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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HEALTH AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIVACY PROTECTION UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Innovation

Artificial intelligence and human development

AI’s potential for enhancing development efforts is enormous, but we need to ensure its ethical and equitable use.

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Central Asia
Europe
Far East Asia
Middle East
North and Central America
North of Sahara
Oceania
South America
South Asia
South of Sahara
West Indies
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ENVIRONMENT URBAN PLANNING FLOODS SOLID WASTES COLLABORATION

Collaboration in informal settlements: tackling flooding with a local perspective

In most developing countries, solid waste management is a significant challenge, especially in urban slums and other informal settlements.

Region
South of Sahara
South Africa
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Development NATURAL RESOURCES WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT ARTISINAL AND SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM)

Golden girls: The hidden role of women in Africa's artisanal mines

Nakacho was one of just a handful of women at this artisanal mining site who had managed to break away from the roles generally ascribed to her gender to become a part-owner of a mine shaft.

Region
Uganda
South of Sahara
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Evaluation of climate change impact on extreme hydrological event : case study; Addis Ababa and surrounding catchment

Changes in hydrological extremes will have implications on the design of future hydraulic structures, flood plain development, and water resource management.
Published date
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 04:00
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Evaluation of water and wastewater management under impacts of climate change scenario : a case study of Addis Ababa city (using VENSIM model)

Climate change is the sever problem that the whole world facing today. It is now widely accepted that climate change is already happening and further change is inevitable.
Published date
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 04:00
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Assessing water conservation and demand management option for Addis Ababa city

This research develops water demand (end-use) modelling and forecasting, and assesses water conservation and demand management potential for the city of Addis Ababa.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 05:00
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Mainstreaming climate change impact in the design of urban drainage infrastructures : a case study of Addis Ababa (Arat kilo-Kebena road)

To build sustainable drainage systems, designers need to incorporate future climatic conditions into their computation of design.
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Friday, September 2, 2011 - 04:00
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Climate change impact on surface water sources of Addis Ababa : a case study in Legedadi-Dire-Gefersa catchments and reservoirs

The study reassesses water potential of the three catchment areas that serve Addis Ababa.
Published date
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 05:00
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Managing disasters in the context of climate change : towards sustainable urban flood management in Cape Town

This project explores urban flood management in the metropole of Cape Town. The literature
which underpins this project argues that flooding is one of many disasters which are expected
Published date
Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 04:00
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Participatory GIS approach to flood risk assessment of informal settlements : the case of Cape Town

Rural-urban migrations have contributed to the steady increase in the population of Cape Town. Many of the migrants have settled in informal settlements because they cannot afford to rent or buy decent housing.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 05:00

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