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View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… at United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) . “Such transformations require holistic … in cities with high levels of informality, resulting in informal settlements and insufficient data for urban planning, as well as large … Walnycki , senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . But while some Latin American cities have become global synonyms …
News, 10 May 2021
Aerial view of Accra, Ghana.
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
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
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 … ([email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, …
Insight, 07 June 2017
Hundreds of densely packed houses climb into the mountains
Dealing with COVID-19 in the towns and cities of the global South
… particular risks for the one billion people living in informal urban settlements in the global South. A range of factors make transition of … need. High residential densities, with limited services In informal settlements across the global South it is common for families of 2-5 … non-existent Most of the one billion people living in informal settlements have very little savings and nearly all work in the informal …
Insight, 27 March 2020
The UN estimates that a million Somalis were displaced during 2017. Many move to informal settlements on the fringes of the capital, Mogadishu (Photo: AMISOM Public Information via Wikimedia Commons)
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 ( [email protected] ) is senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 22 February 2018
Getting water from a tanker in Vijinapura, India. Partnerships between local government and slum/shack dweller organisations can help deliver urban development goals (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas?
… development, in reality the billion or so people who live in informal settlements have little say and almost no influence on the work done by … air pollution, ambient pollution, malaria, HIV/AIDs – where each group seeks statistics to justify their chosen focus (and often using … that every time 'city' or 'urban' is referenced, so too must 'human settlements' or 'rural settlements' be mentioned. As if 'rural …
Insight, 16 August 2016
An image of a man with a wheelbarrow in the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, the biggest in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. The rights of all must be incorporated into the 'new urban agenda' (Photo: Steffan Jensen/www.reversehomesickness.com, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Recognising urban rights: global debates and local struggles
… unique opportunity for state authorities at all levels to realise the human rights of all inhabitants". This and other events held in the … boardrooms, the actions of grassroots organisations in informal urban settlements demonstrate how collective action around basic needs can be … ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 26 May 2016
Group of seated women looking in the same direction
‘Building back better’ means ‘building back fairer’ after COVID-19
Insight, 31 July 2020
A map showing the neighbourhoods around Port-au-Prince, Haiti
IIED publishes archive on post-quake planning in Haiti
… devastating earthquake. Lucy Earle , principal researcher in IIED’s  Human Settlements research group , says the data will be of critical importance for planners and …
News, 09 January 2020
A landscape of old houses
Q&A: blog series explores the transition to a predominantly urban world
… work goes back to 1986 when Jorge E. Hardoy (then-director of IIED’s Human Settlements research group ) and I wrote a paper on current and recent global urban trends. …
Article, 16 January 2020