By: Lean Alfred Santos
Date: April 19th 2016
Source: DEVEX
By: Minnie Karanja
Date: May 5th 2016
Source: The New Times
According to the United Nations, the proportion of the world’s population living in urban areas is expected to reach 66 per cent by 2050. Best Practices have shown that the global “urbanization”, when properly managed, may drive the
By: Dan Collyns
Source: The Guardian
Date: 4 November 2016
As Paris climate agreement comes into force, inhabitants of Amazon rainforest demand recognition of key role their communities play in conservation
Press Release
Date: June 7th 2016
Source: European Parliament News
Date: 13 July 2016
Source: iied
New report urges structural reforms to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and the loss of environmental assets during the next 15 years
By Astrid Haas, London School of Economics and Political Science and Paul Collier, University of Oxford
Uganda's economy has been growing steadily over the past decade. Like many other developing countries, its growth has benefited from a confluence of external events, including a sustained
By: Jiji
Date: August 28th 2016
Source: Japan Times
The land ministry plans to draft a multilateral framework that could help developing nations in Asia make better use of their land through careful planning, government sources said.
By: Gregg Scruggs
Date: March 7th 2016
Source: Citiscope
A series of high-level reports will be made public this month by global stakeholders and experts, constituting major inputs to the first draft of the Habitat III strategy.
By: Hanna Hindstrom
Date: September 2nd 2016
Source: the Diplomat
Economic development must not come at the expense of those less fortunate.
Date: April 12th 2016
Source: UN News Centre
12 April 2016 – Welcoming Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said the world needs a new vision for urbanization – a “New Urban Agenda” – to help protect the environment and limit climate change
By: Clayton Utz
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: Lexology
The draft Land Administration Amendment Bill 2016 will not be introduced to the WA Parliament during this term of government. But proposals for reforms to WA Crown land tenure are likely to be revived following the upcoming State election