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In urban and rural communities across the world, low income families lack the shelter and services they need to live with dignity, security, health and prosperity (Photo: IIED)
References: how can decentralised finance drive sustainable development?
… city to support the work of community-based organisations in informal settlements was first developed by Jorge E Hardoy , and described in the … during 2014 and 2015 .  Notes: Jorge E. Hardoy founded IIED's Human Settlements Group in 1977 and also founded IIED-America Latina in Buenos Aires   …
Article, 08 July 2015
Water kiosks in Zambia provide safe drinking water for poor households in peri urban areas of Chipata. Careful consideration of the affordability of water services for the urban poor is vital to provide universal and equitable access to safe and affordable water for everyone by 2030 (Photo: SuSanA Secretariat, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Improved water access unaffordable for urban poor
… local or central government) would not supply water to informal settlements for fear of legitimising residents' land claims and rights. …   Anna Walnycki ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 22 March 2016
Construction of Hyderabad’s new metro. The first phase, covering 30km and 24 stations, opened in November 2017 (Photo: banjaxx, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Financing sustainable infrastructure: a tale of two cities
… bill to pay in a city where one in four people lives in informal settlements without clean drinking water, reliable toilets or decent … ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher with IIED's Human Settlements research group and senior economist with the Coalition for Urban Transitions . …
Insight, 09 January 2018
A man in Uganda stands by a digger sitting next to a dirt road.
US Supreme Court dims a light in corporate accountability
… have brought their claims to national courts, to regional and global human rights bodies, and to grievance mechanisms that companies, lenders … national against a Paraguayan government official for alleged human rights violations that took place in Paraguay changed the … the Cambodia Legal Education Center , a Cambodian public interest law group, on behalf of villagers affected by a Thai-owned sugar cane …
Insight, 01 May 2013
Informal settlements lining the railway tracks in Mumbai (Photo: gloogun, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ward diaries: crucial evidence for planning in Mumbai's slums
… helps change the negative attitudes of city governments towards these settlements and their inhabitants. Mobilising local action But getting … was drawn from conversations with David Satterthwaite from IIED's Human Settlements research group in September 2016. …
Insight, 28 November 2016
A partially obstructed drain in Gangtok city, Sikkim (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Fieldnotes from two cities in India: learning about social learning and climate uncertainty
… information on climate change and other factors. It allows the group to continue to reflect on new information as it occurs and to make … ;  David Dodman  ( [email protected] ) is director of IIED's  Human Settlements research group .  This visit was part of a broader IIED …
Insight, 21 July 2016
Surveying residents in the settlement of Tank Mohalla, Bangalore, India (Photo: CSTEPIN, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Local democracy as a substitute for data (and rather a good substitute too)
… dweller federations. Around a billion people live in informal settlements in urban areas. Surveys in Nairobi , Harare and Cuttack … organisations and federations formed by residents of informal settlements. This can then be enhanced greatly by participatory … ( [email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 16 January 2015
Like many East African cities, Rwanda's capital Kigali faces the challenges of rapid growth and insufficient infrastructure (Photo: Kigali Wire, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
Insight, 01 April 2016
IIED founder Barbara Ward, who would have been 100 on 23 May, set out the case for a fairer, more just world system
A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward
… 10 years. This book also documented the growth of informal cities and settlements and how they can be dramatically improved by working with … what should be done to maintain the earth as a place suitable for human life not only now, but also for future generations. The birth of … (low carbon) future. Jorge Hardoy founded IIED's Human Settlements Group and, after designing a research model that continues today (based …
Insight, 27 May 2014
Street scene, Karachi, Pakistan. Photo by Fareena Chanda
Can we change the goals of development without changing the implementers?
… – and the SDGs include a goal and some targets for cities and human settlements. I also have a concern, but also that (rural and urban) … David Satterthwaite is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. …
Insight, 09 July 2014