Vancouver is hosting the UN World Urban Forum this week and it’s a chance to explore how to make cities more livable. This week people from the world will look at how to make cities more environmentally sustainable and how to make cities a friendly environment for people, among many other topics.

This urban forum badly needed since the majority of people now live in cities than in rural settings – a first for humankind.

There is also a website to encourage youth to be involved with the WUF.