Urban Climate Justice Hub

Collating and synthesising data on the impacts of climate change across cities, and promoting city-level climate actions that advance resilience and low-carbon development for all

Contribute your knowledge to the hub by submitting your resource

Frontrunner cities: connecting climate action and social justice

Exploring how climate action can contribute to transformative outcomes in cities in the majority world, showcasing examples from Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras and Sierra Leone

Also of interest

IIED has a number of series and other programmes of work that connect with the impacts of climate change across cities, as shown by these related collections:

The global climate emergency disproportionately affects the 1.1 billion people living in low income and informal urban settlements. As cities continue to grow, urban policy and practice must enable low carbon and resilient housing and basic services for informal settlements.

The scale of this challenge requires international agencies, researchers, governments, communities, businesses and donors to work together to foster innovation and forge new partnerships that respond to poverty, inequality and climate change.

The Urban Climate Justice Hub is a collaborative initiative aimed at addressing the intersecting challenges of rapid, often informal, urbanisation, climate change and social inequality.

It seeks to work with partners to enhance recognition of differential climate impacts, trial scalable climate-resilient and low-carbon interventions, and demonstrate governance and resourcing pathways to support equitable climate action in low-income, informal urban communities.

This work links to IIED’s manifesto commitments to:

  • Evolve cities as places of inspiration and justice
  • Transform climate resilience for survival and prosperity, and
  • Redirect power and secure rights by reforming trade, finance, and investment.

Learn more about the hub and planned further developments.

The Urban Climate Justice Hub brings together the work of IIED and partners, and we invite you to contribute to our growing body of knowledge!

The hub aims to highlight diverse knowledge and evidence that can advance climate justice in urban areas. We’re looking for contributions that help shine a light on the unique climate challenges faced by low-income urban areas - that inspire scalable solutions and foster new governance approaches.

Whether you have research, case studies, policy insights or community-based solutions, your resource can make a difference. By submitting it to the hub, you will contribute to a vital platform for knowledge-sharing, collaboration and transformative action in cities around the world.

Contact

Anna Walnycki ([email protected]), principal researcher and team lead – climate action for equitable cities