BRICS mayors meet to address rapid urbanization

The second BRICS Urbanization Forum and the third Friendship Cities and Local Government Cooperation Forum kicked off on Wednesday in Durban, South Africa with the theme "Towards Sustainable Development".

At the forum, participants of the five member states will exchange ideas on issues relating to rapid urbanization, according to the South African Ministry of Cooperative Governance which hosted the three-day meeting.

Participants from different cities in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will also deliberate on strategies to deal with service delivery in fast growing cities.

They will discuss how to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, community development, green economy, cultural exchanges, investment and technology transfer.