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• likes a comment: Dear Professor KK Pandey, Greetings to Ms. Mariana Araujo and...

  28 August 2012

• likes a comment: Thanks MA I would just shara one cultural co-incidence which suits to...

  28 August 2012

• "Municipal, National and also Regional. It´s interesting how in the time you are looking to solve some local problems, it seems to be not local ones. As the water supply, the unemployment, etc."

  27 August 2012 on Hack Day in Mexico: UN Habitat + youth improving the city.

• likes a comment: This is a path breaking effort.Gyan , UNHABITAT and other partner...

  27 August 2012

• "Thanks Professor, this is a sample of the intercultural dialogue that we must have in aim of our common good in Earth."

  27 August 2012 on The "Mother [sister] Earth" debate in Río+20

• "Thanks Mashallah for sharing these docs :)"

  27 August 2012 on The "Mother [sister] Earth" debate in Río+20

• likes a comment: Dear All, Greetings; these are interesting philosophical...

  27 August 2012

• likes a comment: This is rightfully needed.I would like to share that in India many...

  27 August 2012

• "Thanks for your comment. Also I think the core of the "mother Earth" concept has to do with to giving to the Earth rights as a living being and go beyond the "nature resources" because just as..."

  23 August 2012 on The "Mother [sister] Earth" debate in Río+20

• likes a comment: In my view mother earth concept is scientific.It gives us immense...

  23 August 2012

• published a topic: Hack Day in Mexico: UN Habitat + youth improving the city.

  23 August 2012

• likes a comment: Building knowledge among poor is an important aspect of urban...

  8 August 2012

• likes a comment: The fact is that although urban (and peri-urban) agriciulture has...

  6 August 2012

• "Information dissemination and also to adress once again the difference between information (as observed data or satellite data) and the knowledge (from native, local and indigenous communities). I..."

  6 August 2012 on NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 3 THE END

• likes a comment: Yes , adaptation is essential for sustainable growth.The two poits...

  6 August 2012

• likes a comment: I would also like to mention that funding is critical factorfor...

  6 August 2012

• likes a topic: NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 3 THE END

  2 August 2012

• "Thanks, yes I agree with you and also we need to think more on adaptation strategies and not just mitigation ones. The more interesting about this workshop was the opportunity to know more about how..."

  2 August 2012 on NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 3 THE END

• likes a comment: Above points are self explanatory and will form basis for future...

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  31 July 2012 on NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 3 THE END

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  31 July 2012

• "In deed, also we need to STD somehow the IK and to translate it for the scientific methods and systems to mix both in the diagnosis/solution/follow up and also to take both (IK and R&D systems and..."

  26 July 2012 on NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 2

• likes a comment: Learning and structure processes are extremely important at city...

  26 July 2012

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  26 July 2012

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• likes a comment: This seems logical.National,Provincial and regional institutions...

  25 July 2012

• "Thanks, yes also another crucial debate point was the difference between information (observational data from scientific tools) and the indigenous knowledge (IK), because if you want to took..."

  24 July 2012 on NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 1

• likes a comment: I fully agree with all the three points of Ms Ursula Oswald.It is...

  24 July 2012

• likes a comment: 100% Agree! today I saw a proposal that fit better our needs, I went...

  24 July 2012

• likes a comment: There is another issue of great importance on this subjectwhich will...

  24 July 2012

• likes a topic: NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 1

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  24 July 2012 on NWP Workshop in Mexico: Water & CC -Day 1

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  24 July 2012

• "Thanks for sharing your source and your comments, it helps me understand another axis of our holistic food crisis. Now I´m attending a technical workshop on water and climate change adaptation and ..."

  20 July 2012 on Urban and rural isolated: Who is going to feed us?

• likes a comment: www.livemint.com/2012/06/.../Indians-can-dominate-workforce.html ...

  20 July 2012

• likes a comment: thanks .rural production of food is also suffering from another...

  20 July 2012

• "Thanks for your input Professor, maybe you could share with us this estimated made by the Mckensey Global Institute because its really interesting this projection and generate lots of good questions..."

  16 July 2012 on Urban and rural isolated: Who is going to feed us?

• "Thanks a lot for the comment and the great attachments Anna, they are quiet graphic and will help to realize which way should we follow for further development."

  12 July 2012 on Urban and rural isolated: Who is going to feed us?

• likes a comment: I totally agree Mariana, We need to find much more efficient ways of...

  12 July 2012

• likes a comment: Many thanks for this Mariana. There are many avenues for youth...

  11 July 2012

• "Thanks Steve,well indeed it has to do with formal and non formal job creation. The first because this PM are settled in one of the biggest zone of offices in Mexico (Polanco) and not all the people..."

  11 July 2012 on When global best practices are not the best:Parking meters.

• likes a topic: Urban and rural isolated: Who is going to feed us?

  11 July 2012

• "If you are interested in the UNFPA youth agenda process (for Mexico) you can go http://lasjuventudesproponen.org/"

  11 July 2012 on Urban and rural isolated: Who is going to feed us?

• published a topic: Urban and rural isolated: Who is going to feed us?

  11 July 2012

• published a topic: When global best practices are not the best:Parking meters.

  11 July 2012

• likes a topic: The "Mother [sister] Earth" debate in Río+20

  3 July 2012

• published a topic: The "Mother [sister] Earth" debate in Río+20

  28 June 2012

• "100% Agree! today I saw a proposal that fit better our needs, I went to the Youth21 event for the creation of a High Level Forum for Youth. I leave you the document if you are interested on it...."

  19 June 2012 on Toolkits for all: the answer to the unemployment youth?

• likes a comment: dear mariana, i can understand the reason you changed your mind...

