The Zhongshan Road Neighbourhood in Qingdao. Background Location: Qingdao, Shandong, China Dates: 2000-2001 Partners: Zhongshan Real Estate Development Corporation, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd, Ramsay Worden Architects, Habitat Design + Consulting Ltd, and Archemy Consulting Ltd. Key Issues: Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Urban Development Funders: Natural Resources Canada Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) The Zhongshan Neighbourhood has considerable heritage value, but the housing stock is severely dilapidated. The ... more

Background Location: Bangkok, Thailand Dates: 2000 - 2002 Partners: Bangkapi and Bangkok Noi Neighbourhoods; Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) ; Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) Key Issues: Urban Greening, Capacity Building Funders: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Description Sustainable Cities worked with communities and the local government to rehabilitate two areas in downtown Bangkok. with plants and trees. The partner for the project was the Thailand Environment Institute, the largest environmental NGO in Thailand. ... more

Mayor, Joy Valdez and multi-stakeholder committee, Bacolod Background Location: Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia Dates: 1997-2001 Partners: Earth Tech Canada Inc., CIDA Key Issues: Solid Waste Management, Multi-stakeholder engagement, Capacity Building, Income Generation Funders: Earth Tech Canada Inc., CIDA Waste pickers, Bacolod Description Six partner cities (Hat Yai and Udon Thani in Thailand; Iloilo and Bacolod in the Philippines; and Rantepao and Makale in the Tana Toraja Region, Sulawesi, Indonesia), were selected for this project. In... more

Traditional lighting of the lamp at the Outcome Mapping Workshop The goal of this project is to build capacity for grassroots women in two tsunami-affected Sri Lanka cities and their municipal governments through mobilizing local women to participate in decision making about their communities and reconstruction; training them in various livelihood skills; and building networks of women sharing their experiences in post-disaster reconstruction to improve community well-being. Working in Moratuwa and Matara, the project is aimed at empowering wom... more