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My Home, Your Business Available in English Sara Ballan, Stig Tackmann, Hans Uldall-Poulsen This guide provides an overview of the market opportunities that exist for companies that provide affordable housing. Studies conducted in 2014 showed that in that year, the billions of people around the world living at the base of the economic pyramid spent about USD 700 billion on housing. The guide shares the experience of companies and describes the particular pitfalls of this market. dent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf) and Nobel laure- ates, practitioners and experts from develop- ment cooperation organisations, the private sector and civil society will highlight the is- sues that are most important to them. GIZ has supported the European De- velopment Days from the outset, organising events such as workshops and panel discus- sions with high-level experts. Drawing on its skills and knowledge in the field of interna- tional cooperation, GIZ will once again be strongly involved. The European Development Days will have a prominent role in 2015, serving as the flagship event of the European Year for Development. This is the first time the European Union has dedicated a year to such a wide-ranging topic. On 3 and 4 June, the European Devel- opment Days will once again provide a plat- form for discussing burning issues such as the development agenda after 2015 – the deadline for achieving the Millennium De- velopment Goals. Exchanging information on cutting-edge projects will also play a role. The organisers in Brussels are expecting around 6,000 delegates and representatives from 1,500 organisations working in inter- national cooperation. Alongside heads of state (the photograph shows Liberia’s Presi- Important days in the European Year for Development 2015 European Development Days 2015 3 and 4 June 2015 Tour & Taxis, Brussels www.eudevdays.eu, Twitter: #EDD15 GIZ Publications Assessing and Monitoring Climate Resilience Available in English Jörn Birkmann, Michael Brossmann, Torsten Welle, Maximilian Witting The concept of ‘resilience’ is becoming more important, particularly within the context of climate change. It describes the ability of socio-ecological systems to withstand crises and successfully adapt to new conditions. The authors of this discussion paper propose a method for assessing and classifying this resilience. These publications can be downloaded or ordered free of charge from www.giz.de/publications. > FORUM The Past Ahead Gilbert Gatore, Rwanda Translated from French by Marjolijn de Jager Indiana University Press, 138 pages ISBN: 9780253006660 A novel about the genocide in Rwanda 20 years ago – not about the bloodshed, but about its consequences. Enigmatically, al- most as if in a trance, the author Gatore nar- rates the silence that followed, and explores the mental and emotional scars of a victim and a perpetrator. His dream-like novel about universal questions of what it means to be human and to survive as a human is philo- sophical, intelligent, vexing and unique. Cornelia Zetzsche, literary editor, critic and broadcaster > Recommended reading* 44 akzente 2/15