In June of 2006 Vancouver held the World Urban Forum, a biennial event sponsored by UN-Habitat and selected prominent host cities. The World Urban Forum is a showcase of the most cutting edge urban policies and practices globally. Vancouver was chosen as one of the prominent cities to host this conference, along with Barcelona…
Tag Archive: Development
Pradical Post: Places of Hope and Despair.
Slums are one of the fastest growing forms of human settlement in the world. They as well have one of the youngest demographics. We cannot move forward sustainably as a planet without engaging the people of these communities. They are our hope, and, if ignored, our despair. Here are a series of aerial shots of…
Nairobi Notebook 2: The Sustainability of Good Works
Nairobi Notebook NOTE: I had a wonderful lunch when i was in Nairobi with some of the people from the Map Kibera project (you can read my previous blog on this here, or go to their website mapkibera.org). What fascinated me was the stage they were at in regards to the growth of their project…
K'naan at World Cup
Wish I was there!! [wpvideo M1tu6WqT] Some quotes left regarding the video: CENTRAL AMERICA, AFRICA, & SOUTH AMERICA WAVE YOUR FLAGS with PRIDE!!!!we might be 3rd world countries but my god we are stronger then any wealthy nations — Respect and love to K’naan. Thank you for waving the somali flag. One day somalia will…
Pradical Blog: The Demographic Divide: Are Youth the Angels or the Demons of the New Millenium
The Globe and Mail (Canada) ran a special edition on Africa which touched on the key issue of youth, but they missed the opportunity to put the issues into global context and look at next steps. Here is a bit more of an in-depth analysis. In the 20th century it took decades for the international…
Ideology Kills – Canada and Reproductive Health
On May 3rd, Senator Nancy Ruth informed that gathered CIDA representatives to “shut the f*&k up”* on the issue of supporting supporting abortion as any part of its foreign-aid focus on maternal health.
Nairobi Reflections
The Nairobi Notebook blog post from americancity.org is a thorough overview of Kibera and the work of UN-HABITAT and the residents there. If you are interested in more information on some projects going on in Kibera, go to the map kibera site to see how they are working with residents to tell the untold story…