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Rights on the edge of the city: the right to water and the peri-urban water committees of Cochabamba
… characterised by high degrees of informality, implementing the human right to water poses certain practical and political challenges. … been contested by community water providers in low-income peri-urban settlements in Cochabamba. Informal community water providers could become significant actors in service provision for low-income settlements, with sufficient technical support and political …
Publication, 01 November 2015
The UN estimates that a million Somalis were displaced during 2017. Many move to informal settlements on the fringes of the capital, Mogadishu (Photo: AMISOM Public Information via Wikimedia Commons)
Providing shelter in East African cities: what works?
… How do informal settlements come about in a city, and why do they form where they do? … African cities.    Diane Archer ( [email protected] ) is senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . …
Insight, 22 February 2018
A Coca-Cola sign outside a small town in Benin. Bloomberg’s new health initiative will support cities to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, but this isn't the biggest health challenge facing low-income urban residents (Photo: Lorena Pajares, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bloomberg and public health: did he get it right?
… today . Around a billion urban dwellers live in under-served informal settlements. They usually lack access to good quality healthcare and … ([email protected]) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements research group and visiting professor at the … College London; Sarah Colenbrander ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group …
Insight, 07 June 2017
View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… at United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) . “Such transformations require holistic … in cities with high levels of informality, resulting in informal settlements and insufficient data for urban planning, as well as large … lead to greener, more inclusive cities,” says Anna Walnycki , senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . But while some …
News, 10 May 2021
Two women wearing masks hand over a bag to another woman wearing a mask
Q&A: Two years on, blog series maintains its focus – in changing and challenging times
… Who are the guest bloggers? DS: Since its foundation in 1977, IIED’s Human Settlements research group has given priority to authors from the global … data needed for planning and governing cities and their informal settlements. These included seven blogs specifically on data issues …
Article, 09 May 2022
A road full of congested traffic.
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… 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, … 2020 Hosted by: UN-Habitat  With David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group Displacement in cities: what we need to …
Event, 08 February 2020
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Our other sites and networks
… can be met. It highlighted work 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
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Rethinking post-disaster relocation in urban India
… The research was conducted in 2016 by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and Madras Institute for Development Studies (MIDS). …
Publication, 01 August 2017
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Dryland resilience-building under a difficult and changing climate - the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
… national government, humanitarian actors and the IIED Drylands and Human Settlements Programmes, and to explore needs, opportunities and level of …
Publication, 01 October 2016
An image of a man with a wheelbarrow in the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, the biggest in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. The rights of all must be incorporated into the 'new urban agenda' (Photo: Steffan Jensen/www.reversehomesickness.com, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Recognising urban rights: global debates and local struggles
… unique opportunity for state authorities at all levels to realise the human rights of all inhabitants". This and other events held in the … boardrooms, the actions of grassroots organisations in informal urban settlements demonstrate how collective action around basic needs can be … and affordable to all. Anna Walnycki ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 26 May 2016