City Specific Assessments of Social Accountability and Social Inclusion in Urban Service Delivery (2013) The following reports and briefing notes present the results of the Social Sustainability Assessments carried out by the Institute for International Urban Development and Co-PLAN Institute for Habitat Development, in association with local partner NGOs 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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Community Centers for Child Services
Topic: Community Space Location: Various locations, including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Philippines, Zambia Organizers: Children International The Project: The charitable organization Children International implements its Brick by Brick Program, which builds multi-purpose community centers in various developing countries. These centers are effective because they allow for the provision of...
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Kalembo, Malawi Groundwater Project
Topics: Urban SustainabilityLocation:Kalembo and Liwonde regions, MalawiOrganizers: KfWBackground: In developing countries, cities with high urbanization rates, peri-urban demand for water grows quickly and is many times satisfied through legal and illegal drilling of boreholes, such as in Sana’a, Yemen. Without proper management, uncontrolled borehole water withdrawal can increase public health...
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Visit to Rio+20
It wasn’t until arriving in Rio de Janeiro (1) that participants to Rio + 20, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, could see the effect this event was having on the lives of local Cariocas and their city. Even though the main venue of the conference, Rio Centro, was about...
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Update from Alejandra in Rio: Humanidade 2012
In an old fort on the trendy Copacabana beach, a side event called “Humanidade 2012” opens a conversation as large as civilization itself. Walking through this three-storey pavilion, the visitor traces a path through human and natural history, encountering a wealth of flora and fauna as well as stunning visual...
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ICLRD Successfully Completes 3-Year Program
In a recent visit to Boston the An Taoiseach of Ireland, Enda Kenny, highlighted the work of the Institute in remarks at the Irish American Partnership Breakfast on February 2012. ‘Universities and research centers also have a key role to play in the peace process. A recent example is...
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Discovering Cuba
By Roger Kallman This year the Institute embarked on a new experiment, bringing together Members of the Board and Friends of the Institute, on a specially organized trip to Cuba which not only provided an exceptional programme, but which also served to raise additional funds to support the work...
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Responding to the Environmental Challenge? Spatial Planning, Cross-Border Cooperation and River Basin Management
The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)(2011) This report recognises that environmental assets do not adhere to man-made boundaries and considers the challenges and opportunities in integrating environmental management and development strategies at national, regional and local-policy level. Building on two international case studies, the report puts forward...
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Developing a Strategic Alliance between Newry and Mourne District Council and the Louth Local Authorities
The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) The report co-authored by John Driscoll considers a variety of legal instruments to facilitate cross-border cooperation between Newry and Mourne District Council and the County Louth local authorities, and which can assist other local authorities in developing joint initiatives. The Strategic...
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