226-230 of 253 matching articles 5 20 100 All The C40 putting cities at the centre of global climate action Michele Acuto • 2 August 2011 The C40 has pushed through major agreements with the Clinton Foundation and the World Bank. But what are the real purposes of these agreements and where does this put cities on the world stage? Nothing super about the cycle superhighways with these targets! Joe Peach • 3 August 2010 A reality check on Boris Johnson's new cycle superhighways, noting that behind the scheme are ridership targets that remain paltry compared to northern European cities. Six months on, Haiti reconstruction has ground to a halt Kerwin Datu • 12 July 2010 Customs officials blocking supplies, international donors blocking funds, and land owners blocking redevelopment: a wrap-up of international reporting on the stalled reconstruction efforts in Haiti. A composting toilet that supports fruit trees may solve Addis Ababa's sanitation problems IRIN • 20 April 2010 After an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in August 2009, authorities in Addis Ababa have surveyed the city's sanitation and found that nearly one in four residents have no access to latrines. A missed opportunity: reviewing UN-HABITAT's State of the World's Cities 2010/2011 report Kerwin Datu • 5 April 2010 UN-HABITAT's State of the World's Cities reports, like the World Bank's World Development Reports, do not so much document how the world has progressed from year to year as they do portray the evolving research interests of the two institutions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51