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1,000 hectares of Dambwa forest degazetted
PRESIDENT Lungu has degazetted 1,000 hectares of the Dambwa forest for allocation to people who applied to Livingstone City Council (LCC) for residential plots in 2012. The 1,000 hectares of land will
Urbanisation
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UN unveils Sh1.1 billion slum upgrade project
Nairobi’s oldest slum, Mathare Valley, could benefit from a new Sh1.1 billion slum upgrading programme unveiled by the UN Habitat last week. UN Habitat said the funding covers 2017-2021 but noted the
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The Africa Competitiveness Report 2017: addressing Africa’s demographic dividend
The ability of Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies to generate enough jobs for its young and growing population rests on the successful implementation of urgent reforms to boost productivity. This is the key
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National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy
The Union Urban Development Ministry has formulated ‘National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy’ to address the challenges of urbanisation. The policy framework aims to promote living close to
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Militants exploit growing competition for water, land- study
Climate change threatens to increase instability around the world as jihadist groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram exploit a scarcity of water, food and land to control populations and boost recruitment,
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Is poverty in Africa mostly chronic or transient? evidence from synthetic panel data
Absent actual panel household survey data, this paper constructs, for the first time, synthetic panel data for more than 20 countries accounting for two-thirds of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Urbanization, energy consumption, and pollutant emission in Asian developing economies: an empirical analysis
This paper aims to investigate the effects of urbanization, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, trade liberalization, and economic growth on pollutant emissions and energy intensity in selected
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Implementation of policy on promotion of city compost: Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2016-17)
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/library/large/2016-05-30/0.67854600_1464611115_39-20160615-dte.jpg" style="width: 314px; height: 208px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />In view of slow progress
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AfDB gives Uganda, Kenya $253m for road upgrades
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $253 million of loans to the Governments of Kenya ($147.3 million) and Uganda ($105.7 million) for the upgrading of a 118km road section connecting
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The low carbon investment landscape in C40 cities
According to the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, there is tremendous opportunity for collaboration between cities and the private sector to invest in sustainable projects, and also the need to accelerate