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A long-distance view of shacks built on the edge of debris-strewn water.
Cooling cities from the ground up
Project, 25 September 2026
Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)
Addressing risks facing informal workers
… Informal settlements in urban areas are often sites of dynamic economic … activity, but there is limited understanding of the multiple health risks faced by people working in informal settlements and others working … the informal economy. This project examined the multiple health risks facing informal workers, and we partnered with workers to develop …
Project, 01 October 2018
Closely built shacks. In the background, trees. In the foreground, a river and, on the other side of it, smoke.
Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings
… insecurity and precarious livelihoods, people living and working in informal settings face multiple health risks. And these challenges are amplified by both COVID-19 and climate … cross-cutting solutions that address the complex health risks facing low-income urban residents and workers.  We also seek to …
Article, 09 June 2022
A group of men and woman stand for a group photograph in front of a painting.
AB Consultants: mitigating risks for people on low incomes
… financial resilience of people on low incomes – particularly in the informal sector.  How our allies and collaborators create change As part … households in Kenya, and Africa generally, they're exposed to so many risks. They're mostly only one risk away from going back into the … complex subject." [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB9aLrYx37g] Addressing the impacts of human-wildlife conflict AB Consultants and …
Article, 13 June 2022
A woman wearing a mask pours chemicals into a bottle.
Addressing gendered and other inequalities will be central to COVID-19 recovery
… COVID-19: grassroots visions of change This article is part of an IIED series that brings together forward-looking responses on specific … combination of declining paid work –  women are overrepresented in informal jobs and hard-hit sectors like tourism – with increased caring … Particularly vulnerable groups may include migrant female workers , women with disabilities , displaced people , and younger men …
Article, 11 September 2020
Waste pickers packing up the recyclable materials, Peru (Photo: Alex Proimos, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Workers in informal economy need say in global environmental agendas
… more sustainable economic activities. But this green economy agenda risks undermining social and environmental imperatives by assuming that … formal economy. The majority of the world's population depends on the informal economy (PDF)  for employment and income. This is especially … there is a risk that the livelihoods of already disadvantaged workers and small business operators will be undermined.  Risks of …
Insight, 07 December 2015
Two women carry buckets with fruits on their heads.
Street vendors and garbage pickers need protection from climate extremes
… housing and workplace hazards may together create a range of health risks. Because they are unregistered, informal workers are often … need to expand their focus to encompass the multiple risks facing these workers. Decision-makers should prioritise solutions that … impacts for health and climate resilience, like clean energy or addressing workplace heat, and develop them in close collaboration with …
Insight, 05 October 2021
Women selling spices in the street
Getting attention to a much-neglected health agenda: occupational health and safety
… middle-income countries have most of their working population in the informal economy and most of their low-income populations living in … Yet there are few studies of the occupational health and safety risks that they face. This blog summarises findings of a  research … of climate-related, environmental and occupational health risks facing informal sector workers and informal settlement dwellers in two …
Insight, 27 April 2021
A mask-wearing man stands behind a food stall
A framework for a transformative urban recovery
Project, 05 May 2021
Women sitting next to vegetables wear masks and keep social distancing.
What lessons can we learn from COVID-19 responses in African cities?
… themes emerged: 1. Informality multiplied COVID-19's impacts in informal settlements COVID-19 often acted as a threat multiplier, with … People in dense neighbourhoods faced especially profound health risks, while the disease was also seen to drive evictions (as in Harare) … participation. In Mathare, residents have developed a  novel street addressing initiative to support access to emergency relief and other …
Insight, 04 July 2022