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)

A man standing next to a group of women.

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Grant-making for locally-led action: views from the national champions

20 March 2024

People standing and walking on a street with informal stalls

Insight

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

Tracy C. Kajumba and Andrew Norton
30 May 2023

Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi National Park, Uganda

Timeline

PCLG: a history of the learning group

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

Insight

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

Thomas Kerr and Cecilia Tacoli
30 May 2022

Urban poverty, food security and climate change

01 March 2013

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

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

07 June 2022

Urban poverty

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

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From risks to resilience

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

Climate change, migration and vulnerability to trafficking

Education and learning for inclusive development

Poverty-centred local adaptation in Mozambique

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

Innovations in shelter finance

Shelter for all: towards more inclusive housing in Mogadishu

El Mezquital: A community's struggle for development

Pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda: Research results workshop

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'Just give money' or 'just give work' to the poor?

Insight, 14 January 2011

'Focus Cities'- Moreno, Argentina

Article, 24 November 2010

Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor

News, 12 November 2010

Provocation 1: Producer agency and the agenda to make markets work for the poor

Event on 01 January 2015

Studies reveal prospects for linking ape conservation with poverty reduction in Africa

News, 18 August 2010

Local organizations: introduction

Article, 01 April 2010

New issue of 'Environment and Urbanization' - Vol 21, No 2. 'Secure land for housing and urban development'

News, 15 October 2009

Addressing the needs of urban children and adolescents

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Policy that works for biodiversity and poverty reduction

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Markets for environmental services case studies

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