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Local Climate Solutions for Africa Congress 2013. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 30 October – 1 November 2013
Posted on: 27 November 2013
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This event provided an opportunity to share global good practice and locally appropriate solutions and technologies towards accelerated climate action on the ground. A report and presentations are available online.
Urban development with climate co-benefits: Aligning climate, environmental and other development goals in cities
Posted on: 26 November 2013
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Rapid urbanization in developing countries demands a massive provision of infrastructure, public transportation, housing and jobs for their population, as well as a healthy environment. Consequently, urban areas in those countries contribute increasingly to climate change, and suffers its impacts. The climate co-benefits approach in this report refers to the development and implementation of policies and strategies that simultaneously contribute to addressing climate change and solving local environmental problems, which also have other development impacts. Relying on the results of research carried out in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and Japan, this report offers lessons to understand projects and policies that generate co-benefits and the factors that influence them.
How to make planning law work for Africa
Posted on: 26 November 2013
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This paper argues that more progressive, realistic urban planning in Africa will require a radically different approach to planning law reform. This is essential for sustainable and equitable urban development in Africa.
Imagine society, build democracy. Rabat, 1-4 October 2013
Posted on: 22 November 2013
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This was the second World Summit of local and regional leaders, providing an opportunity for sharing and exchange between Africa and the rest of the world. Owing to the high tension of the current global context, marked by the economic crisis and the reduced resources at our disposal, we are pushed to imagine new ways to promote the development of our territories and ensure solidarity and sustainability. With this aim in mind, the Congress held debates on fostering wellbeing, managing diversity, solidarity between territories, and shaping the urban future. Documentation is available online.
Housing as a foundation for breaking the poverty cycle in Asia Pacific. Manila, 2-4 October 2013
Posted on: 22 November 2013
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The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum is a biennial conference organized by Habitat for Humanity International. The forum gathers public, private and people sector stakeholders engaged in seeking solutions to poverty housing issues. The Fourth Asia Pacific Housing Forum seeks to achieve the following objectives: Raise awareness in Asia-Pacific about the benefits and outcomes of providing housing to underprivileged families (housing is not just a roof, it breaks the poverty cycle); Collaborate with other likeminded partners to advance the cause of adequate, affordable housing; Showcase creative market approaches and innovative solutions that increase products, services & financing for affordable housing; Promote policies & systems that advance access to adequate, affordable housing. Presentations are available online. Click on link for “Speakers”.
Jamaica sustainable energy roadmap: Pathways to an affordable, reliable, low-emission electricity system
Posted on: 22 November 2013
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This report is the culmination of years of intensive investigation. It analyses the potential for energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment in Jamaica and discusses the social and economic impacts of alternative energy pathways.
After Rana Plaza: A report into the readymade garment industry in Bangladesh
Posted on: 19 November 2013
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A report published by the UK Parliament Bangladesh All Party Parliamentary Group into the readymade garment industry in Bangladesh has incorporated RICS recommendations on international building codes and regulation.
Sustainable development in fragile ecosystems: Applying the ‘Nexus’ approach to the Orinoco River Basin in Colombia
Posted on: 31 October 2013
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This discussion brief presents initial analysis of how a “nexus” approach to water, energy and food could illuminate key sustainability issues in the Orinoco River Basin in Colombia.
ODI podcast
Posted on: 31 October 2013
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The October 2013 podcast from the Overseas Development Institute explores the relationship between poverty and disasters, assesses the place of development in UK politics and s what we know for sure about structural transformation in low-income countries.
Urban revitalization of mass housing: International competition
Posted on: 30 October 2013
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The “Urban revitalization of mass housing” international competition is an initiative of the Global Housing Strategy’s campaign on “Placing Housing at the Centre”. The Global Housing Strategy, coordinated by the Housing and Slum Upgrading Branch of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) invites creative and innovative university students and recent graduates around the world to participate in this international competition. The competition seeks to revisit mass/social/public housing through multidisciplinary approaches aiming at socially, economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable urban solutions. Furthermore, the competition aims at exploring approaches for achieving affordability through innovative approaches for funding, governance, management and maintenance. The website includes a number of useful downloads providing background information.
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