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SUSTAINABLE C​ITIES AND 

HUMAN SETT​LEMENTS AWARDS 2020

“Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony 2020” (SCAHSA 2020) was held as a highlighted part of GFHS 2020. SCAHSA is a worldwide prize annually awarded by Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS). It is focused on promoting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development especially SDG 11. The SCAHSA has been successfully held on fifteen previous occasions with award winners belonging to all regions of the world. 

The two-day event was grandly concluded with the “Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony 2020” (SCAHSA 2020) which recognized 19 organizations and individuals from around the globe for their excellence in sustainable development practices and innovations. The awardees include city of Glasgow, the host of next UN Climate Change Conference; Dr. Vandana Shiva, eminent scientist, writer, and environmental philosopher, India; Dato’ Dr. Ken Yeang, well-known architect, ecologist, planner and author, Malaysia; Soneva Fushi – the carbon neutral tourism resort in Maldives; DyeCoo, the inventor of zero-water and zero-chemical dyeing technology; TerraCycle, an innovative recycling enterprise from the United States; Country Garden Forest City; The Commonland from the Netherlands; DP Architects from Singapore, and others. At a moment when the fate of mankind is at stake, it is of much significance for these sustainability leaders to influence more stakeholders to make joint endeavor towards sustainable development.

The award is open for application all the year round. For more information, please don't hesitate to contact the Secretariat of Global Forum on Human Settlements at: christine.he@gfhsforum.org

List of awardees

The Global Green City 2020

1.         City of Glasgow, United Kingdom  (Videos)

2.         County of Changshan, China  (Videos)

The "Global Human Settlements Outstanding Contribution Award” 

1.         TerraCycle, United States  (Videos)

2.         Dr. Ken Yeang, Malaysia  (Videos)

3.         Dr. Vandana Shiva, India  (Videos)

4.         Global One Belt One Road Association  (Videos)

The "Global Model of Coastal Ecological Environment Protection” 

1.         Forest City, Malaysia  (Videos)

2.         Commonland, the Netherlands

The "Global Low-Carbon Ecological Scenic Spot” 

Soneva Fushi Resort, Maldives  (Videos)

The "Global Human Settlements Award on Planning and Design” 

1.         Jinyue Project by China State Construction Land  (Videos)

2.         INNER PEACE Project  (Videos)

3.         Suasana PJH, Malaysia  (Videos)

The "Global Model of Green Technology” 

DyeOx.4 by DyeCoo Textile Systems, the Netherlands  (Videos)

The “Global Human Settlements Model of Village” 

1.         Zhuge-Changle Village, Lanxi China  (Videos)

2.         Zhi Yan Village, Lanxi, China   (Videos)

The "Global Green Model Park” 

Urban and Rural Four-Dimension Circular Agricultural Architecture System  (Videos)

The "Global Human Settlements Model Community (Building)” 

1.         SINO COURTYARD  (Videos)

2.         Poly JunYueWan  (Videos)

3.         Sengkang General Hospital, by DP Architects, Singapore  (Videos)