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Fighting COVID-19 in Africa’s informal settlements
By Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat) This blog is part of a series on...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 5, 20204 min read
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Helping Cities and Regions achieve the SDGs: Partnering for Decentralised Development Co-operation
By Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate and Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, Centre for...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 9, 20194 min read
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Urban Management in Africa Observed
By Naison Mutizwa-Mangiza, Director, Regional Office for Africa, UN-Habitat; and Marco Kamiya, Head, Urban Economy and Finance Branch,...
Emma R Marmol
Nov 29, 20195 min read
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Visualising urbanisation: How the Africapolis platform sheds new light on urban dynamics in Africa
By Lia Beyeler, Communications Officer and Nisha Schumann, Consultant, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) Africa’s urban...
Emma R Marmol
Nov 22, 20183 min read
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Data: The first step to improving finance in African cities
By Astrid R.N. Haas, Manager of Cities that Work, International Growth Centre This blog is part of an ongoing series exploring the...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 19, 20185 min read
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The value of sharing experiences in urban redevelopment
By Dr. Koki Hirota, Chief Economist, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming 1st...
Emma R Marmol
Apr 7, 20174 min read
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A 4th level of government in Africa? Multi-level governance and metropolitan urbanisation
By Nicolas Ronderos, Economic Development Consultant As Lomé and other growing cities show, urbanisation brings together local...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 25, 20163 min read
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Habitat III decisions crucial for the future of Africa’s cities
By Greg Foster, Area Vice-President, Habitat for Humanity, Europe, Middle East and Africa fastest growing cities in the world over the...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 20, 20164 min read
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Integrating the local and global urban agendas
By David Simon, Director, Mistra Urban Futures, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden In October, world leaders will...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 12, 20163 min read
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Nourrir sa population constitue le principal secteur d’activité de l’économie de l’Afrique de l̵
par Laurent Bossard, Directeur, Secrétariat du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CSAO/OCDE) (English version follows) Je fais...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 11, 20166 min read
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A 21st century vision for urbanisation
By Dr Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-Habitat By 2050, cities in the developing world will absorb more than two billion new urban...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 8, 20163 min read
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Appeasement Politics of Delhi’s Urban Governance
By Shailaja Chandra, Former Permanent Secretary of the Government of India and former Chief Secretary, Delhi; Former Executive Director,...
Emma R Marmol
Jan 5, 20164 min read
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Urbanisation, structural change and the food system: The crucial role of rural-urban linkages
By Cecilia Tacoli, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Both urban and rural areas in West Africa are...
Emma R Marmol
Nov 24, 20154 min read
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African cities can be actors of structural transformation
By Arthur Minsat, Economist, OECD Development Centre African nations are exploring how best to harness the potential of cities as agents...
Emma R Marmol
Nov 3, 20154 min read
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The Milan Charter: What’s in it for West Africa?
By Donatella Gnisci, Sahel and West Africa Club Advisor – Expo Milano 2015 If you agree that a lack of access to sufficient, safe and...
Emma R Marmol
May 26, 20154 min read
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