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Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development
A series of articles exploring the critical shifts in governance, policy and action needed to transform informal settlements on a warming planet
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Flooding at Otumara Settlement.
Better Cities II: Transforming informal settlements on a warming planet
… Building better cities is fundamentally about the 1.1 billion people currently living in informal settlements. People living in informal settlements are often the first to suffer the consequences of both local and global … Urban … Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban …
Article, 30 October 2024
Hamdi, urban refugee from Somalia, selling tea on the streets of Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Inclusive and targeted action for migrants and the urban displaced
… Links between urban informality and migration are increasingly recognised. Migrants, … and poorly paid work in the informal sector. Living alongside other low-income people who are not migrants, they face the same issues with … Urban … Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban …
Article, 30 October 2024
Man moving cement in Ocupação Jorge Hereda, São Paulo.
Building housing justice: construction materials in informal settlements
… actions and pathways for change, one of which is securing access to resilient and affordable building materials. Building materials are important not only for their role in enhancing the quality of life … Current dynamics shaping the value chain of building materials are deepening injustices, and transforming those dynamics is crucial for …
Article, 30 October 2024
Image of street in Buenos Aires showing informal housing.
Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities for low-carbon, resilient futures
… have low emissions and have contributed least to climate change, they are increasingly vulnerable to flooding, rising sea levels, extreme heat and drought. As cities continue to grow, urban policy and practice must enable low-carbon and resilient housing and basic services for informal settlements. The scale …
Article, 30 October 2024
Aerial view of a cities with packed informal settlements in the foreground and skyscrapers in the background.
Climate resilience and informal settlements: the urgent need to focus on how power and knowledge interact
… Climate risk is expected to continue to grow and concentrate in cities with low adaptive capacity, and particularly in informal settlements, which … and vulnerable to climate disasters. Low- and middle-income countries are experiencing the highest and fastest urban growth in the world. This … Urban … Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and …
Article, 30 October 2024
An illustration showing people and flowers in front of tall buildings.
Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change
… tackle disruptive risks such as the climate emergency and COVID-19, cities must embrace innovative approaches that build resilience  Urban … to compound the risks (PDF) associated with unequal access to resilient housing and basic services in informal settlements and … , and pushed many into poverty.   Reversals in poverty reduction are projected to continue throughout 2022 as a result of rising …
Article, 23 June 2022
Water pours from two pipes set into stone, surrounded by photos, alongside a pile of clothes.
Embracing disruptive resilience
… The risks that cities face are becoming more extreme (with more outlier events), teleconnected … most. Therefore, existing approaches of reducing risk and building urban resilience need to be replaced with newer ‘disruptive’ methods … Urban … Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban …
Article, 23 June 2022
Water pours from two pipes set into stone, surrounded by photos, alongside a pile of clothes.
Urban climate justice: connecting social justice and decarbonisation
… Cities in the global South can leapfrog the carbon-intensive … settlements should become key sites of interventions, with climate-resilient upgrading delivering increased access to water, clean energy and low-carbon housing. Urban planning must include informal settlements … Urban … Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and …
Article, 23 June 2022
Shack housing on the side of a hill.
No climate justice without housing justice
… Advancing the right to adequate housing is a key pathway to make urban development more environmentally and socially just. Ongoing debates … to adequate housing can protect and fulfil other human rights in urban areas, such as the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable … Urban … Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and …
Article, 23 June 2022