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The slogan on a woman T-shirt in Kitwe, Zambia - emblazoned with 'Addressing water and sanitation challenges through city-wide partnerships' - highlights the community-led approach (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Local funds allow informal-settlement residents to shape development
… so we cannot afford it. So we come together to save our money as a group. That way we can have a better rate of interest. It also brings … if you want water in your house, you have to talk to governments about building a water pipe. In the slum you don't have drainage. We … with made neighbourhoods safer and stronger. There was much talk about implementing the 'New Urban Agenda' at Habitat III, this session …
Insight, 01 November 2016
A map showing the neighbourhoods around Port-au-Prince, Haiti
IIED publishes archive on post-quake planning in Haiti
… working in disaster response with concrete, detailed information about a wide range of community planning initiatives undertaken in the … Earle , principal researcher in IIED’s  Human Settlements research group , says the data will be of critical importance for planners and … projects carried out in 28 neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince that are home to more than a million people. Community planning initiatives …
News, 09 January 2020
The UN estimates that a million Somalis were displaced during 2017. Many move to informal settlements on the fringes of the capital, Mogadishu (Photo: AMISOM Public Information via Wikimedia Commons)
Providing shelter in East African cities: what works?
… How do informal settlements come about in a city, and why do they form where they do? What other housing … when more than 4,000 people had their homes destroyed. A particular group of ' gatekeepers' has emerged – often former IDPs themselves, … to scale them up. Stay tuned over the next two years to hear about what we find, and what it means for ensuring improved shelter …
Insight, 22 February 2018
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Corporate Social Responsibility at a Crossroads: Futures for CSR in the UK to 2015
… to be a leader in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR); home to some of the word’s leading thinkers, practitioners and … this, there are few opportunities for collective strategic thinking about CSR across stakeholder groups. Corporate Social Responsibility at … Governance …
Publication, 01 August 2006
It is estimated that Mumbai has the largest slum population of any city in the world, with more than half of its 12 million people living in informal settlements (Photo: Jon Baldock, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why we do 'slum' profiles
… to engage and support slum residents and their organisations to learn about their slum and the ward it is in. With clear maps and details of … conditions and services, residents can have more tangible discussions about their priorities. The information from a slum profile means that … an interview with David Satterthwaite from IIED's Human Settlements Group .  …
Insight, 22 February 2016
Workers at the Dakete Gold Mine explain health and safety procedures in a powdering station. The IIED dialogue aimed to engage key stakeholders, including mineworkers, in a conversation about the future of ASM mining in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
ASM dialogue creates ambition for change in Ghana
… made sense. As one of Ghana's most important gold mining areas and home to the University of Mines and Technology, it provided the space … their livelihoods and daily challenges, and also held focus group discussions with other community members. We heard how crucial ASM … initiatives.  With this vision in hand, a Learning and Leadership Group (LLG) was established . Comprising eight key ASM stakeholders they …
Insight, 15 September 2016
Community participation, with a strong focus on women, such as this women's savings group in Southern India, is vital to develop slum-friendly cities (Photo: Maria Andersson/Individuell Människohjälp, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
What might slum dwellers want from the SDGs?
… you might expect United Nations promises that everyone has a decent home to be met – but is this realistic for India? Ambitions must be … involves and is accountable to slum dwellers. From this, we learn about what works and from our mistakes. We need to learn how to find … by  David Satterthwaite , a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 05 October 2015
A block of unfinished buildings, open to the elements
A world without refugee camps? IIED launches research on urban refugees
… their difficult situation in an orderly way, until they can return home. Their use is also a way of fundraising for the much-needed … impact the lives of refugees and IDPs differently; little is known about how the urban displaced interact with local people, institutions …
Insight, 06 April 2020
A seated man gives a speech to a camera directly in front of him, next to the Bhutan national flag
CBA14 opens with LDC chair call for greater ambition on climate change
News, 21 September 2020
A cook serves food to a group of children
Q&A: Encouraging the availability of healthy and diverse foods for students
… are discussing balanced nutrition – how we can serve healthy food at home so that our families can be healthy. I teach mothers how to use … a saying: “My child, your child, our child”. We must not only care about our own family. We also need to think about our community. Why? Because if our children eat healthily but our …
Article, 29 October 2019