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Aggravating housing crisis, erosion is threatening Ghana's traditional mud houses

Peru’s NGOs want government decentralisation to serve social goals and public participation

China's urban planners are increasingly interested in their people’s desires

After 25 years of elected village councils in India, democracy still needs to be deepened

The decentralisation of government powers contributes to fighting poverty in meaningful ways, so Germany is supporting related reforms

For FIFA World Cup in 2010, German experience proved useful to South African cities

With support from Germany, Salvador da Bahia is preparing to host FIFA World Cup games in 2014