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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?
… is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the Development Planning Unit, …
Insight, 16 August 2016
The CBA9 participants gather for a group photo on the final day of the conference, shortly after the Nairobi Declaration was announced (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights
Article, 05 May 2015
A local blackout in Dar Es Salaam. Power outages in Tanzania's capital are often caused by old cables and transformers (Photo: jay grandin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Improving Tanzania’s power quality: can data help?
… of the availability, reliability, and quality of supply.   Supporting research by decision-making institutions : regulators, parliamentarians, …
Insight, 29 June 2018
Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation formally launched in Tanzania
… Volontaires pour l’Environnement, Togo, Kenya Wildlife Service etc) research institutions (Stockholm Environment Institute, and …
News, 01 March 2010
Many residents of Dar es Salaam live in informal settlements and are vulnerable to a wide range of climate threats, including sea-level rise and coastal erosion and flooding (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
4th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA4)
… The Development Fund (Norway) The International Development Research Centre-Canada United Nations Development Programme UN World …
Article, 02 February 2010
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
… ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group ;  Cassidy Johnson ( [email protected] ) is a …
Insight, 19 July 2016
New construction sites for housing have been prepared by the government on the hillside above Nhon Hai, but the compensation isn't enough to let people move (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
If you want to go far, go together
Insight, 24 June 2014
With nations lagging, cities take lead in adapting to climate change
… at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His current research focuses on the politics of climate change adaptation planning …
Insight, 06 June 2011
Picture of students and speakers attending Fair Ideas.
Students on Fair Ideas and the future they want
Insight, 10 July 2012
Sustainability appraisal framework for southern Africa
… This analysis was undertaken through a combination of literature research, workshops with key stakeholders and knowledgeable persons and …
Project, 02 May 2008