Article about launch of the Sino-Africa Red Cross and Red Crescent Forum through which the China Red Cross is providing support to Red Cross national societies in Africa.
An in-depth analysis of the interplay of risk perception, communication and culture using comparative case study on flood risk perception in Wuhan, China, and Cologne, German.
Short article describing efforts to go beyond green building standards to green district standards. Examples mentioned for Portland, Seattle, and cities in China.
Article on the failure of the large-scale eco-city projects planned in China that were intended to be models of green urban design.
'This briefing paper provides a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian response to earthquakes, looking at preparedness, relief and recovery.'
64Tianwang is a human rights website founded by Huang Qi which has published a number of articles criticizing the poor quality of construction in schools following the Sichuan earthquake.
Article highlighting that just 5 percent of the more than US$20 billion of quake-related damages in Sichuan is likely to be covered by insurance.
The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.
