6-10 of 106 matching articles 5 20 100 All Philippines: mobilising savings rates is part of the key to universal housing Kerwin Datu • 13 September 2011 Singapore's experience suggests that housing supply can be increased only when matched by aggressive demand-side policies. Grey water baths and itchy skin: life without sanitation in Jakarta's slums IRIN • 17 April 2010 In slums entirely without sanitation and drinking supplies, NGOs such as Mercy Corps are focusing on low-cost health programmes such as hygiene training to prevent the spread of disease, while waiting for the government to catch up with their long-term infrastructure planning. Sana'a running out of water with no plan to save it IRIN • 23 March 2010 Yemen's world heritage capital city Sana'a is projected to run out of groundwater by 2017, but apart from off-hand proposals to relocate the city or pump desalinated water uphill from the coast, no real plans are in place to save the city in a worst-case scenario. The global urban agenda must focus on employment and income levels, not just housing and services Kerwin Datu • 7 August 2012 Kerwin Datu argues that the global urban development community has lost sight of its own agenda, and must focus on urban employment and income levels alongside its obsession with housing and services. Corruption, conflict and disease: the consequences of water crises in slums IRIN • 23 March 2010 Two new reports this week renew focus on the growing possibility of water crises emerging in developing-world cities, and suggests a few 'quick wins' to stave off these long-term threats with cheap, low-tech solutions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
