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Urban poverty
How IIED is working to reduce urban poverty and to change misleading views about urbanisation
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State of the cities marks phase two of Transformative Urban Coalitions
News, 22 April 2024
Broadening the understanding and measurement of urban poverty
… is the latest in a series of blogs examining the scale and impact of urban poverty. This looks at deprivations that cause or contribute to urban …
Insight, 05 May 2021
Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities to develop low carbon, resilient futures
Article, 15 April 2024
Can we reduce urban poverty and inequality and achieve net zero cities?
… and economic opportunities must also integrate mitigation measures. Urban development and low-carbon agendas must be intertwined to achieve … There has been less focus on aligning efforts to tackle urban poverty and inequality with climate mitigation efforts at city level. …
Insight, 03 October 2021
Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… billion people are residents of informal settlements and tenements in urban areas in the global South, with most living in poor and … services. So why have so few of these people actually benefited from poverty reduction initiatives? Why have most aid agencies given this …
Insight, 10 August 2021
A framework for a transformative urban recovery
… on how to ‘build back better,’ consideration of COVID-19’s ‘urban’ features remains rare. At present, COVID-19’s economic impacts … The numbers in the image relate to the listed text underneath. … Poverty … Urban … Urban poverty … A framework for a transformative urban …
Project, 05 May 2021
COVID-19’s web of impact: rising inequality and intersectional vulnerabilities
… in poorer nations fared the worst. Impacts also differed between urban and rural areas. The lockdown amplified poor access to public … to future shocks. … Tracy Kajumba … Andrew Norton … Urban … Poverty … The transition to a predominantly urban world … COVID-19’s web …
Insight, 30 May 2023
Reframing the pandemic: COVID-19 relief by community networks tackles roots of poverty
… living conditions and limited access to health care, increased poor urban communities’ vulnerability to the virus. Governments and aid … space for South-South learning.  Already used to explore urban poverty lines (PDF) , community finance (PDF)  and food security, this …
Insight, 30 May 2022
Case studies on urban density from Karachi, Bangkok and Kathmandu
Article, 25 August 2023