THE INFORMANT247
1-11-2017.
The world Bank has announced the Kwara State Government’s light up Kwara project picture winner of her 2017 World Bank Global Platform for Sustainable Cities Photo contest.
The picture which was submitted by a Kwara based Reporter/Photo Journalist, Eyitayo Oyelowo was selected out of more than 90 entries from over 40 countries around the world.
The statement reads: “The submissions – and we at the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities received more than 90 entries from over 40 countries around the world – are very revealing.
What the photographers tried to communicate was a need: both the urgent need for infrastructure that leads to more resilient, sustainable cities, or a need to aspire to greener ideals of building sustainable communities for all.
There is no better day than today, World Cities Day, for us to share with you the 10 finalists – including 3 winners and an honorable mention for climate action – of the photo competition.”
“Indeed, cities in low or middle-income countries may be candidates of “leapfrogging.” Perhaps the solar panels powering this town is only part of the city’s larger aspirations for renewable energy for all. Perhaps the modest bungalows lining this street all have wireless connectivity as well.
If a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, then we hope that this photo represents the future of thousands of sustainable cities.
Take a moment to enjoy and share the finalists of the
Sustainable Cities photo competition , and tell us what
#SustainableCities look like to you.”