Oct 26, 2017 · A short walk from Milan’s busy Garibaldi train station, a new library is springing up from the ground. But this library isn’t filled with books – it is a “Library of Trees”. Transforming the grey piazza in the heart of Milan’s Porta Nuova business district began with the planting of seeds in September , and will be followed by trees ...

Sep 4, 2020 · In Milan, Italy, architects have done the same with tree cover – creating a "vertical forest" on two residential tower blocks. Boasting 800 trees, 4,500 shrubs and 15,000 plants, the "forest" would cover an area the size of three and a half football pitches if planted on the ground.

Nov 17, 2020 · “Technology and knowledge are two strategic assets to build inclusive, data-driven, and sustainable smart cities capable of tackling new and emerging challenges,” said Roberta Cocco, Deputy Mayor for Digital Transformation and Services to Citizens, Milan. “That is why Milan is joining the G20 Global Smart City Alliance, as this initiative ...

Honorary Member, International Advisory Council, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; Honorary Member, The Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat, Morocco; Creation of the Klaus Schwab Professorship for Global Medicine, National University of Singapore; Honorary Professor, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Apr 22, 2020 · Austria plans to let DIY stores reopen, Italy also plans to reopen some shops and Spain gets ready to allow some construction and factory employees back to work. April 14 - Trump pulls WHO funding President Trump suspends WHO funding pending the administration’s investigation into the way the organization has handled the coronavirus pandemic.

Sep 4, 2023 · People are planting tiny urban forests to boost biodiversity and fight the climate crisis Sep 4, 2023

Dec 21, 2021 · Singapore and London may be located in different hemispheres but both cities are global leaders in innovative approaches that reduce the congestion, emissions and pollution caused by road traffic.

Dec 18, 2024 · In April, the World Trade Organization (WTO) raised its global trade growth forecast. It subsequently revised expectations upwards, from 2.6% to 2.7%, in October due to resilience in demand despite ongoing geopolitical challenges.

Dec 16, 2024 · The mass die-off of coral reefs would destroy fisheries and storm protection for coastal communities.; The collapse of the subpolar gyre, a circular current south of Greenland, would change weather patterns in Europe and North America.

Jan 16, 2025 · The latest World Economic Forum Chief Economists Outlook reflects concerns about both; divergence in terms of parts of the world likely to enjoy enviable amounts of growth relative to a more sluggish pace elsewhere, and fragmentation in relation to …