Poverty

Our research on poverty highlights effective ways of addressing its root causes and practical steps for improving access to basic needs

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Informal settlements (slums)

Urban development

Smallholder farmers

People standing and walking on a street with informal stalls

COVID-19’s web of impact: rising inequality and intersectional vulnerabilities

Tracy Kajumba and Andrew Norton
30 May 2023

PCLG small grants

PCLG launches small grants initiative

15 May 2023

Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi National Park, Uganda

PCLG: a history of the learning group

People sitting at tables facing a panel and a whiteboard behind them.

Tackling inequalities through housing policy development

June 2022 - March 2023

Poorest countries at greatest risk of losses and damage from climate change

25 August 2022

A young woman sits working at a sewing machine in a corner of a room.

Stitching with determination: stories of women garment workers in Indore, India

07 June 2022

Two women wearing face masks are sitting at a table covered in boxes and bags of vegetables. Together they are preparing food.

Reframing the pandemic: COVID-19 relief by community networks tackles roots of poverty

Thomas Kerr and Cecilia Tacoli
30 May 2022

Three women holding a sack of rice between them.

Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta

Guntoro Muhammad and Dian Irawaty
25 May 2022

Urban poverty

A programme of work showing how IIED is working to reduce urban poverty and to change misleading views about urbanisation.

Publications

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From risks to resilience

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Scaling up community-led COVID-19 responses: five key lessons

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Climate change, migration and vulnerability to trafficking

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Education and learning for inclusive development

17771IIED.pdf

Poverty-centred local adaptation in Mozambique

10889IIED.pdf

Acquiring housing – understanding outcomes, improving choices and “leaving no one behind”

G02296.pdf

Urban Poor Funds; development by the people for the people

17648IIED.pdf

Beyond gorillas: Local economic development through tourism at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

7036IIED.pdf

SPARC and its Work with the National Slum Dwellers Federation and Mahila Milan, India

17329IIED.pdf

Vulnerable communities: climate adaptation that works for the poor

People standing and walking on a street with informal stalls

COVID-19’s web of impact: rising inequality and intersectional vulnerabilities

Blog, 30 May 2023

PCLG small grants

PCLG launches small grants initiative

Article, 15 May 2023

Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi National Park, Uganda

PCLG: a history of the learning group

Article

People sitting at tables facing a panel and a whiteboard behind them.

Tackling inequalities through housing policy development

Active Project

Poorest countries at greatest risk of losses and damage from climate change

Press release, 25 August 2022

A young woman sits working at a sewing machine in a corner of a room.

Stitching with determination: stories of women garment workers in Indore, India

Article, 07 June 2022

Two women wearing face masks are sitting at a table covered in boxes and bags of vegetables. Together they are preparing food.

Reframing the pandemic: COVID-19 relief by community networks tackles roots of poverty

Blog, 30 May 2022

Three women holding a sack of rice between them.

Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta

Blog, 25 May 2022

An aerial view of Nairobi, with slums in the foreground alongside green space

Tomorrow’s cities: reducing disaster risk for the poor

Active Project

A man lines up six bright water bottles under a series of outside taps

Definitions matter – part two

Blog, 08 December 2021