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How to ensure that aid empowers urban poor groups
… David Satterthwaite, a senior fellow with IIED’s Human settlements group, spoke at TEDxHamburg City 2.0 , which invited …
News, 12 July 2013
How risk accumulates in African cities – and ways to break the cycle
… to stop the build-up.  What creates risk in low-income and informal settlements?  First, risk arises where a hazard occurs and people are … David Dodman  ( david.dodman@iied.org ) is director of IIED's  Human Settlements research group . … David Dodman … Urban … How risk accumulates in African cities …
Blog, 30 January 2017
Envisioning a better future for The Gambia
… both our domestic objectives and the Least Developed Country (LDC) Group 2050 Vision and offer – aimed to integrate adaptation, mitigation … people: health, education, equitable social development, human settlements, and Managing our coasts in a changing environment: …
Blog, 19 July 2021
Assessing climate adaptation in Mexico
… climate adaptation effectiveness as: decreasing the vulnerability of human populations, ecosystems and infrastructure; minimising risks and … that includes data on key indicators of vulnerability of: human settlements; islands, coastal zones and deltas; and climate sensitive … climate change information management system. An adaptation working group supports CICC to coordinate actions and investments of public …
Article, 30 October 2019
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… El Wardini, city of Dakar; Peter Oborn, UK Built Environment Advisory Group; Ebru Gencer, Centre for Urban Risk Reduction & Resilience; Lucy … Urban Crises Learning Fund Building resilient future cities: informal settlements as places of opportunity and innovation Networking event … Beth Chitekwe-Biti (moderator); South African deputy minister of human settlements, Ms Pam Tshwete MP (keynote address); Sheela Patel, …
Event, 08 February 2020
Investor-state arbitration: an opportunity for real reform?
Blog, 07 December 2018
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? … when more than 4,000 people had their homes destroyed. A particular group of ' gatekeepers' has emerged – often former IDPs themselves, … Diane Archer ( diane.archer@iied.org ) is senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . … Diane Archer … Urban … Providing …
Blog, 22 February 2018
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… today . Around a billion urban dwellers live in under-served informal settlements. They usually lack access to good quality healthcare and … (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, …
Blog, 07 June 2017
Alternative routes to urban density
Project, 16 July 2015
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… policies and practices? With David Satterthwaite , senior fellow, Human Settlements Group, IIED    Latest news on the UN drafting process: With David Dodman …
Event, 05 May 2016