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There is enormous variety across cities in Asia and the Pacific, reflected in the unique challenges and opportunities associated with climate change that each of them face. Despite these differences, it is possible to see a common desire to contribute toward climate action. This publication clearly demonstrates that no matter the circumstances, cities are in a unique position to take action at the local level to address this global phenomenon.

Data, which are growing at an unprecedented rate, are becoming an integral part of the daily lives of most people everywhere. But how does that matter for the more than 700 million people living in extreme poverty? Is the explosion in the new types and uses of data improving their lives? Or will poor people and poor countries be left behind, creating a widening gap between those who reap the benefits of this new data-driven world and those who do not?

… in DMCs. There are also opportunities to support gender equality through a green and low-carbon recovery in … works toward several of the SDGs, including No Poverty, Gender Equality, and Affordable and Clean Energy.48 The … locally, where 46 IRENA. 2019. Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective. Abu Dhabi. 47 This could be done through …