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Houses are submerged in water.
Making the most of migration: mobility in the context of the climate emergency
… pandemic assistance. Building on the notion of an inclusive city, a ‘better city’ would prepare, where possible, for the arrival of new populations. It would incorporate … migrants as a transient population or a humanitarian caseload, they are recognised as city residents who make social, economic and political …
Article, 23 June 2022
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. It is attended by … Some of the events IIED and partners will be involved in at WUF11 are as follows: Monday, 27 June 2022 Better cities are possible: responding to the twin urban crises of …
Event, 26 June 2022
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
Article, 12 November 2021
A road full of congested traffic.
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… events throughout the conference. Crisis prevention and response in cities: it’s time to take a whole of society approach Date:  Sunday, 9 … organisations, cities can have a strengthened capacity to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. Acknowledging … 880 million people live in urban slums. Often, these communities are only described by their negative attributes: unsafe housing, …
Event, 08 February 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina: luxury skyscrapers contrast with a shanty town of small brick dwellings with aluminium roofs. It is estimated that 10 per cent of the city's population lives in informal settlements (Photo: Mark Edwards/IIED)
Facing an increasingly urban world
… Cities occupy only 0.5 per cent of the world's land but account for an … agenda'. The implications of the statistics at the top of this blog are stark and simple. We will not achieve sustainable development … be used to focus attention and energy on changes which will produce better, more sustainable and more inclusive cities and towns. Complex …
Insight, 13 May 2016
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
D&C Days in Lima to highlight 'historic opportunity' to reduce poverty and emissions to zero (#zerozero)
News, 04 December 2014
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
Article, 23 December 2020
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru. (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
An ‘historic opportunity’ to reduce poverty and emissions to zero to be highlighted by #zerozero campaign
… (ODI) , and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) are together calling for "substantially expanded ambitions to tackle … Watkins, director of ODI, said: "With the right policies in place a low carbon transition can act as a catalyst for poverty reduction, jobs … offers big opportunities for poor countries to achieve growth with better livelihoods. The world is looking to its leaders to create a …
News, 04 December 2014