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A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
… With its wide-ranging analysis of oceans, water systems, ecosystems, settlements, human health and poverty – the findings are stark in their warnings of … with the decades-long experience of the Human Settlements research group at IIED regarding the importance of making vulnerable urban …
Insight, 09 March 2022
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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
Man in black jacket walking among temporary tents and shelters.
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
Head and shoulders of four smiling people
Shared vulnerabilities? Connecting climate and health in cities: Make Change Happen podcast episode 7
Article, 06 August 2020
Aerial view of informal settlement
COVID-19 in cities: pathways towards a transformative urban recovery
… the global South, where informal workers, people living in informal settlements, displaced people  and other marginalised groups have been … relief alongside strict lockdowns,  disrupted supply chains ,  human rights violations , forced evictions and  regressive interventions … insecurity  for  informal labourers (PDF) and residents of informal settlements in places such as  Harare . In terms of direct health …
Insight, 15 June 2021
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… Paris Agreement by  working with the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group  and our networks in the LDCs to promote climate diplomacy, … an international reputation for action research on natural resources, human settlements, climate change and sustainable markets. We updated our …
Page, 29 July 2022
Busy road with people and motorbikes.
Film exploring the lives of urban refugees wins best documentary at Kenyan film festival
… edited and directed by young people, mostly from Nairobi’s informal settlements, who received training and other mentoring support from  … Cooperation (NOREC) . SDI-Kenya is currently working with IIED’s Human Settlements research group on the  'Protracted displacement in an urban world' research …
News, 14 December 2021
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Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD secretary-general, to give Barbara Ward Lecture 2021
… with a short address by Dr David Satterthwaite, senior fellow in the Human Settlements research group at IIED, who will reflect on working with Barbara Ward and 50 …
News, 29 October 2021
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Barbara Ward Lecture 2021: Rebeca Grynspan
… vice-president of Costa Rica, Ms Grynspan is a renowned advocate of human development and has helped to focus the world’s attention on … the lecture Dr David Satterthwaite , senior fellow in the Human Settlements research group at IIED , reflected on working with Barbara Ward and 50 years of …
Event, 06 December 2021
A close-up of the virus that causes COVID-19
Coronavirus threat looms large for low-income cities
… the disease spreads to cities in low-income nations? Many low-income settlements lack basic infrastructure and services. Unsafe water, … move, often travelling on packed mini-buses – to workplaces within settlements, between settlements, between the city and rural homes. … of Geography, UCL, and co-director of the UCL Extreme Citizen Science group , who contributed to this blog. …
Insight, 26 February 2020