Edited by Barjor Mehta and Arish Dastur, the Sourcebook was prepared by the World Bank Institute of the World Bank, with support from the Cities Alliance and UN-HABITAT. It is a multimedia sourcebook on CD-ROM which synthesises an extensive body of knowledge and experience in managing urban slums accumulated over the last 30 years. The key lessons learned and their implications for future work serve as a useful tool for capacity building and knowledge sharing for policy makers, practitioners, p more...

Les adjunto el boletin de noticias de Medellin Digital para el 1 de Mayo, donde pueden encontrar noticias sobre el plan de alfateizacion digital, el programa del correscolar y la entrevista de Oscar Castañeda, quien trabaja en el equipo de Apropiación de Medellín Digital.

A new document in the "Global Transport" series is now available. It deals with an unusual aspect of rural transport. "In African countries, often the accidents which occur on roads and railway lines have nothing to do with transport itself. They are much more related to the social and commercial activities which the local population carry out on or next to the transport facility.
In rural areas inin sub-Saharan Africa the non-transport activities which are carried out on or next to the road/r more...

This new document looks at lake transport and the lakeside town of Ganvie, Benin. "Ganvie is a lake town in Benin, situated on Lake Nokoué. It is some 8 km from Abomey-Calavi (the second largest city in Benin, in terms of population) and around 25 km as the crow flies from Cotonou (the commercial capital of Benin). Waterway transport in Ganvie is a mode of life - for women as well as men, as the photos show - and not just a means of movement. For example, the pirogues are used as places where p more...

The mobile company Proteus has created a free tool, Swift, that allows people to create websites for mobile phones. This would be very useful for companies (& development practitioners) to get important information immediately to people in the field via their phone. Swift has: RSS feed support, real-time reporting, a site creation wizard & more.

Why are mobile phones important in developing countries? Where to begin...how about here: http://www.redherring.com/Home/23705

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is organizing a major conference on 8-9 October 2007 on Inclusive Growth and Poverty reduction in the New Asia. The conference will discuss strategic issues in poverty reduction and pro-poor growth for the Asia-Pacific region in the coming decade, such as environmental poverty, rural-urban divide, rural and urban poverty, pro-poor infrastructure, migration and remittances, demographic changes, social protection and insurance, and approaches to be more relevant f more...

TransformArte is non-governmental organization whose objective is to implement strategies for the prevention of risks related to sexuality and the violation of human rights, and to create health-promoting artistic activities with youth and community members in poor neighborhoods.

Over the years, TRANSFORMARTE has established multiple training and information outreach activities in STI/AIDS as well as the prevention of tuberculosis, using the theater, dance, video, and community radio projects more...

This gallery of 40 winning entries from the 2007 international photo and video contest showcases the intricate link between the environment and public health. This year the focus of the annual contest was on health and environment, as part of WHO's efforts to raise awareness about the importance of healthier environments.

The 2007 entries include positive images that highlight the beneficial effects of safe and healthy environments: children playing in healthy, supportive and enabling environ more...

In this video, Sir Peter Hall reflects on the term ‘sustainability’ as applied to urban planning. He talks about the chief concerns facing urban planners today and discusses the different styles of urban design in Europe and North America. He talks about China’s continued, rapid economic growth. He ends by suggesting that European planners in particular can provide the Chinese with much useful advice with regards to new urban design. This website also provides links to other videos on the more...

This new website was recently launched by the IDMC. It lets internally displaced people tell their life stories – in their own words. Visitors can either read transcripts or listen to the testimonies of displaced Colombians to learn about the impact of forced migration on peoples' lives.

The narratives in these pages are valuable complements to the official information on conflicts which governments and international organisations offer. The stories presented deal with the real lives of re more...