August 2023
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European Public Law
The international community has to face the adverse effects of climate change and a never seen environmental destruction. There are several areas of climate resilience, which means how a community can adapt to the challenges caused by environmental destruction. Urban climate resilience is crucial in the fight against climate change since more than half of the World’s population lives in urban settlements. Large-scale urbanisation started at the time of the Industrial Revolution. However, due to work opportunities and the standard of living, modern societies still tend to prefer the urban lifestyle. Therefore, declarations and policy plans were adopted in the international and European spheres, aiming to achieve productive, sustainable and resilient cities for liveable and inclusive areas. From 2015 till 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a basis for green development. Meanwhile, the Basque Declaration was adopted in 2017 for the European region to provide a detailed plan for urban climate resilience based on the three main pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental and social considerations. Moreover, as emphasised in several documents, a liveable, healthy environment is indispensable for thoroughly enjoying human rights. In this article, the Authors define sustainable cities in light of SDG11 and provide a detailed analysis of human rights considerations.