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An aerial view of a refugee camp, with housig stretching over a vast area in the desert.
Life much tougher for refugees living in camps rather than cities
… in makeshift shelters.  Lucy Earle, acting director of research on human settlements at IIED, said: “In many parts of the world, setting up camps …
News, 06 December 2022
The slogan on a woman T-shirt in Kitwe, Zambia - emblazoned with 'Addressing water and sanitation challenges through city-wide partnerships' - highlights the community-led approach (Photo: Diana Mitlin/IIED)
Local funds allow informal-settlement residents to shape development
… There are 900 million informal settlements residents now – and an anticipated 2 billion by 2030, just … work to realise it. Diana Mitlin ([email protected]) is principal researcher in the Human Settlements research group at IIED. The 'Show me the money! …
Insight, 01 November 2016
A toilet block in Mumbai, India, where people living in different informal settlements experience distinct forms of inadequate sanitation (Photo: Renu Desai)
Sanitation in informal settlements: a networked problem
… we demonstrated that not only did people living in different informal settlements experience distinct forms of inadequate sanitation, the … , Renu and I look at the everyday life of sanitation in informal settlements and develop the idea of 'sites of entitlement' as a basis … infrastructure and services are perceived and experienced in informal settlements. By 'sites of entitlement' we don't just have in mind the …
Insight, 26 August 2015
Group of people standing in a circle, talking and laughing.
Brazilian philanthropies’ vision to tackle social and climate injustices
… and regenerative community funds to collaborating with and protecting human and environmental rights defenders in Indigenous communities, favelas and quilombolas (Afro-Brazilian settlements established by escaped slaves) and other local communities. …
Insight, 22 May 2025
A house on stilts above a body of water.
Introduction to housing justice
… futures. This work builds on the longstanding experience of IIED's Human Settlements research group in promoting housing approaches that are …
Article, 05 October 2021
A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
Insight, 09 March 2022
Head and shoulders of four smiling people
Shared vulnerabilities? Connecting climate and health in cities: Make Change Happen podcast episode 7
Article, 06 August 2020
Busy road with people and motorbikes.
Film exploring the lives of urban refugees wins best documentary at Kenyan film festival
… edited and directed by young people, mostly from Nairobi’s informal settlements, who received training and other mentoring support from  … Cooperation (NOREC) . SDI-Kenya is currently working with IIED’s Human Settlements research group on the  'Protracted displacement in an urban …
News, 14 December 2021
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… an international reputation for action research on natural resources, human settlements, climate change and sustainable markets. We updated our … rural areas and the global environment.  Read more about our work on human settlements. Fair and equitable solutions to climate change We …
Page, 29 July 2022
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… Coalition (HIC) General Assembly Ahead of WUF11, IIED principal researcher Alexandre Aspan Frediani will also be attending the Habitat … Hosted by: United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU–EHS) Partners: IIED, World Resources Institute … Research Centre (SLURC); Freetown City Council; Centre of Dialogue on Human Settlement and Poverty Alleviation (CODOHSAPA); Habitat …
Event, 26 June 2022