Human settlements are the foundation of human existence, shaping how we live, work, and connect with each other and the environment. From the earliest tribal encampments to the bustling ...

The use of community-based adaptation strategies – particularly involving the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ voices – empowers local communities to participate in water management decisions and ...

Criterion (iv): The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are outstanding examples of traditional human settlements that are perfectly adapted to their environment and their social and ...

Such traditional explanations for the Neolithic ... It’s now clear that the first year-round, permanent human settlements predated agriculture by at least 3,000 years. In the late 1980s, a ...

In response to recent flood disasters that left thousands homeless, the eThekwini Municipality and KZN Department of Human ...

“There are key factors driving animals out of their natural habitats and into human settlements ... It is making traditional habitats unbearable, driving animals to look for cooler environments.