Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Waste and the City: The Crisis of Sanitation and the Right to Citylife

In an age of pandemics the relationship between the health of the city and good sanitation has never been more important. Waste and the City is a call to action … Continue reading

Monday, 18 September 2023 · Leave a comment

Missing the Millennium Development Goal targets for water and sanitation in urban areas

David Satterthwaite – This paper reviews progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water and sanitation in urban areas. Drawing on UN data, it shows the disastrous performance of many … Continue reading

Monday, 11 April 2016 · Leave a comment

How Durban set the global standard for providing water and sanitation for the poor

Arguably the most elegant aspect of an inelegant subject is how this city of 3.2 million residents, South Africa’s second largest, is solving monumental water and waste challenges in its … Continue reading

Friday, 12 February 2016 · Leave a comment