CONTENTS
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THE HOUSING PUZZLE Special Feature: Housing and climate in the developing world – What does the future hold?
IN OTHER SECTIONS... Everything you always wanted to know about housing in the Global South (but were afraid to ask) 10-13 More than bricks and mortar: The impact of housing on the environment 14-17 Why sustainability is the future of housing 18-21 Interview Oliver Harman: The British economist and geographer on the benefits of urbanization 22-23 The OPEC Fund and housing: Leaving no one behind 24-27 No pipe dream: A history of safe water in the home – the greatest innovation of all time 28-29 Water is life: The OPEC Fund’s commitment to clean water and efficient sanitation 30-31 Expert view: Africa’s cities are growing chaotically fast, but there’s still time to get things right 6-9
Housing in the Global South
In the Field 32-33
Spotlight Interview 42-45 Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization: How digital
Events 50-55 50-51 Launch of the first OPEC Fund Climate Finance Report 52-53 World Bank mission takes OPEC Fund to new level of cooperation 54–55 The OPEC Fund in the World: Events round-up Book Review 56-57 Six Faces of Globalization: Who wins, who loses, and why it matters by Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp The Back Page 58 National Heritage Day in Vienna OPEC Fund opens its doors to the public
The OPEC Fund in Tanzania: “Life’s caravan never turns back”: Investing in roads, railways, rivers and ports Development News 34-37 New OPEC Fund projects in Armenia, Benin, Bhutan, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Madagascar, Oman and Tajikistan Ipso Facto – The Legal Corner 38-41 OPEC Fund hosts International Legal Conference in Vienna: Shaping frameworks for positive change
inclusion in developing countries would boost their collective GDP and improve
employment prospects for millions The Dark Matter – The Knowledge Section 46-49 The technological revolution in agriculture: Can reality match up to the high expectations?
Photo: Courtesy of Deemah AlYahya
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