Today major changes and an adaption are required affecting all global citizens. 2015 is the year that many important decisions for the future should be taken, such as the new Global sustainability goals; SDGs which will affect all levels and individuals in a community. Knowledge and education are the most powerful tools for reducing poverty…
Providing affordable, safe and comfortable housing is an essential aspect of service delivery for local governments. Housing forms one of the basic democratic rights. South Africa however, faces a housing crisis for the poor. Local municipalities like Buffalo City are still battling with informal settlements (shacks) and there seems to be no real progress on…
The twin-municipalities of Nacka and Kisumu have mutually, through exchange between politicians and experts, identified a basic step towards a solution for the environmental effects of poor management of solid waste, namely through the mapping and process focused investigation of land administration. The waste management in the lake region has resulted into generation of leach…
The project aims at several aspects of institutional Capacity development. The project will result in a changed profile in waste management for the community in Palu. The capacity for waste management will be strengthened through new developed systems for education on waste management. Through education and information as well as inviting NGO´s to discuss waste…
The project aims to strengthen capacity around the institutionalisation of climate response considerations into municipal planning and processes in order to ensure that a city is able to effectively respond to both the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change. The project proposes to identify the barriers to ensuring effective climate response within a city,…
To manage the growing burden of dengue, many actors have to interact and the awareness among citizens has to increase. The purpose of this project is to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of Yogyakarta city to address this issue. The goal is to introduce a new decision support system that makes it possible to deliver dengue…