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Human Settlements Group: Staff articles, working papers, books and reports. 2000
… Human Settlements Group: A listing of staff articles, working papers, …
Publication, 01 January 2000
Local funds allow informal-settlement residents to shape development
… There are 900 million informal settlements residents now – and an anticipated 2 billion by 2030, just … 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 … Diana Mitlin (diana.mitlin@iied.org) is principal researcher in the Human Settlements research group at IIED. The 'Show me the money! …
Blog, 01 November 2016
Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples
… Development Program (OPDP) , a Kenyan-based NGO working to secure human and land rights of the Indigenous Ogiek community and other … needs to be agreed at the third meeting of the open-ended working group (OEWG-3)  tasked with advancing the post-2020 global biodiversity … have been cleared out to pave way for agriculture and human settlement. Loss of forest biodiversity has led to the loss of the Ogiek …
Article, 09 August 2021
Addressing the needs of vulnerable groups in urban areas
… the risks of premature death and ill health. There is no "vulnerable group" if the risk that they are vulnerable to is removed.  In informal settlements that are vulnerable to serious flood risks every year, those … ( david.satterthwaite@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the …
Blog, 26 April 2017
The case for sewers
… connected. The benefits include: Toilets and sewers minimise risk of human contact with faecal matter Sewer connections take up much less … (CODI) in Thailand supported community-led upgrading of informal settlements (PDF)  that included connections to sewer systems, and The … the sanitation needs of large and very high-density informal settlements. Many upgrading programmes for informal settlements include …
Blog, 19 November 2021
African Cities Research Consortium
… Consortium The consortium builds on recent work that IIED’s Human Settlements research group has undertaken for the  Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office …
Project, 16 October 2020
Kota Kita: facilitating citizen-led urban development
… disabilities, the elderly and people living in unplanned and informal settlements – are most at risk. How can these new growing urban areas be … team who are a pleasure to work with" – David Dodman, director, Human Settlements research group, IIED Connect with Kota Kita Email: info@kotakita.org Twitter:   …
Article, 22 February 2022
IIED and partners call for cities to develop a proactive response to urban displacement
… joint interventions and responses. UN-Habitat is the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. It promotes transformative change in cities and … leave no one and no place behind. IIED's Human Settlements research group addresses urban environmental issues at all levels – with local …
News, 10 June 2020
Sanitation in informal settlements: a networked problem
… effort. A networked approach My own work has focused on how different groups, especially residents, perceive and experience sanitation, and … links different spheres that go far beyond the safe separation of humans from their wastes, and includes the vital role of land and … we demonstrated that not only did people living in different informal settlements experience distinct forms of inadequate sanitation, the …
Blog, 26 August 2015
Argentinian city Rosario wins award for urban sustainability
… more inclusive cities – Anna Walnycki , senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group … Climate change … Food and agriculture … Urban … Argentinian city …
News, 08 July 2021