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Creating Smarter Cities with the Urban Poor

Published 06/29/2012 by Global Communities

Creating Smarter Cities with the Urban Poor
Worldwide one billion people live in urban slums and that number is projected to double to two billion by 2030. In India, CHF has been tackling this issue headon, working with slum communities and city governments to design and implement solutions to help reduce poverty and create smarter, more productive and more inclusive cities. 
On June 7, 2012 in Washington, DC, Brian English, Director of Program Innovation spoke about how CHF is creating smarter cities with the urban poor at Tedx Adams Morgan. 
Click here to go directly to Brian’s presentation or please go to the 27 minute mark in the embedded video below to watch Brian’s talk.