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Addressing the needs of urban children and adolescents
… The Human Settlements research group’s work in this field was developed by Roger …
Project, 05 January 2009
Women delivering a package to another woman, all wearing face masks.
Climate justice needs vaccine justice
… have also suffered dreadfully. In July, residents of three informal settlements in Mumbai were found to have a 50% infection rate while only … countries. Recent research shows that many people in urban informal settlements fear that issues of cost and corruption may prevent them … these well requires creative thinking which will only happen through human contact, especially in countries without strong digital …
Insight, 01 February 2021
People need at least US$50 to survive for a month in Hanoi. This is twice the official urban poverty line (Photo via Commons Wikimedia/Google licence)
If we don't count the poor, the poor don't count
… Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zambia, where many people live in informal settlements characterised by poor-quality, overcrowded housing and a … are poor, yet around half of the city's population live in informal settlements According to the official poverty line in Pune, India, less … poverty lines. David Satterthwaite is senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group ([email protected])  Download the …
Insight, 12 June 2014
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 global South? Diana Mitlin ( [email protected] ) is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 22 August 2017
At least 339 people were killed and more than 1 million left homeless across Bangladesh and India after Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila in 2009. This photo shows flooded houses and a burst embankment in Sundarbans, in West Bengal, India (Photo: William Lee-Wright, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Denying denial: climate facts and impacts
… to climate change. Such heavy rainfall causes flooding and much human and physical damage Sea levels are rising , with oceans getting … review of evidence, are all certain that climate change is due to human activity. Scientists are as certain of climate change as that … islands and drought-prone regions will no longer be viable for human settlement. But best estimates suggest that at current rates of …
Insight, 14 February 2017
A farm in Uganda. There has recently been much debate about responsible investment in the agricultural sector (Photo: US Aid, Creative Common, via Flickr)
Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
… instruments set standards relevant to responsible investment – from human rights treaties and labour conventions to international soft-law … do if an investment has failed on its responsibility to respect human rights? More explicit treaty provisions would increase clarity and … forward.  Lorenzo Cotula ([email protected]) is a principal researcher (law and sustainable development) in IIED's Natural Resources …
Insight, 16 October 2017
A Congolese vendor sells handkerchiefs on the pavement in central Kampala. Congolese refugees dispersed throughout the city often lack the social and economic support networks necessary to find work or to start a business (Photo: William Monteith/IIED)
Refugee livelihoods in Ugandan cities: mind the gap between policy and practice
… next few months. William Monteith ([email protected]) is a researcher with IIED's Human Settlements research group. …
Insight, 22 March 2017
Like many East African cities, Rwanda's capital Kigali faces the challenges of rapid growth and insufficient infrastructure (Photo: Kigali Wire, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
… economic growth. This has resulted in the rapid growth of informal settlements on the edge of cities. The settlements are under-serviced, … development. Sarah Colenbrander ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . This blog was originally published in the …
Insight, 01 April 2016
A family living in a cemetery in Cebu City, the Philippines. A lack of affordable housing has led some 100 families to set up home among the mausoleums (Photo: Karl Fluch, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Who can we trust to measure urban poverty?
… poor are collecting extraordinarily detailed data on life in informal settlements. These community-led enumerations record how many people … urban poor can. Sarah Colenbrander ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . This blog originally appeared on the …
Insight, 13 June 2017
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IIED's best of 2020: publications
… Issue paper  Tackling biodiversity loss is a growing priority for human survival. Introducing incentives for positive actions could play a … more inclusive, affordable shelter interventions. IIED principal researcher Lucy Earle discussed some findings from an informal …
Article, 23 December 2020