Message on World Cities Day
世界城市日致辭
31 October 2018
2018年10月31日
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the New Urban Agenda together provide a roadmap for a more sustainable and resilient world. How our cities develop will have significant implications for realizing the future we want.
《2030年可持續發展議程》、關於氣候變化的《巴黎協定》、《仙台減少災害風險框架》和《新城市議程》共同提供了建設一個更可持續和更有復原力的世界的路線圖。我們的城市如何發展，將對實現我們希望的未來產生重大影響。
This year’s World Cities Day focuses on resilience and sustainability. Every week, 1.4 million people move to cities. Such rapid urbanization can strain local capacities, contributing to increased risk from natural and human made disasters. But hazards do not need to become disasters. The answer is to build resilience – to storms, floods, earthquakes, fires, pandemics and economic crises.
今年的世界城市日側重於復原力和可持續性。每週有140萬人遷到城市。這種快速城市化會使地方能力吃緊，促使自然災害和人為災害的風險增大。但是，危險非必變成災難。答案在於建設抵禦風暴、洪水、地震、火災、流行病和經濟危機的能力。
Cities around the world are already acting to increase resilience and sustainability. Bangkok has built vast underground water storage facilities to cope with increased flood risk and save water for drier periods. In Quito, the local government has reclaimed or protected more than 200,000 hectares of land to boost flood protection, reduce erosion and safeguard the city’s freshwater supply and biodiversity. And in Johannesburg, the city is involving residents in efforts to improve public spaces so they can be safely used for recreation, sports, community events and services such as free medical care.
世界各地的城市已經在採取行動來增強復原力和可持續性。曼谷建造了巨大的地下儲水設施，以應對有所增加的洪水風險，併為乾旱時期蓄水。在基多，當地政府開墾或保護了200000多公頃土地，以加強防洪，減少土壤侵蝕，保護城市的淡水供應和生物多樣性。在約翰內斯堡，該市讓居民參與改善公共空間的努力，使公共空間能夠安全用於娛樂、體育、社區活動和免費醫療等服務。
On World Cities Day, let us be inspired by these examples. Let us work together to build sustainable and resilient cities that provide safety and opportunities for all.
在世界城市日，讓我們以這些實例為啟迪，共同努力建設能為所有人提供安全和機會的有復原力的可持續城市。
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