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24 Aug 2021 by Elena Garcia

Here in the UK, the cost of solar panels for the average household is £6,000-7,000 (8,300-9,700 USD). Consider…

10 Sep 2020 by Elena Garcia

We recently shared stories of how residents, community-based organisations and NGOs have taken action to deal …

15 Jul 2020 by Elena Garcia

Over one billion people live in informal settlements or slums worldwide. As a proportion of the number of peop…

31 Jan 2020 by Elena Garcia

 “Our collective and overwhelming lack of awareness of the importance of wetlands has made them the most globa…

12 Dec 2017 by Elena Garcia

What do you think when you hear ‘California’? Malibu’s sun soaked beaches? The glamour of Hollywood? Or the hi…

22 Sep 2017 by Elena Garcia

Our World Habitat Awards Advisory Group met on Friday 1 September to help us select our finalists in the 2017 …

3 Jul 2017 by Elena Garcia

It’s Rural Housing Week so we’re highlighting five World Habitat Awards projects which have improved the lives…

25 May 2017 by Elena Garcia

In honour of World Africa Day I’m looking back on my recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya, my first experience of sub…

21 Oct 2016 by Elena Garcia

Before starting at World Habitat as Communications Officer, I worked at a community organisation for a number …