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Human Settlement

Rapid urbanisation increasing climate risk, says report

Rapid urbanisation is making people more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, according to a new UN report that highlights diverse initiatives worldwide...

admin - July 4, 2017

Human Settlement

30m people will live in Lagos by 2035, say researchers

Researchers predict that in 2030, Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa will each have to cater for over 20 million people, while Luanda, Dar es Salaam...

Michael Simire - June 21, 2017

Human Settlement

Part of world’s longest cross-desert highway opens

Part of the world’s longest cross-desert highway is set to open at the end of June 2017, with the rest of the road scheduled...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2017

Human Settlement

Russia forum elicits interest in New Urban Agenda

A two-day international conference recently held in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg highlighted the importance of public space for wellbeing in cities. “Public space...

admin - June 13, 2017

Human Settlement

UNDP, stakeholders develop 5-year strategic plan to transform Abuja

In an effort to transform Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a smart city, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has undertaken an...

admin - June 11, 2017

Human Settlement

Italy funds solid waste feasibility study in Kenya’s Ngong town

The Government of Italy is providing a soft loan to the Government of Kenya to improve solid waste management in Ngong town, a satellite...

admin - June 9, 2017

Human Settlement

Changing environmental trajectory to build Africa’s sustainable cities

The Nakivubo wetland, one of several large wetland systems within and around the Ugandan city of Kampala, is severely degraded. The volumes of contaminated...

admin - June 2, 2017

Human Settlement

Kenya community refugee resettlement plan handed over to authorities

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 invited ministers, Chief officers, directors and expert officers to discuss the content...

admin - June 1, 2017

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