Building Green Cities: Experts Call for Better Planning, Waste Recovery and Sustainable Financing

Beyond waste recovery, she noted that truly green cities must integrate renewable energy, sustainable transport systems, climate-responsive infrastructure and adequate green spaces to reduce carbon emissions and improve urban resilience.

Green cities require integrated planning Project Manager for Energy Transition and Green Infrastructure at the French Development Agency (AFD) for Ghana and Liberia, Doris Edem Agbevivi, said waste management, transport and energy are interconnected sectors that must be planned together if cities are to become environmentally sustainable.

He stressed that the concept of green cities extends far beyond tree planting and encompasses cleaner transport systems, climate-resilient infrastructure, responsible waste management and sustainable urban planning.