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Image by David Amen, inspired by the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Urban life

Cities have many faces

For this edition, we asked ourselves what makes a city liveable. Many of the problems faced by Nairobi – and the ways they are being tackled – are typical of big cities in the Global South. Let’s go and explore.

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

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Jin Liqun, AIIB president, with his ADB counterpart, Takehiko Nakao.

Asia

Multilateral banks honeymoon

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by Hans Dembowski
In front of the ADB headquarters, Greenpeace protesters expressed discontent with funding for coal-based power infrastructure in 2012.

Social and environmental standards

Let’s race to the top

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by Hans Dembowski

ADB and AIIB share interest in infrastructure

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by Hans Dembowski
“In cooperation with the Asian Development Bank, Germany has launched an initiative for Asia’s fast growing cities. We can ensure today that cities grow in a climate-friendly way tomorrow.” Metro passenger in Delhi.

Interview

“Pool and share knowledge”

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by Hans-Joachim Fuchtel
Huawai stand at trade fair in Sao Paulo.

Large Chinese companies

The government doesn’t control everything

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by Doris Fischer
Byd sells electric buses to public-transport systems in the USA.

Chinese multinationals

Underestimated giants

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Wolves are not treated kindly in Mongolia. Here, a cub is thrown into a ring to lure eagles at a hunting festival.

Summer special

Of wolves and men

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
“Internet-service providers would turn into spies”: smart-phone and tablet users preparing to take pictures of Pope Francis in Manila in January.

Comment

Beyond trade

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Modern windows reduce energy consumption.

Energy-efficient buildings

China can save 40 % of its heating energy

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by Marian Rzepka
These apartment buildings in Beijing have been renovated to improve their energy efficiency.

Energy-efficient buildings

Learning from China

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by Marian Rzepka