The Program at a glance: BLP is a database of 4,000 innovative, proven sustainable development projects New projects added every two years after a global vetting process Network of experts includes local governments, NGOs, CBOs, academics and private organizations. UN-Habitat’s Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme (BLP) was created in...
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Flood Management in Curitiba Metropolitan Area, Brazil
Topics: Flood Prevention Integrated Water Management Planning Location: Curitiba, Brazil Organizers: Curitibal Metropolitan Area World Bank Year: 2004 Background: The Curitiba Metropolitan Area (RMC) is on the Upper Iguacu River Basin and had a population of 2.5 million in 2004. The river has a low capacity and historically has flooded...
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Strategic Land Use Planning for Climate Change-Driven Water Shortages in El Alto, Bolivia (Working Paper)
A new working paper published by the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy explores land use planning responses to climate change-driven water shortages in El Alto, Bolivia, the sister city of La Paz. The largest high-altitude city in the world, El Alto depends on water from alpine glaciers that are quickly...
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Research Trip to Condega and Cartagena
By Carolina Morgan, Research Associate, Globally, the subject of climate change has risen to the top of the development research agenda. International conferences, agreements, and publications are filling the knowledge gaps and flooding the literature with creative and innovative ideas for mitigation, adaptation and resilience. But when we drill down...
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Mona Serageldin presents international development cases at UN-Habitat workshop for GCC officials
On May 28 and 29, 2013 in Amman, Jordan, the Gulf States Regional Office of UN-Habitat held a regional workshop for municipal high-level officials to discuss challenges and priorities for urban development in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Dr Mona Serageldin was invited to comment on each...
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