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Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
Article, 21 December 2018
Informal housing in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's cities are struggling to meet demand for affordable housing and settlements are growing (Photo: Olli Pitkänen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The Ethiopian informal settlement jigsaw puzzle: an opportunity to re-sort the pieces?
… construction, transport and services) and an influx of young migrant workers, are factors contributing to the rapid urbanisation.  But … short supply. More and more people are renting or building in informal settlements – juggling trade-offs of costs, location, services, … set to grow as the housing sector struggles to keep pace. The dilemma facing a new generation in government Since coming into power in April …
Insight, 25 October 2018
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IIED's best of 2020: publications
… IIED principal researcher Lucy Earle discussed some findings from an informal settlement in Nairobi in the blog ‘Planning for reality in one … to rural communities in Kenya to documenting health and climate risks for informal urban workers in India and Zimbabwe, and from working to grow networks to … IIED's best of 2020: publications …
Article, 23 December 2020
Market traders wearing face masks sell produce
Inequality in the face of COVID-19: how grassroots communities are taking action
… indigenous and ethnic minority groups, landless tenants, migrant workers, older people, and other socially marginalised groups. People living in densely populated informal settlements fall into this highly vulnerable category, with … and discussed mechanisms to address inequality and manage future risks and shocks. How do we make room for innovation, how do we become …
Event, 02 July 2020
Climate change leaving women vulnerable to slavery, bonded-labour and trafficking
… labour, according to new research from Anti-Slavery International and IIED. The report, ' Climate-induced migration and modern slavery: … sexual exploitation and debt bondage – a form of modern slavery where workers are exploited to pay off a debt.  In the Sundarbans, on the … slavery and human trafficking that’s being fuelled by climate change. Addressing these issues needs to be part and parcel of global plans to …
News, 20 September 2021
Aerial view of informal settlement
COVID-19 in cities: pathways towards a transformative urban recovery
… and are increasingly acute in cities across the global South, where informal workers, people living in informal settlements, displaced … interventions urgently required to address the complex exclusions and risks facing low-income residents in cities across the global South. …
Insight, 15 June 2021
Climate change studies analyse risks and resilience in urban Vietnam
… and housing." Heat stress The first study showed that outdoor workers in Da Nang face increasing health threats from extreme heat and have few options for adapting. Women and migrants face greater risks, and poverty forces people to risk their health by working despite … in risk levels. Contact for interviews: Diane Archer diane.archer@iied.org Download the three reports, which are published in the Asian …
News, 22 October 2013
Demonstrating the use of alternative building materials at the Jinja Building Materials Training Centre, Uganda. (Photo: David Dodman)
Reducing risks to urban health and building climate resilience
… Why are the health prospects for residents in informal urban settlements so poor, and what future issues will … experiences of both the threats and opportunities of managing health risks in countries including India, Tanzania and Vietnam. Look at all … and communities to health risks and other threats, and through addressing many of the underlying environmental health threats …
Insight, 17 March 2014
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
Outdoor workers in Da Nang are prone to heat stress. Credit: COHED.
To build climate resilience cities must assess diverse drivers of vulnerability
… more effective than others? Three new studies from Vietnam, which IIED has supported through the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience … adaptive responses The first study examined heat stress among outdoor workers in Da Nang, Vietnam’s biggest seaport and fourth largest city. … It aims to: increase awareness among vulnerable populations of the risks heat exposure poses. pilot interventions to protect workers from …
Insight, 30 October 2013