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Disasters, such as this flooding in Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, were the subject of discussion in Sendai (Photo: Matthew Wood-Hill, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Keep it simple: helping local governments reduce the risk from the next disaster
… have led to an understanding that, with preparedness and good risk governance, it is possible to greatly reduce the impacts of … of around 400,000 people, put up her hand and said: "What do I take home from this session? What is it that I can implement in my city? We …
Insight, 25 March 2015
Mechanical workshop
Productive uses of energy: what does it take to stimulate demand?
Event, 23 June 2021
Aerial view of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Engulfed by the sea: the loss and damage from climate change
Insight, 18 November 2020
Post-COVID-19 surge in mining exploration leaves vast tracts of protected land in danger of exploitation
… of the Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to endangered Mountain Gorillas. Records for many countries are not …
News, 16 February 2022
Housing in informal settlement.
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… from those of day labourers or street vendors, or those employed at home. Seasonal or circular migrants have other priorities still. So how …
Insight, 02 October 2020
A group of young men play volleyball in the middle of the street, with a makeshift net
COVID-19 in Guayaquil: from global notoriety to family responses
… the suburbios , the sprawling, closely packed low-income settlements, home to 70% of the city’s population. In March and April, the Guayas … would get their fever checked at a private clinic, or receive home treatment. In desperation they may pay exorbitant prices for scarce … sick; but while the middle-aged recovered, three older people died at home. If the difficulty in accessing food continues, very soon people …
Insight, 20 May 2020
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Rethinking the roles of the state and communities in urban housing and land-use management
Publication, 01 April 2020
10 Downing St (Photo: Ministry of Defence, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED hopes new UK government will demonstrate leadership on inclusive citizenship and green prosperity
… series of tax breaks for fossil fuel companies. By tackling this at home, the UK will be taken more seriously by world leaders when calling …
News, 07 May 2015
Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… Mitlin pointed out that for many women in low-income countries, the home has long been a site of work , even before the pandemic. In Latin … , for instance, women’s disproportionate burden of domestic work – in-home paid work, household tasks, caring responsibilities and now … to follow for many people. It is also important to nurture good governance. Robust democratic institutions should be accountable for …
Article, 22 October 2020
A field of bare earth covered with rows of dried stalks.
Climate, health and urban informal economies – stories of need and change
… risks go up. People can lose their houses, but also their work-from-home livelihoods (especially women). Three areas for action … for informal workers to access benefits. Aradhana makes necklaces at home in Indore. Her family was entitled to subsidised food, but lacked … earning:  when Sarla’s husband died, she took responsibility for her home and son, and also her husband’s Indore broom-making business. Sarla …
Article, 07 June 2022