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Brazil's favelas are a legacy of a more passive resistance reflecting an unwillingness to plan for anticipated population growth (Photo: Chris Jones, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Exploring inclusive urbanisation and other migration crises
… have primary responsibility for unpaid care work in and around the home, and the burden of that care work is amplified when their …
Insight, 28 October 2015
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Community-driven disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in urban areas
Publication, 01 October 2011
Sewage and water runs down the centre of a makeshift 'drain' surrounded by sandbags and wood
Do urban populations benefit from urban bias?
Insight, 01 September 2021
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Planning for high density in low-income settlements. Four case studies from Karachi
… informal settlements and have more difficulty buying homes or running home businesses. Thus, low-income communities may grow poorer when …
Publication, 01 March 2010
Three women holding a sack of rice between them.
Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta
… in cash. They must bring their own bag or basket to carry the rice home, to avoid adding more plastic waste to Jakarta's already overloaded …
Insight, 25 May 2022
Women hoeing a field.
Building a women-led community climate movement
Article, 03 December 2020
A man in a face mask talking to a group of people
Facing a COVID-19 future: listening and learning to inform the ‘new normal’
… which they work. Aside from practical issues arising from working at home and not being able to travel, IIED faces a future of potentially … and that decisions are transparent and understood. More than ever, governance must be good; IIED will renew its efforts to support partners …
Insight, 28 May 2020
People undertaking workshop activities
Twitter, visas and communication strategies
… event. 2 Uganda partners refused: 'no family so assume will not go home & cant see how you wld benefit'. We wld have benefited enormously! … Week participants who had managed to overcome the apparent hostile UK Home Office approach, were telling us about the challenges and …
Insight, 04 July 2019
Senbetge, in Ethiopia's Amhara region is prone to droughts and flooding. Credit: EC DG ECHO (Creative Commons Licence)
Six nations to share progress on measuring adaptation to climate change
News, 19 March 2014
The UK government has warned that flooding is likely to become more frequent as the country’s climate changes (Photo: Dachlan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Celebrating 10 years of the UK Climate Change Act: an influential law beyond its borders
… a coordinated manner. This blog was originally published by Climate Home . …
Insight, 26 November 2018