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  16 June 2012 on Toolkits for all: the answer to the unemployment youth?

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  16 June 2012

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  16 June 2012

• published a topic: Xenophobia calling: the challenge of building global cities.

  31 May 2012

• likes a comment: Rights to land and cultural self-determination for indigenous peoples...

  31 May 2012

• "Totally agree. The international commitments and local actions are not the same mirror. I think everyone lose because even when these kind of companies (and governments that support) eventually are..."

  27 May 2012 on Wirikuta: a sacred place sold to mining companies.

• published a topic: Wirikuta: a sacred place sold to mining companies.

  26 May 2012

• likes a comment: I agree to what you state - but only to a certain extent. The...

  22 May 2012

• "Thanks for respond my post but just to clarify a little I´m not proposing the limitation of personal rights or spaces maybe we are talking of different real state developments because in my city the ..."

  22 May 2012 on The challenges of urbanization, and urban planning responses

• likes a comment: Except for inefficiencies in utility management i don't think there...

  21 May 2012

• "I have not worked directly with these specific zones but a friend is working in a new buildings in the south of Mexico which are working the production of water through air condensers, maybe it could..."

  21 May 2012 on Water access = rich vs poor matter?

• "Reading all these contributions I´m can imagine the work of urban planning similar to bake a cake (seriously). I agree we need professionalize, inclusive participation, commitment, etc. But even when ..."

  21 May 2012 on The challenges of urbanization, and urban planning responses

• likes a comment: This comment was originally posted by Mariana GYAN Mexico, yesterday...

  21 May 2012

• "We also work with and NGO which works in this exact point through the easy & cheap implementation of filters built with local resources in rural communities as crushed stones, zeolite, and..."

  18 May 2012 on Water access = rich vs poor matter?

• likes a comment: It is much easier for individual households to harvest rain water in...

  18 May 2012

• "I think we could go further the poll questions about the relationship between urban planning and slums, because both have several causes as economic conditions, natural disasters, political..."

  16 May 2012 on Urban planning and the challenge of slums

• likes a comment: For many years, in my country (Mexico), the Slum formation was very...

  16 May 2012

• likes a comment: In cities of the south, even when there is participatory urban water...

  16 May 2012

• likes a comment: It struck me that participatory urban water management could be one...

  16 May 2012

• likes a comment: A very recent study by a colleage of mine at the Inter American...

  16 May 2012

• likes a comment: find attached a video made for the Planning Commission of Pakistan....

  16 May 2012

• likes a comment: @clarence shubert it is very true as we witness it here in Kenya,...

  15 May 2012

• "I agree with this point, also we have been working with rural areas here in Mexico where the water network was "to expensive" (in their consideration of course) to be installed in the communities so..."

  15 May 2012 on Water access = rich vs poor matter?

• likes a comment: Yes, it is very absurd how they want to promote further population...

  15 May 2012

• "Totally agree, I think a key word in this process of urban planning is transparency + consensus, and maybe sometime our local and federal government will understand the meaning of health and..."

  15 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

• "It has been my concern all this years (and especially the last 6) and my major question is "who is benefiting with this growth?" It´s not possible for me that a "sustainable city" invest billions on ..."

  14 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

• likes a comment: I believe, that many smaller and mid sized cities in Mexico could...

  14 May 2012

• "In deed, I think its a double via issue, in one hand the supply ( which needs attend the structure to cover all the territory and the costs related with) and in the other hand you have the demand in..."

  14 May 2012 on Water access = rich vs poor matter?

• likes a comment: One of the wisest water and sanitation specialists I have known noted...

  14 May 2012

• "Exacto, y pueden adaptarse tanto a las comunidades urbanas a través de los los biogeneradores en los rellenos, como lo comentas, o en las comunidades rurales a través de biodigestores. Es una opción g..."

  14 May 2012 on If CEOs don't understand words talk about profits.

• likes a comment: la producción d ebiogas a partir de la descomposicion de sólidos d...

  14 May 2012

• likes a comment: Hi Mariana, maybe you wanted to do different polls? Please check and...

  11 May 2012

• likes a topic: Different costs:the same resources.

  11 May 2012

• likes a comment: Communities should be able to decide if (de) growth is a desirable...

  11 May 2012

• "Yes and also there is a big issue on what every country understand about "sustainable development" there is not a consensus yet about it, so every country could do almost anything and justify their..."

  11 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

• published a topic: If CEOs don't understand words talk about profits.

  11 May 2012

• likes a comment: I work for Women in Cities International and we recently finished a...

  11 May 2012

• likes a comment: And here is a link to an article on "An Emerging Logic of Urban Water...

  11 May 2012

• "This 2nd point I think its the nearest (techiniques +-) that is to take advantage of "formal and informal networks" + collective and personal responsible consumption; both framed in a minimum base of..."

  11 May 2012 on Water access = rich vs poor matter?

• "We think its necessary to have st like a minimum base for both and the nearest example that I have seen is the rational distribution of food according to the caloric load required per person per day..."

  10 May 2012 on Water access = rich vs poor matter?

• likes a comment: Hi Mariana, this is a very interesting point, which is very relevant...

  10 May 2012

• published a topic: Water access = rich vs poor matter?

  10 May 2012

• likes a topic: World Urban Youth Assembly 2 September 2012

  10 May 2012

• likes a comment: Hi Mariana - this is a common problem across many developing country...

  10 May 2012

• "Thanks for your comment Alvaro it shows me an interesting point of view because (maybe for being so many time within this frankenstein) I could not imagine -right now- something like "smart growth"..."

  10 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

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  9 May 2012

• "Done! thanks for your help : )"

  9 May 2012 on Different costs:the same resources.

• published a topic: Different costs:the same resources.

  8 May 2012