Let’s build green cities now

UN Habitat reports that East Africa is the world’s least urbanised sub-region. This is a good thing because it means East Africa has a golden chance to urbanise in a sustainable, profitable manner. The flip-side is East Africa is also urbanising at a fast rate, leaving little time to plan and execute green cities.

With a population of over three million, Nairobi is the region’s second largest city to Dar-es- Salaam which has over four million people. There is no doubt, therefore, that these two cities are big and bustling. But are they green and profitable?