1998. Mumbai and Kolkata still continue with the Britishera position. Satish Chitgopekar (2016) and Mani Shankar Mukherjee (2019) were the last Sheriffs of Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively.

Cover Story

26 Can cities get rid of encroachments?

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Regulars

6 Pin Point 8 Girl Power Project 11 Newscan 17 City Image 46 Urban Agenda

Inside

Volume 8, Issue 2 June 2022

Leaderspeak

30 Local Governments should have final say in matters of cities

One on One

38 Delhi needs to own responsibility for its waste

40 Are Smart Cities inclusive for differently-abled Ajeet Kumar Sahu Commissioner Secretary UT Administration of Ladakh 32 Ladakh: A New Administration and New Hopes

36 Fire Incidents: Charring dreams of resilient Indian Cities

42 Urban Floods: Growing Menace in Cities

44 Ways Small Islands & Coastal Areas can Adapt to Climate Change