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6 February 2019
Public urban spaces such as streets, open spaces, green areas, parks, and public buildings are necessary components for a livable city. Inadequate, poorly designed, or privatized public spaces often generate exclusion and marginalization and therefore degrade the livability of the urban…
2 February 2019
This webinar focuses on flood history and flood risk as well as on land motion (subsidence), but related topics that are touched upon are land use/land cover and change, transport infrastructure and green urban areas, as these are also relevant for assessing sustainability of cities with respect…
30 January 2019
Most urban centers in developing countries have very little current/accurate data available on the location, extent and the dynamics of informal settlements. More, related information on level of service deprivation (e.g., water and sanitation access) are completely missing or they are limited to…
28 January 2019
MetaMeta’s Frank van Steenbergen discussed the Green Roads Initiative, presenting techniques and examples from different countries.
25 January 2019
Areas for pilot implementation include transport and logistics skills development.
25 January 2019
The Philippines has bilateral labor agreements with 27 countries as of October 2018. Twelve out of the 43 agreements have provisions related to mutual recognition of skills and qualifications.
25 January 2019
Thailand considers itself as a labor-receiving country rather than a labor-sending country; yet it still has a shortage of manpower, especially in manufacturing.
25 January 2019
In Taipei,China, the policy is to encourage foreign professionals to work in areas where there is underemployment.
25 January 2019
Participants in this session break out into two groups to make a list of recommendations or guidelines on what should be included in a standard employment contract and how it should be used.
25 January 2019
Participants in this session work together to create a strategy and draw up a list of essential rules to effectively regulate private recruitment agencies.