Caroline Skinner argues that the provision of basic urban services needs to be seen as an economic right as well as a right of citizenship. This is just as true of health and sanitation policy, which has a direct impact on urban livelihoods as the informal food sellers of Accra show.
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Mon 10 Dec, 2012
Millions of people worldwide make a living collecting, sorting, recycling and selling valuable materials that someone else has thrown away. In many countries, informal waste pickers supply the only form of solid waste collection. This not only creates cleaner, healthier urban areas but also...
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Mon 10 Dec, 2012
A brief article on capturing lessons learned in project cycle.
Posted by Monica Gakindi
- Tue 20 Nov, 2012
Behind the new and lower estimates of the shortfall in urban dwellings lie two hard facts — the deficit has not been bridged and the poor remain the worst affected
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has rolled out the new estimates of the urban housing shortage in the...
Posted by Ed Kerry
- Fri 9 Nov, 2012
Presentation made by Mr Irfan Alam, Founder, SAMMAAN Foundation, Bihar, India in the workshop "Mobilty for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" October 3-5, 2012, held in Maple hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Tue 30 Oct, 2012
Presentation made by Mr Ramesh Prabhu, CEO, Three Wheels India Services Private Limited, Bangalore, India in the workshop on "Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" held on October 3-5, 2012 at Maple hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Tue 30 Oct, 2012
Presentation made by Mr amit Bhatt, Strategy Head, Embarq India in the workshop - "Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport, October 3-5, 2012, Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Mon 29 Oct, 2012
Presentation by Mr Nestor Competente, General Manager , Rizal Technical University, Philipines in the workshop on " Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" held on 3-5 October 2012.
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Mon 29 Oct, 2012
This is the official founding project document for the ASUD Programme.
Posted by Monica Gakindi
- Mon 29 Oct, 2012
This report describes phase I and II progress in the ASUD programme derived from the five pilot ountries and five UN-Habitat branches that are directly involved with the programme. The report captures progress up to September 2012.
Posted by Monica Gakindi
- Mon 29 Oct, 2012
Presentation made by Ms Glynda Bathan, Deputy Executive Director, Clean Air Initiative - Asia, Manila in the workshop "Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" held on 3-5 october 2012, at Maple hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Thu 25 Oct, 2012
Presentation made by Ms Seema Singh and Ms Sangeetha Ann Wilson in the workshop "Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" held on 3-5 October 2012 at Maple hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Thu 25 Oct, 2012
Presentation made by Dr Pradip Kumar Sarmah, Founder, Rickshaw Bank, guwahati, India at the workshop on "Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" held on 3-5 October 2012, Maple hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Tue 23 Oct, 2012
Presentation by Mr Akshay Mani, Embarq, Mumbai, India in the worksho on "Mobility for Poort; Improving Informal Transport" held on 3-5 October 2012, in Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Tue 23 Oct, 2012
Presentation made by Mr Bharat Bongu, Business Consulting, Intellecap, Hyderabad, India at the workshop on "Mobility for Poor: Improving Informal Transport" held on 3-5 October 2012 in Maple hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
Posted by Akshima Ghate
- Tue 23 Oct, 2012