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Green and safe, or dirty and dangerous? East Asia's cities grapple with growth

Population – Feb 7, 2017

Women harvest crops from a communal green area among high-rise apartments in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 18, 2014.

From refugees to earthquakes, Istanbul ready for a reshape, say city planners

Urban planning – Apr 28, 2018

A ferry, with a new mosque under construction at Camlica hill in the background, sets sail in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, July 31, 2017.

Urban nomads: Mongolian herders battle new future as they leave the land for the city

Climate change – May 3, 2018

Jugdur Samdan, a herder poses for a portrait in his winter camp in Arkhangai Province, Mongolia, February 3, 2018.

World's urban growth will surge most in India, China and Nigeria - UN

Urban (re)development – May 16, 2018

A woman walks at the Bund in front of the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai March 5, 2015.

From camels to catfish, Algeria boosts fish farming in the Sahara desert

Farming – May 20, 2018

Camels on a 15-hectare farm co-owned by Milouda Mohammed and his brothers in Touggourt, a town in the Sahara, in southern Algeria, April 12, 2018.

Change policy to scale up climate-smart farming in Africa - experts

Agriculture – May 23, 2018

A farmer works in his field in Eldoret, Kenya, April 27, 2010.

Go green for healthier, happier, richer cities

Urban planning – Jun 6, 2018

A woman rides on a bicycle past Sydney's Opera House in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2017.

Desert city Phoenix mulls ways to quench thirst of sprawling suburbs

Water – Jun 7, 2018

A road abruptly ends next to a sign for a cattle ranch near Douglas, Arizona, United States, October 10, 2016.

Malnutrition the 'challenge of our time', say award winners

Nutrition – Jun 25, 2018

Yasir Camelo, 5, eats a tropical fruit called "pomarosa" from a tree in front of his house in La Fria, Venezuela, June 1, 2016.

10 facts about the world's population

Population – Jul 10, 2018

A volunteer posts pledges on the commitment wall during the observance of the World Population Day with the theme "investing on adolescent girls" at the Rizal memorial stadium in metro Manila, Philippines July 11, 2016.

'Everything we’ve heard about global urbanization turns out to be wrong' - researchers

Urban (re)development – Jul 12, 2018

Devotees form a human pyramid to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, in Mumbai, India August 25, 2016.

Microfinance could help African cities solve housing crisis - experts

Housing – Jul 12, 2018

A resident reacts as he attempts to extinguish a fire that broke out at the Kijiji slums in the Southlands estate of Nairobi, Kenya, January 28, 2018.

Can WhatsApp and motorbikes protect Africa's food security?

Food – Jul 13, 2018

A Burundian man transports a passenger and two pigs to markets in the capital Bujumbura July 19, 2015.

With drones and satellites, India gets to know its slums

Informal housing – Jul 24, 2018

Residents gather around a mobile museum displayed on an improvised handcart in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, February 18, 2016.

Africa must harness vacant land to manage urban sprawl

Urban planning – Aug 2, 2018

via City Lab

Empowering Cities and Citizens

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Nov 19, 2018

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World waste could grow 70 percent as cities boom, warns World Bank

Solid waste – Sep 21, 2018

ARCHIVE PHOTO: A boy throws a bundle of rubbish while searching for recyclables from the pile of smoldering garbage dump along a street in Karachi, Pakistan, July 31, 2015.

The peri-urban space: Why it matters?

Urban planning – Feb 24, 2017

via ACCCRN

BLOG: Remittances build resilience in fragile African states

Remittances – Feb 27, 2017

Street scene near camps for displaced people around Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012.

How can Kenya achieve a sustainable urban future?

Population – Feb 27, 2017

via The World Bank