You are here Home Urban Development Media Scan – 2 November 2017 USAID Note to Stakeholders and Prospective Applicants for USAID-funded Grants under the Municipal Waste Recycling Program Global Migration and Its Impact on Cities (10/25/17) Source: World Economic Forum Localizing the SDGs in Colombia, Indonesia and Kenya (10/20/17) Source: Citiscope Municipal Workers: the invisible, underpaid people who run our cities (10/31/17) Source: The Guardian These winning photos capture the future of sustainable cities (10/30/17) Source: World Bank Planning better cities-why inclusiveness matters for people and the environment (10/30/17) Source: Eco-Business Urban-rural continuum’ essential to achieving New Urban Agenda (10/18/17) Source: Citiscope The Refugee Crisis Is a City Crisis (10/27/17) Source: CityLab Africa What does the future African city look like? (10/31/17) Source: Bizcommunity World Cities Day 2017 (10/30/17) Source: The New Times Mogadishu and Kismaayo enjoy a renaissance after decades of war (10/30/17) Source: Reliefweb Asia How can India create liveable cities amid rapid urbanization (10/31/17) Source: JLL Bangladesh’s urban underbelly a cause for concern (10/30/17) Source: Dhaka Tribune Half of Southeast Asia’s renewable energy projects are unbankable (11/1/17) Source: Eco-Business Over 19 million people are internally displaced in Asia (11/11/17) Source: Inquirer.net The cities debate- the smaller may be smarter (11/1/17) Source: Daily Times Middle East How Amman is reinventing itself as a business hub (10/26/17) Source: Financial Times LAC Latin America and the Caribbean Economies Record nearly 400 business Reforms Over Last 15 Years (10/31/17) Source: World Bank 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.