Property address has long been a problem in Ghana
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Ghanaians aren’t using the new ‘smart’ street address system which was intended to improve service delivery.
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Conflict is prevalent in the region characterised by harsh climate, vast wilderness and low levels of development.
A flooded highway in Nigeria.
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Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
Raw sewage bubbles up in the front yard of a home in Jackson, Mississippi, on Oct. 20, 2021.
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Congress has approved billions of dollars to fix water and sewer systems across the US. But getting that money to needy communities depends on how states define a key word.
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Under normal circumstances the Crimean Bridge would be shut for a long time – but circumstances are far from normal.
More EV charging hookups in public locations like garages and parking lots would prompt more drivers of color to buy EVs.
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Reducing air pollution from cars and light trucks would pay big health dividends for low-income and minority communities. A new survey shows how to get more drivers of color into electric vehicles.
A building under construction in Toronto. According to Canada’s national housing agency, Ontario needs to build 1.8 million new homes to alleviate the housing crisis.
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Ontario’s first Growth Plan won awards that recognized the province as a leader in the field. But since then, successive changes to the policy have sabotaged the original plan’s progress.
South Africa’s water situation is a complex issue.
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South Africa’s water situation is complex. It needs better monitoring and implementation of plans.
Pakistani women wade through floodwaters as they take refuge on Sep. 2, 2022.
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Climate change will increase the frequency of both floods and droughts in Pakistan. To address these challenges, enhancing infrastructure, building dams and educating the public are necessary.
Volunteers distributed bottled water after Jackson, Mississippi’s water treatment plant failed during flooding in August 2022.
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A heat wave that pushed California’s power grid to the limit, and the water system failure in Jackson, Mississippi, are just two examples.
Hawkers carry their produce to the market walking past a truck yard on on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Countries in southern Africa should start focusing on greater regional interconnectedness and collaboration.
Flash flooding made a mess in Dallas in August 2022.
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Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.
Most of us would rather not think about the fact that we’re immersed in an electromagnetic soup of radio waves.
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Hiding in plain sight, they’re subtle reminders that we’re being watched, tracked, studied.
A new EV schoolbus from an all-electric fleet parked beside charging stations at South El Monte High School in California, Aug. 18, 2021.
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They look like conventional school buses, but electric versions are cleaner, quieter and cheaper to maintain. States, utilities and federal agencies are helping school districts make the switch.
Chinese and Ivorian workers at the site of a container terminal at the port of Abidjan.
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China’s need for private security services in Africa has grown significantly as Beijing increases its investment in the continent.
Pickup trucks creep through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains in August 2022.
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Flash flooding can happen in both urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.
Lorries blocked at the border between DRC and Zambia. Poor roads are a major stumbling block to trade.
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Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.
Saralake Estates Mobile Home Park in Sarasota, Florida.
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Manufactured housing – the preferred name for what were once called mobile homes – has changed dramatically in recent decades. Three planning experts call for giving it a new look.
Mombasa port serves Kenya and eight other countries in the region.
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Harnessing the combined effect of trade and urbanisation could significantly boost the economies of African countries.
UK rail lines don’t do well in the heat.
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The UK rail industry struggles to create tracks that can cope with both high and low temperatures.