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Slums may triple as economic woes hobble U.N. efforts | International | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...idUSTRE52T5RI20090330 slum Africa
shared by Glycon Garcia on 30 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Glycon Garcia on 30 Mar 09
     
    NAIROBI (Reuters) - The global economic crisis is jeopardizing efforts to help the world's growing number of slum dwellers, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. The U.N. housing agency UN-Habitat, which is hosting a major meeting this week in the Kenyan capital, says the number of slum dwellers in the world could triple to 3 billion by 2050 if left unchecked.
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Gapminder - A Slum Insight - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 17 Jul 08 - Cached
  • A Slum Insigt was made for the Wolrd Urban Forum in Vancouver, 2006, by invitation of UNHABITAT.
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E-waste growing 10% a year in India - 0 views

www.cleantech.com/...e-waste-growing-10-year-india trends copper recycling India
shared by Colin Bennett on 02 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Colin Bennett on 02 Mar 09
     
    India's Department of Scientific and Industrial Research released a study this week that says e-waste is growing at a rate of 10 percent a year in India, with 95 percent headed to urban slums for segregating,
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