The rapid demographic expansion of Asian cities that came with sustained economic growth made it a textbook example of the positive correlation between urbanisation and economic growth.
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Thu 28 Jun, 2012
A rating of raters by think-tank Infrangilis shows credit rating agencies (CRAs) are failing to make the grade.
Posted by philip monaghan
- Fri 8 Jun, 2012
This is a background document illustrating UN-Habitat priority substantive areas.
Please click here to download the document.
Posted by Ed Kerry
- Wed 6 Jun, 2012
The World Urban Forum 6 (WUF6) will center on the theme, "The Urban Future and Prosperity of the City." This will be based on the following four Dialogues outlined below:
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Wed 23 May, 2012
Urban flooding is a serious and growing development challenge. Against the backdrop of demographic growth, urbanization trends and climate changes, the causes of floods are shifting and their impacts are accelerating. This large and evolving challenge means that far more needs to be done by policy...
Posted by Alphonce Juma
- Mon 14 May, 2012
This is a Project Information Document (PID) for the South Sudan - Private Sector Development Project.
The PID is available at this link.
Source: The World Bank
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Wed 9 May, 2012
This is an Intergrated Safeguads Data Sheet for the South Sudan - Private Sector Development Project.
The document is available at this link.
Source: The World Bank
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Wed 9 May, 2012
The development objective of the Private Sector Development Project (PSDP) is to improve access to finance for private sector development and increase employment opportunities in South Sudan. The PSDP, which will be processed under the World Bank's, is formulated in the context of South Sudan...
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Wed 9 May, 2012
This is a Program Information Document (PID) for the Second Sustainable Employment Development Policy Operation Project in Kosovo.
The PID is available at this link.
Source: The World Bank
Posted by Ed Kerry
- Wed 9 May, 2012
Abstract
Posted by Ed Kerry
- Wed 9 May, 2012
A paradigm shift in the development sector – from income poverty to human poverty – has been paralleled in the disaster management sector by a shift from seeing disasters as extreme events created by natural forces, to viewing them as manifestations of unresolved development problems....
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Thu 3 May, 2012
Over the past few decades, four distinct and largely independent research and policy communities — disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, environmental management and poverty reduction — have been actively engaged in reducing socio-economic vulnerability to natural hazards...
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Thu 3 May, 2012
The World Urban Forum 6 (WUF6) will center on the theme, "The Urban Future and Prosperity of the City." This will be based on the following four Dialogues outlined below:
Posted by Edna Osebe
- Fri 20 Apr, 2012
The 1992 Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Law is planning instrument promulgated by the military government of Nigeria to provide comprehensive urban and regional planning at all levels of government, however with the advent of democratic rule, the state governments challenged the law at the...
Posted by Abubakar Sani
- Mon 9 Apr, 2012
Presentation detailing the work that has already been carried out on the sports field and the various stakeholders involved.
Posted by Ruby haazen
- Mon 2 Apr, 2012
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