09. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

This is a story of a community of Informal Settlers who gathered as one group, strived hard and in the long run owned a land of their own and through the generosity of DISOP; they were able to build disaster resilient houses. Then again the best part about this short story is that in the end they have realized that they weren´t just building houses.

The Dinagat Islands are a group of islands constituting a province in the Caraga region. It is one of the newest provinces in the country. Attractive to tourists.The primary sources of income for locals are fishing and farming. The entire island group was declared as a mineral reservation.

Welcome to the Talquezal Village (Chiquimula), Guatemala. The problem is the arrival at the Educational Center!

Hi, my name is Fernanda. I was born in Mexico and I have been living here all my life. Nowadays, the main challenge in Mexico is air pollution. It is not only my problem, but also yours.

This soot causes a lot of problems as we can’t breathe fresh air. Therefore, it will be good if the International communities, multi-national companies (shell) and the Nigerian government swing into action.

Many South African public spaces are dirty due to littering and illegally dumped waste. In this video we would like to inform and encourage everyone on how to take action.

In the area where I live, we have strong sunlight all year round, yet the power of the sun is not being used to change how we generate electricity. I’m going to tell you what I’ve learnt about how to produce clean and affordable energy.

Many South African public spaces are dirty due to littering and illegally dumped waste. In this video we would like to inform and encourage everyone on how to take action.

Waste and environmental management has been a problem for some time. A recycling project for communities and waste pickers was set up in Kwa-Zulu Natal. This initiative has provided employment to the local youth as waste pickers in cooperatives.