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A small brick building with two steps leading to a corrugated iron door houses a pit latrine.
The case for sewers
… connected. The benefits include: Toilets and sewers minimise risk of human contact with faecal matter Sewer connections take up much less … (CODI) in Thailand supported community-led upgrading of informal settlements (PDF)  that included connections to sewer systems, and The … the sanitation needs of large and very high-density informal settlements. Many upgrading programmes for informal settlements include …
Insight, 19 November 2021
Vegetable garden in the middle of a city street
Argentinian city Rosario wins award for urban sustainability
… more inclusive cities – Anna Walnycki , senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group …
News, 08 July 2021
Bimbo Osobe and Samuel Akinrolabu, members of the Nigerian Slum/Informal Settlement Federation, lead a march of residents of Lagos waterfront communities threatened with eviction, to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's office to demand open dialogue with the government on alternatives to evictions of the urban poor (Photo: Andrew Maki)
Is this too easy?
… on panels and attending events. SDI is far from being the only group involved. Another key grassroots network, WIEGO , is also busy as … a secondary city in Uganda. She explained how residents in informal settlements were able to work in partnership with their local … Mitlin ([email protected]) is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group. …
Insight, 26 October 2016
A road full of congested traffic.
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
Ibadan, Nigeria, a city that has experienced devastating high winds and flooding (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
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 … parasitic diseases – the leading cause of premature death in informal settlements – can also quickly multiply.  Second, while residents of … David Dodman  ( [email protected] ) is director of IIED's  Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 30 January 2017
The Bairro Proletário do Dique in Rio de Janeiro was settled in the 1960s. The local infrastructure remains poor (Photo: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Is more inclusive urbanisation essential to the 2030 Agenda?
… But this often pushes poor groups to live in expanding informal settlements, in much worse conditions than if more land had formally … urbanisation? Sustainable Development Goal 11 is to "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". Clearly … ) is a principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group  and a fellow with the Institute of Development Studies. This blog …
Insight, 02 March 2016
More than 80 representatives of slum-dwellers federations attended the 9th World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: the World Urban Forum brought together governments and grassroots – what next?
… from the everyday lives of people living in low-income and informal settlements in cities around the world. But they have become more … Colenbrander is senior researcher, David Dodman is director of IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Article, 14 February 2018
Community leaders in the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia planning with staff from the Namibia Housing Action Group (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Financial inequalities; defining our age
… Needs are particularly acute for the one billion living in informal settlements in towns and cities of the global South.  Community … the needs of its members despite low income and tenure insecurity. Group lending is enabling informal entrepreneurs to access essential … Mitlin ( [email protected] ) is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 22 August 2017
A slum is upgraded in Zambia. Local urban poor organisations are working with local governments to solve problems, but need financial support (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), via Google licence)
Show me the money!
… and providing basic services for the millions living in informal settlements. Innovations to tackle the most pressing problems faced by … need support This week in Quito, community leaders from informal settlements have been calling for political and financial support to … Anna Walnycki ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 18 October 2016
Informal settlements in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. The World Bank estimates that some 29 million Indonesians live in urban areas with poor access to basic services (Photo: Axel Drainville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Urban risks: where are the top five biggest blind spots?
… the lack of health data for the billion people living in informal settlements  No local records on many serious health problems. Surveys … differences in the scale of the risk by district and by income group. It is likely that infant, child and maternal deaths represent a …  ( [email protected] ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group  and visiting professor at the …
Insight, 18 April 2017