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Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page
… citizen-based monitoring and community-driven upgrading in informal settlements. Importantly, these encourage voice and engagement by groups …  ( [email protected] ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group ;  Cassidy Johnson ( [email protected] ) is a senior …
Insight, 19 July 2016
Niamey, the capital of Niger, is growing rapidly. Urban ARK is exploring the varied vulnerabilities of boys and girls from conflict-displaced and host communities (Photo: Jean Rebiffé, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK)
… This included understanding how urbanisation processes contribute to human vulnerability and exposure to a wide spectrum of hazards. It … emphasis on the challenges faced by low-income, informal and illegal settlements, and how the nature and scale of these risks evolved in the … of risk and loss in contemporary African towns and cities. Inadequate human capacity: a key challenge was the lack of capacity among those at …
Project, 21 December 2016
A group of people stand around a map on a table.
Kota Kita: facilitating citizen-led urban development
… disabilities, the elderly and people living in unplanned and informal settlements – are most at risk. How can these new growing urban areas be … team who are a pleasure to work with" – David Dodman, director, Human Settlements research group, IIED Connect with Kota Kita Email: [email protected] Twitter:   …
Article, 22 February 2022
The stylish modelling of the Singapore City skyline may not be appropriate for cities in Africa and could deepen social inequalities (Edwin.11: Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Warning over race to reshape African cities as "urban fantasies"
… Vanessa Watson's paper,  Dr Gautam Bhan (from the Indian Institute of Human Settlements ) sees these plans as in part a yearning for a controlled … Institute for Environment and Development's Human Settlements Group, and editor of Environment and Urbanization . " There is nothing …
News, 13 January 2014
When infrastructure is not provided, or not affordable, the urban poor find their own way around the problem, as in Delhi, India, where electricity is tapped
Urban crisis response needs a humanitarian sector shake-up
… particularly the women, children, and men living in informal settlements. Having to serve displaced people on top of this is often a … Diane Archer ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . This blog, which was originally posted by IRIN , draws on a …
Insight, 15 December 2017
Jakarta: migrants from rural villages sleeping in an area that they rent for Rp 1.000,- (10 cents Euro) per night per person. There can be more than 50 people living and sleeping in this area at one time (Photo: Henry Ismail, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stopping rural people going to cities only makes poverty less visible, and stripping migrants of rights makes it worse
… urban centres is also generally cheaper than in isolated rural settlements.  Given these advantages, restricting migration is not the … of many low-income groups.  Cecilia Tacoli is co-head of IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader for rural-urban research. …
Insight, 18 March 2015
Communities and municipal authorities are working more closely together to improve Zimbabwe's low-income neighbourhoods (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Co-learning for inclusive cities
… frank discussions about the challenges involved in improving informal settlements. In joint presentations, municipal staff and federation … improvements offer all households the possibility of better access. A group established to improve a communal sanitation block includes … have been re-taught". Diana Mitlin is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group ( [email protected] ).  …
Insight, 09 April 2014
With water shortages in Lebanon, many households have water storage facilities
Getting Lebanon’s water flowing: using new SDG data in an urban crisis
… to develop localised data sets on water quality in cities, informal settlements and refugee camps. Furthermore, the extended presence of … Anna Walnycki ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . This blog was originally posted by End Water Poverty , and …
Insight, 19 February 2018
An image of an outdoor community meeting in Zimbabwe. Ensuring the perspectives of local people and communities are heard in Habitat III's high-level consultations is a critical part of IIED's work (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
IIED and Habitat III
… future. But many of the perspectives and issues that IIED's Human Settlements research group and its partners identify as critical to sustainable urban …
Article, 23 May 2016
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Our other sites and networks
… climate change. Project page Poverty and Conservation Learning Group 2006 - 2023 An international network, coordinated by IIED, for … by architect, planner and social researcher Arif Hasan, and IIED's Human Settlements research group. P roject page Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge …
Page, 30 September 2022