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Social protection in Indian cities: lessons from the pandemic
Publication, 22 August 2023
Environment & Urbanization Better Cities Day
… IIED's  Human Settlements research group (HSG)  leads the institute’s research …
Event, 16 March 2023
How can we achieve a world without long-term refugee camps?
… crisis has become protracted? Speakers Lucy Earle  is director of the Human Settlements research group at IIED and lead for the 'protracted displacement in an urban …
Event, 27 September 2023
Interviews: co-creating pathways to urban equality
… to urban equality, which have been co-constructed by active groups across Asia, Latin America and Africa. Following the release of a … Urban Research Centre, Neha Sami  (NS) of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, and discussant Caren Levy  (CL) of UCL’s Development …
Article, 23 November 2022
Human Settlements research group ways of working
… IIED's Human Settlements research group has been working on urban environmental …
Article, 17 September 2014
Mental health, wellbeing and sense of hope among vulnerable Afghans plummeted in wake of Taliban takeover
… were people who had fled their homes within Afghanistan and a third group were non-displaced people living in communities that were hosting … for secondary education.  Lucy Earle, acting director of research on human settlements at IIED, said: “It’s easy to think that if people who have …
News, 28 November 2022
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Amplifying grassroots COVID-19 responses in Kenya
… The pandemic has led to rising precarity and has exacerbated several human rights violations in Nairobi’s informal settlements, including unemployment, food insecurity, sexual and … police brutality and other socioeconomic concerns. Grassroots groups have collaborated to address these challenges by developing …
Publication, 30 May 2022
Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings
… Globally, there are two billion informal labourers , while informal settlements provide hazardous, low-quality shelter to more than one … concerns. This work builds on the longstanding experience of IIED's Human Settlements research group .  Related work has explored urban food insecurity : we have …
Article, 09 June 2022
Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
… on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)  has set up a working group to review possible reforms, looking in particular at procedures for settling disputes between investors and states.  IIED, the Columbia … can affect the ability of states to implement environmental or human rights measures – a concern often referred to as ‘regulatory …
News, 22 July 2019
Introduction to building transformative urban resilience for all
… and stresses. Responding to these risks is central to the work of the Human Settlements research group as it seeks to achieve sustainable, inclusive, equitable, healthy, …
Article, 01 April 2022