Reframing the pandemic: COVID-19 relief by community networks tackles roots of poverty
Disasters have a way of heaping their troubles with disproportionate ferocity upon the poor.
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Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta
We have published many blogs on civil society’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes blog series curator David Satterthwaite.
A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out
Urban responses to the COVID-19 pandemic remain at a critical juncture. In sub-Saharan African cities, even as COVID-19 measures lift and ‘normal life’ resumes, interventions are still needed to address the enduring legacies of both the disease and responses to it.
Bridging the urban adaptation finance gap
Previous blogs have discussed the inadequacies in urban adaptation finance from national governments and international agencies.
Community-led waste management at scale
Most city governments in the global South struggle with waste collection, which typically accounts for up to 30% of the municipal budget but often leaves large sections of the population with no service.
The rise of the motorbike
Until 1997, Karachi’s public transport had an important government component in the form of the Karachi Transport Corporation (KTC). It had large comfortable buses, depots, workshops and bus stops in the right locations, and people were happy with it.
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