New 07/01/2021 – by Sarah C. Schreiner Urban growth can cause water supply problems Read full article
New 30/12/2020 – by Rahman Abbas My family succeeded in leaving dismal informal housing Read full article
14/12/2020 – by Markus Rudolf Who is caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s recent conflict Read full article
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Deradicalisation New 15/01/2021 – by Ahmad Mansour, Sabine Balk “Teaching democracy is just as important as teaching maths” Ahmad Mansour, expert in extremism prevention, calls for more democracy education in schools and integration courses Read
Digitalisierung New 14/01/2021 – by Julia Maria Fesser Do not expect too much of digitised education Digitalising education in developing countries is complex and requires individually tailored solutions Read
KfW New 13/01/2021 – by Sanna Stockstrom, Matthias Zilbauer KfW promotes energy-efficient new buildings in Mexico The “EcoCasa” project offers financial incentives and technical support to help real estate developers boost energy efficiency Read
Energy efficiency New 12/01/2021 – by Sanna Stockstrom, Matthias Zilbauer Climate targets require energy-efficient buildings Construction and operation of buildings account for almost 40% of the world’s energy-related CO2 emissions Read
Informal vendors New 11/01/2021 – by Raphael Mweninguwe A battle for the streets Informal vendors fight for the right to sell on the streets of Malawi Read
Blog New 10/01/2021 – by Hans Dembowski German government officer assesses the limits of ODA Competences needed for improving international aid efforts Read
Urban development New 08/01/2021 – by Sarah C. Schreiner Why real-estate prices are rising fast in Istanbul For the most part, Istanbul’s city council is giving real-estate developers free rein Read
Urban development New 07/01/2021 – by Sarah C. Schreiner Urban growth can cause water supply problems In Istanbul, drinking water has gone from being an affordable public good to a commodity Read
Urbanisation New 06/01/2021 – by Diana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite Stages of improving neglected communities’ lives There are many dimensions to upgrading an informal settlement, so improvement programmes operate at several levels Read
Informal settlements New 05/01/2021 – by Diana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite Local ownership is crucial to making slums more liveable Since informal urban settlements cannot be eradicated, the point is to improve living conditions there Read
