MASSAKO, Mali (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Building a house in the poorest villages of southern Mali has for years involved cutting trees for timber frames and struggling to save cash for a ...

The low energy efficiency of buildings is a key factor in energy poverty, and households most exposed to severe forms of energy poverty live in dwellings built from materials such as wood and ...

Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) released new guidelines in 2022 for the use of adobe (mud) bricks, commonly known as Rukarakara, with the aim of improving their standards and preventing disasters in ...

Mud rock masons build a home with a vaulted Nubian-style roof in the Sahel. Photo: UN Climate Change Secretariat MASSAKO, Mali, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Building a house in the poorest ...