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The Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many informal settlements are built on steep slopes, exposing them to landslides (Photo: Outdoor Life, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Can one billion people in informal settlements be protected from climate change?
… federations formed by the people who live in informal settlements. David Satterthwaite (david[email protected]) is senior fellow in IIED's Human … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 06 March 2018
This map of the covered and open drains in Jamshed Town, Karachi illustrates how communities have led on installing sewers and drains (Image: Orangi Pilot Project–Research and Training Institute)
Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'
… government staff and community leaders). This is the third of three blogs drawn from the editorial in the April 2017 issue of the … and large disaster risks facing each settlement, and act on these. David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 08 May 2017
An image of an outdoor community meeting in Zimbabwe. Ensuring the perspectives of local people and communities are heard in Habitat III's high-level consultations is a critical part of IIED's work (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
IIED and Habitat III
… Two IIED researchers were appointed to Habitat III Policy Units: David Dodman  was a member of Habitat III Policy Unit 8, which focused on Urban Ecology and Resilience , and David Satterthwaite  was a member of Habitat III Policy Unit 10, which looked …
Article, 23 May 2016
An image showing local people building a house in a slum in Bolivia, where Shack Dwellers International has worked with authorities. Many Latin American cities are leading the way in working with community organisations (Photo: Shack Dwellers International, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
… and local communities work together, much more is possible. David Sattherthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 26 April 2016
Aerial view of an informal settlement and an urban centre in the background
Rethinking household surveys reveals true picture of health inequality
… Previous blogs in this series have highlighted the lack of data on health and … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 18 January 2022
Lagos in 2010. Under different scenarios, Lagos could have 61 million inhabitants in 2100, or over 100 million (Image: Ricardo Gomes, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will Africa have the world's largest cities in 2100?
… urban future change if governments really took these goals seriously? David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in … Planning Unit, University College, London. This blog follows two blogs by Daniel Hoornweg; the first was on how  rapid urbanisation, if … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 07 October 2016
Informal housing and tall buildings behind.
Definitions matter – part one
… or not? How accurate are the statistics on slum populations? Previous blogs described the lack of data about what the UN defines as slum … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 10 November 2021
In Mexico City, the Metrobus BRT system carries roughly 250,000 people daily. It cuts workers' travel times and also helps to reduce carbon emissions (Photo: City Clock Magazine, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How Bus Rapid Transit can make housing affordable to low-income households
… . A copy may be obtained from david.satterthwaite@iied.org … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 06 June 2018
Aerial view of Kisumu, Kenya.
Outside the large cities
… global cities and large national and regional capitals? The next few blogs will look 'outside the large cities' at the demographic, economic … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 13 November 2020
People sit on the floor in group under cover facing a standing man making a presentation/speech
Building resilience to climate change through slum upgrading – the case of Jaga Mission in Odisha, India
… resilience to climate change. This is the latest in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite , examining different aspects of global urban change. On …
Insight, 07 February 2022