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IIED’s urban legend wins global UN-Habitat award
… years to delivering positive change in urban development , informal settlements and climate change adaptation. He is a former director of IIED’s Human Settlements research group, as well as a professor, author, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace …
News, 17 September 2024
A road through deforested land
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 … Development (IISD)  last  week made four submissions to the working group that are designed to ensure that sustainable development … can affect the ability of states to implement environmental or human rights measures – a concern often referred to as ‘regulatory …
News, 22 July 2019
Image of a few houses from a floating village
Defining housing justice: an audiovisual exchange of struggle and action
… of housing inadequacy, and of these over one billion live in informal settlements.  This is a ‘crisis’: not in the sense of being the product … on the contrary, it is a permanent reality for most people. This is a human rights crisis sustained by housing systems that are failing to …
Insight, 01 July 2024
Houses surrounded by trees and greenery.
The decarbonisation debate: exploring climate action for equitable cities
… the one billion people living in low-income and informal urban settlements. Despite contributing least to the climate crisis, their … in Buenos Aires, Argentina Anna Walnycki , IIED principal researcher, Human Settlements research group (moderator) Tucker Landesman , senior researcher, IIED's Human …
Event, 24 June 2024
Aerial view of housing with metal roofs, palm trees and a river
Environment & Urbanization Better Cities Day
… IIED's  Human Settlements research group (HSG)  leads the institute’s research and … Earle  is (interim) director of IIED's Human Settlements research group Gautam Bhan is associate dean at the School of Human Development …
Event, 16 March 2023
A refinery under a clear blue night sky.
Hidden handbrakes: an Open Space conversation
… , IIED principal researcher, Shaping Sustainable Markets research group Simon Cullen , IIED senior press and PR manager Nina Schoonman , researcher, IIED's Human Settlements research group Event coverage You can watch a recording of …
Event, 25 June 2024
Flags outside the Palais des Nations, Geneva
Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development
… Growing concerns that the pressures that human activities place on the world’s ecosystems may be reaching a … level, United Nations member states gathered in the Working Group on ISDS Reform of the United Nations Commission on International … IISD made a submission to provide comments on the UNCITRAL working group’s draft work and resourcing plan (PDF) . The submission outlines …
Project, 08 June 2020
Mogadishu attracts people from all over the country, making it the second-fastest growing city in the world, with a 4% annual rate of urbanisation growth (Photo: Baron Reznik, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The challenge of finding money to build shelter in Mogadishu’s informal settlements
… Shelter is one of the most fundamental elements needed to support human life. Having a place to come home to, to put your belongings, to … to cook, somewhere you can rest and feel safe – these are all basic human needs. With its ongoing displacement crisis, the demand for … 600,000 were displaced persons, scattered across over 480 informal settlements in and around the city.  These settlements are home to …
Insight, 28 January 2019
Informal housing
Interviews: co-creating pathways to urban equality
… 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
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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 …
Publication, 30 May 2022