FAO is calling for international donors to support a $700 million investment plan in the agricultural sector drawn up by the Haitian government to repair earthquake damaged infrastructure, boost national food production and create employment for people fleeing Port-au-Prince.
A report by Paul Collier, author of 'The Bottom Billion', for the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Website with tools and resources for city management, governance, and finance solutions in urban environments to promote local economic growth, health, environmental sustainability, security, and access to housing, infrastructure and services
Overview of the use of municipal bonds by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to undertake critical projects to improve water infrastructure.
Announcement by Dept. of Education in the Philippines that it will build disaster-resistant schools, which will also serve as temporary evacuation centers.
Exhibit looking at ten international cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo through five thematic lenses – speed, size, density, diversity and form – but not 'safety'.
'This paper explores what happened in New Orleans–area hospitals during and after Hurricane Katrina and why hospitals had such varied experiences.'
A 'group of scientists have created a portable refinery that efficiently converts food, paper and plastic trash into electricity'.
'The Coalition for Global School Safety (COGSS) is dedicated to fostering, supporting and encouraging disaster risk reduction in the education sector.'
