You are here Home Urban Development Media Scan – 1 March 2018 USAID A Look Back at the 2018 World Urban Forum Global UN to development community: Think urban for the SDGs (2/16/18)Source: Devex Corruption and the city: How aid donors can support integrity building in urban spaces (2/20/18)Source: ReliefWeb Urban heat island effects depend on a city’s layout (2/22/18)Source: MIT News More than 100 cities now mostly powered by renewable energy, data shows (2/27/18)Source: The Guardian Africa Ethiopia: Meeting Urbanite’s Health Care Demands (2/16/18)Source: allAfrica Search for new urban water sparks conflict in parched Malawi (2/26/18)Source: Reuters Africa’s Manmade Water Crisis (2/20/18)Source: Project Syndicate Asia City for All: Investing in Sustainable Urbanization in Afghanistan (2/22/18)Source: Reliefweb Urbanization triggers land disputes in Indian cities (2/20/18)Source: Reuters Child obesity soaring in Vietnam with urban youngsters at highest risk (2/21/18)Source: Food Navigator-Asia Urban-planning fiasco (2/25/18)Source: Kathmandu Post Dongguan in the spotlight: hi-tech comeback for ‘factory of the world’? (2/16/18)Source: The Guardian LAC Letting Slum Residents Control Their Own Destiny (2/23/18)Source: CITYLAB These Women Are The Only Reason Some People In Mexico City Get Any Water (2/22/18)Source: Buzzfeed Middle East Isn’t it about urbanisation? (2/22/18)Source: Jordan Times Egypt unveils $15.5bln urban development project for embattled Sinai (2/27/18)Source: Zawya Posts and media items included in the scans are not endorsements and do not represent the views of USAID or the U.S. Government, unless stated otherwise. You can sign up to receive this, along with our newsletter here.