This WOPs is a peer-support arrangement between Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) Fiji and Hunter Water Australia (HWA) Australia, carried out on a not-for-profit basis with the objective of strengthening operator capacity. Partners focused on six priority areas following a dynamic and participatory diagnosis, which resulted in an ambitious one-year work plan. The management of
This WOPs is a peer-support arrangement between Office Nationale de l’Eau Potable et de l’Électricité (ONEE) Morocco and Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l’Assainissement de l’Agglomération Parisienne (SIAAP) France, carried out on a not-for-profit basis with the objective of strengthening operator capacity. The WOP aimed at strengthening technical and organizational capacity of ONEE through knowledge sharing with
This WOPs is a peer-support arrangement between Compañía Salteña de Agua y Saneamiento S.A. (Aguas del Norte) Argentina and Companhia de Saneamento Ambiental do Distrito Federal(Caesb) Brazil, carried out on a not-for-profit basis with the objective of strengthening operator capacity. An initial collaboration to support Aguas del Norte with energy efficiency was expanded to metering,
Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development addressing the workshop Machakos, 11 February 2016 – Deans, senior lecturers of architecture schools and chairs of professional bodies of East Africa last week congregated in the Kenyan town of Machakos to discuss education for sustainability in architecture and urban planning. The meeting saw teaching
Ramallah, February 11, 2016 – On February 8th, 2016 UN-Habitat jointly with Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights and the Local Community Center of Sur Baher inaugurated a playground in Sur Baher. This initiative comes as part of the Scaling up and Deepening of Planning Support to Palestinian Communities in East Jerusalem project funded by
Rio de Janeiro, 11 February 2016 – The phrase belongs to Elkin Velasquez, UN-Habitat´s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, during the signing of the agreement between the UN agency and the government of Risaralda (Colombia). Pact for Sustainability and Competitiveness is a document that includes actions for development in 14 municipalities through the implementation of
In 2012, UN-Habitat created a tool to measure the sustainability of cities. This tool known as The City Prosperity Index was accompanied by a conceptual matrix, the Wheel of Urban Prosperity. In 2013, UN- Habitat received numerous requests from local authorities and central governments to estimate their respective prosperity indexes. Mayors and other decision makers
In 2012, UN-Habitat created a tool to measure the sustainability of cities. This tool known as The City Prosperity Index was accompanied by a conceptual matrix, the Wheel of Urban Prosperity. In 2013, UN- Habitat received numerous requests from local authorities and central governments to estimate their respective prosperity indexes. Mayors and other decision makers
The high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda was held from25 to 27 September 2015, in New York, during the United Nations summit. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. All countries and stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership,
Ronald Wall from the Institute for Housing and Urban Studies (IHS) in this lecture calls a new paradigm on how to empirically address globalization and urbanization using big data on investment flows between cities worldwide. VIDEO COMING 26 FEB MP3 “Global Economic Competitor” – Ronald Wall (AUDIO COMING 26 FEB) SYNOPSIS The lecture calls a
