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Keeping urban health on the agenda in the 1980s and 90s

David Satterthwaite
27 September 2023

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Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?

Kevin Johnstone and Frank Bergh
25 September 2023

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Refugee camps failing as a safety net against hunger, homelessness and ill-health

22 September 2023

Hidden handbrakes

Help us tackle the complex and little-known barriers preventing climate action

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Adaptation's turning point: can we set global targets in time for COP28?

Lina Yassin and Binyam Gebreyes
20 September 2023

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Countries missing deadlines to submit climate plans more than half the time

19 September 2023

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Making CBA events more accessible for disabled people

18 September 2023

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Vulnerable island nations turning to pricey private debt as climate disasters escalate

13 September 2023

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Four myths about protracted displacement

Food systems governance and the environmental agenda

Sinking islands, rising debts

Gender, climate finance and inclusive low-carbon transitions

Equitable governance underpins effective conservation

Measuring what makes a ‘good life’ in exile

Social protection in Indian cities: lessons from the pandemic

Bringing coherence and a rights-based approach to Indonesia’s climate and investment governance

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Our researchers are active on a range of projects under wider programmes of work to tackle the biggest global challenges...

Mobilising money to where it matters

A programme of work helping to initiate a positive shift in the quantity and quality of climate finance reaching the local level to support locally-led solutions that address climate change, poverty and biodiversity loss

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Housing justice

A programme of work producing knowledge and methodologies for housing policy and initiatives that promote wellbeing and sustainability in cities of the global South

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Localising forest-climate action

A programme of work engaging with locally-controlled forestry organisations to upscale effective climate change adaptation, resilience and mitigation through the restoration of forest landscape biodiversity

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