23 September 2019
Namibia
Informal settlements are increasingly emerging in cities in developing countries across the world, including Africa.
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12 August 2019
Finland
The global initiative supports Helsinki’s goal of achieving a more significant role for cities in implementing the sustainable development goals.
The United Nations’ Social Impact Investing Initiative has opened a new office in Helsinki, further bolstering the UN’s presence in Finland.
8 August 2019
Philippines
The year was 2009, and Typhoon Ketsana — known locally in the Philippines as Ondoy — had just struck Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. One of the strongest typhoons to have made landfall in the megacity, Ketsana displaced thousands of families and left them without their source of livelihood and income.
13 June 2019
Global
Can urban planners use the technology in “Smart Cities” to create cities that are more just—and safe—for all?
12 June 2019
Namibia
THE government will introduce strict verification mechanisms to control the ownership of residential land in informal urban areas.
The director for land reform and resettlement, Peter Nangolo, said the government will not allow people to own more than one primary residential property in the high-density urban areas under the new flexible land tenure scheme.
9 April 2019
India
‘Slum clearance’ or ‘city beautification’ drives accounted for nearly half of the evictions.
5 April 2019
Georgia
The protesters said there was widespread frustration among those still waiting to be rehoused more than a decade after war drove them from their homes
17 March 2019
Central Asia
Southern Asia
A charter designed by civil society organisations, workers’ collectives, and the urban poor reimagines our cities
21 February 2019
Africa
Innovation Programme Call for Proposals 2019. The Cities Alliance has launched a Call for Proposals to award small grants for innovative ways to improve tenure security, land and property rights in African cities.
The Secure Tenure in African Cities initiative
31 January 2019
Global
Poor land records, rampant speculation and weak or corrupt implementation of regulations means that cities are using land inefficiently
28 January 2019
Global
A growing population and urbanisation are expected to support growth of the vertical farming industry, new research suggests. Are vertical farms a sustainable solution?
27 November 2018
Global
'Children should be a focus of urban planning, yet in many cities they are forgotten'
LONDON - Millions of poor urban children are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than those living in rural areas, according to a U.N. study out on Tuesday that challenges popular assumptions behind the global urbanisation trend.
