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Join CatComm at the 2022 World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland

The 11th World Urban Forum will be held in Katowice, Poland from June 26-30, 2022. Organized and convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum has become the foremost international gathering for exchanging views and experiences on sustainable [...]
CatComm Inaugural E-Newsletter: WUF | Favela Sewage Bio-system | Water Justice Research | Mobilization Training | Favela CLT Legislation | Mourning Dom Phillips

Dear Friends, It is with great joy that I share with you Catalytic Communities’ inaugural e-newsletter, a feature we’re introducing to keep our friends up-to-date on our three programs in support of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, [...]
Video Press Release: Rio de Janeiro’s Cleanest Sewage Is in the Favela! Vale Encantado Establishes a Biosystem for Sewage Treatment and Solar Panels

Clique aqui para Português Press conference and launch event, on June 4, will be attended by residents and allies who are leading the projects. Click here to register. [View PDF] June 1, 2022—Is Rio’s cleanest sewage in the favela? The answer [...]
Is Rio de Janeiro’s Cleanest Sewage in the Favela? Sustainable Vale Encantado Community Invites Press to Unveiling of Full Biosystem for Sewage Treatment and Solar Panels [PRESS RELEASE]

Thirty years after the Rio ’92 Earth Summit, on April 30, press conference and launch event will bring together residents and allies responsible for the sustainable project. Click here to register. [View PDF] Vale Encantado, a small, [...]
New Sustainable Favela Network Map Makes Palpable The Sheer Diversity of Favela Solutions

Clique aqui para Português Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) recently launched an update to its Sustainable Favela Network Map. The results were presented during its last meeting of 2021, with 79 network members in [...]
Favelas Have Doubled in 36 Years: What Does That Say About Brazil?

Recently, a number of articles have circulated in the Brazilian media reporting, with a mixture of wonder and reproach, the doubling in scale of the nation’s favelas over the past 36 years. Amid the multiple crises that have shaken Brazil over [...]

Join CatComm at the 2022 World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland

CatComm Inaugural E-Newsletter: WUF | Favela Sewage Bio-system | Water Justice Research | Mobilization Training | Favela CLT Legislation | Mourning Dom Phillips

Video Press Release: Rio de Janeiro’s Cleanest Sewage Is in the Favela! Vale Encantado Establishes a Biosystem for Sewage Treatment and Solar Panels

Is Rio de Janeiro’s Cleanest Sewage in the Favela? Sustainable Vale Encantado Community Invites Press to Unveiling of Full Biosystem for Sewage Treatment and Solar Panels [PRESS RELEASE]

New Sustainable Favela Network Map Makes Palpable The Sheer Diversity of Favela Solutions

Favelas Have Doubled in 36 Years: What Does That Say About Brazil?

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