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An image of an outdoor community meeting in Zimbabwe. Ensuring the perspectives of local people and communities are heard in Habitat III's high-level consultations is a critical part of IIED's work (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
IIED and Habitat III
… future. But many of the perspectives and issues that IIED's Human Settlements research group and its partners identify as critical to … of basic services in securing a more pro-poor politics. A key attempt to shape the future of urban development was Habitat III . … Urban …
Article, 23 May 2016
A 'peace wall' in Mukuru, one of the largest slums in Nairobi, Kenya (Photo: Urban ARK)
A special approach to slum upgrading: the Special Planning Area in Mukuru, Nairobi
… such an ambitious and comprehensive approach to upgrading informal settlements is novel and exciting. The use of an SPA clearly indicates … the significance with which upgrading Mukuru is taken by a range of key stakeholders, notably NCC. It provides a sound legal basis for the … world.  David Dodman ([email protected]) is director of IIED's Human Settlements research group , and a co-investigator of Urban ARK. …
Insight, 18 October 2017
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… to support national progress on sustainable development Identifies key SDG evaluation characteristics and approaches, and Looks at how SDG … Issue paper  Tackling biodiversity loss is a growing priority for human survival. Introducing incentives for positive actions could play a … economy: lessons from Ethiopia’s progressive climate policy’ . 6 Urban transformation and the politics of shelter: understanding …
Article, 23 December 2020
Annual report 2007/08
… and partners shaping futures all around the globe: in short, the human face of sustainable development. Featured project highlights … scheme, explored by FIELD in a widely disseminated guidebook. Human settlements Supporting slum dwellers’ savings plans:  community savings … pushing the poor off their land. With local partners, IIED offered key training in the legal tools needed to reclaim a measure of control. …
Page, 23 December 2008
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
… Adaptation to climate change describes the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or … often regarded as synonymous with development activities and key to good development practice. As stated by Huq and Ayers (2008), … education and health services, improving living conditions in urban settlements, and providing access to financial markets and technologies, …
Article, 14 November 2008