Promoting a global discussion on how to manage our towns and cities better in a rapidly urbanising world
Category: Civil Society
Category: Cumbre mundial sobre ciudades y cambio climático
[Event] - Posted by: Rafael H Forero H - Fri 16 Nov, 2012Delegaciones de 20 países de América Latina y El Caribe y otro tanto del resto del mundo, se darán cita los próximos 19, 20 y 21 de noviembre en la capital colombiana para discutir los efectos que causa el calentamiento global y el cambio climático en las ciudades.
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Category: 4th Asia-Pacific Housing Forum
[Event] - Posted by: Alice DeSagun - Sat 18 May, 2013
The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum is a biennial conference organized by Habitat for Humanity. (...)
Category: Finalistas Premios Mundiales del Hábitat 2013: soluciones de vivienda centrada en las personas
[News] - Posted by: Mariana Gallo - Fri 17 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF)
Una auténtica selección de buenas prácticas en vivienda se encuentra en los finalistas de los Premios Mundiales del Hábitat, 2013, anunciados hoy (17.05.13).
Los diez finalistas de los Premios, financiados y coordinados cada año por la BSHF, han sido elegidos entre más de 200 proyectos de todo el mundo e incluyen proyectos sobre personas sin hogar, el acceso a la energía limpia en zonas rurales y gestión de servicios por las comunidades, tanto como la restauración y la vida sostenible en ciudades.
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Los diez finalistas de los Premios, financiados y coordinados cada año por la BSHF, han sido elegidos entre más de 200 proyectos de todo el mundo e incluyen proyectos sobre personas sin hogar, el acceso a la energía limpia en zonas rurales y gestión de servicios por las comunidades, tanto como la restauración y la vida sostenible en ciudades.
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Category: World Habitat Awards 2013 finalists show people-centred housing in action
[News] - Posted by: Mariana Gallo - Fri 17 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF)
A true cross-section of good practice in housing can be found in the 2013 World Habitat Award finalists, announced today (17 May 2013).
The ten finalists for the Awards, funded and co-ordinated each year by the Building and Social Housing Foundation, have been chosen from a list of over 200 projects from across the globe and include projects focusing on homeless people, access to clean energy and community-led service provision as well as restoration and sustainable living in cities.
The World Habitat Awards 2013 finalists are:
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The ten finalists for the Awards, funded and co-ordinated each year by the Building and Social Housing Foundation, have been chosen from a list of over 200 projects from across the globe and include projects focusing on homeless people, access to clean energy and community-led service provision as well as restoration and sustainable living in cities.
The World Habitat Awards 2013 finalists are:
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Category: SKYE BANK GRANT: VOTE 4 CHILD & GREEN on May 27th...Please !!!
Posted by: ABORISADE ADETOLA - Thu 16 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Aborisade Adetola Ayoola
SKYE BANK CHILDREN DAY GRANT: i am appealing to the change makers on this platform to massively vote for Child & Green Foundation on 27th of May 2013.. (...)
Category: Kenya Electricity Generating Company raises Olkaria geothermal plant's potential to 350 MW
[News] - Posted by: Kennedy Muzee - Thu 16 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Reuters
NAIVASHA, KENYA - Kenya Electricity Generating Company ( KenGen) said that its new geothermal plant under construction in the Rift Valley is expected to generate more power than previous estimates.
Kenya frequently suffers power outages and is racing to wean itself off unreliable rain-fed hydroelectric dams. (...)
Kenya frequently suffers power outages and is racing to wean itself off unreliable rain-fed hydroelectric dams. (...)
Category: City planning instruments: A new dawn for Nairobi
[News] - Posted by: Nerisa Kamar - Mon 13 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Katy Fentress
Dr Evans Kidero, winner of the newly created Gubernatorial seat of Nairobi County, has promised to tackle head-on the majority of the city's planning, infrastructure, and security problems.
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Category: The making of a city
[News] - Posted by: Nerisa Kamar - Fri 10 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Narendar Pani
May 06, 2013 (The New Times/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Half of humanity - 3.5 billion people - live in urban areas today. (...)
Category: Kampala adopts new waste disposal technique
[News] - Posted by: Nerisa Kamar - Thu 9 May, 2013 - Author(s): , Cecilia Okoth
The German development arm, GIZ in conjunction with Water for People, an international NGO has launched a new waste removal technology to curb dumping of faecal waste in water channels and polythene bags improvised toilets referred to as 'flying toilets', in the city.
Known as gulper, the technology is expected to improve sanitation and enhance public health safety.
The technology empties latrines in areas where waste removal trucks (cess pool emptiers) cannot reach due to poor urban planning policies.
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Known as gulper, the technology is expected to improve sanitation and enhance public health safety.
The technology empties latrines in areas where waste removal trucks (cess pool emptiers) cannot reach due to poor urban planning policies.
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