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Fishers on small boats have their belongings searched while the boats are afloat.
Rights and housing justice for urban small-scale fishing communities
… help drive the local economy and safeguard cultural heritage. Urban fishing communities are also best placed to manage fish stocks and protect coastal ecosystems. Yet urban fishers are often not seen as belonging to cities, slipping under … that determine their access to basic services, including clean water, energy and sanitation. These services also support vital fishing …
Project, 23 April 2026
Water tanker.
Beyond the city’s borders: water and sanitation access for refugees in Mafraq
… camps. Camps offer safety and basic services including shelter, food, water and sanitation. But while intended as temporary settlements, camps … and their hosts if resources spent on camps were instead invested in urban and peri-urban areas that host refugees. The project  looks … draws to a close, we will be presenting options for more equitable, sustainable and affordable WASH provision for peri-urban neighbourhoods …
Insight, 28 September 2023
View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.
Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam
… In 2020, 38% of the global urban population lacked access to safely-managed sanitation. By 2050, … two billion people, placing huge demands on already struggling water supply and waste systems. In sub-Saharan Africa, those lacking … Even before COVID-19, 89 countries were not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of providing universal basic sanitation by …
Insight, 05 September 2023
Water tank made of stones
Working with nature to manage water resources in a changing climate
Insight, 22 March 2021
A field of bare earth covered with rows of dried stalks.
Climate, health and urban informal economies – stories of need and change
… to 2019 Labour Force Surveys ). The workers in India, mostly urban, contribute over 50% of GDP. In Zimbabwe, informal work … and spoils stored food.  Neerja, an Indore street vendor, said: “Water drips from the crevices of my house. I have no choice but to keep … has generated a ‘champions team’. One joint priority is better waste management.  Plastics are already sold for recycling. Now a project …
Article, 07 June 2022
The journey to fetch fresh water for a resident of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India (Photo: Meena Kadri, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… The annual World Water Week  in Stockholm, Sweden, from 28 August to 2 September focuses … relating to water across the globe. This year's theme is 'Water for Sustainable Growth', with water seen as central to all the challenges at … Development Goals (SDGs). IIED's water work focuses on sanitation in urban areas and, as part of the Global Water Initiative – West Africa , …
Article, 24 August 2016
GWI influence - access and rights to irrigated land - planting rice - Selingue dam - Mali
Global Water Initiative: Mali
… to cover national consumption with rapidly increasing demand in urban areas Approximately 2,200,000 hectares are deemed to be suitable … agricultural budget GWI focus dam: Sélingué (completed 1981) Water for agriculture (2013-17) Selingué dam Sélingué dam serves a … councils within our project area. These can be grouped as follows: Sustainable drinking-water supply Water points – including boreholes and …
Project, 16 February 2018
Children using water pump in Burkina Faso
Global Water Initiative: Burkina Faso
… Water for agriculture (2013-17) Context Over 80% of the population is … virtually no commercial producers; only 20% of the population (mainly urban) can afford to buy rice, half of which is imported. There are … between 2011-15 in irrigation overall under the Programme for Sustainable Development of Irrigated Agriculture (PNSR) GWI focus dam: …
Project, 16 February 2018
Water kiosks in Zambia provide safe drinking water for poor households in peri urban areas of Chipata. Careful consideration of the affordability of water services for the urban poor is vital to provide universal and equitable access to safe and affordable water for everyone by 2030 (Photo: SuSanA Secretariat, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Improved water access unaffordable for urban poor
… Goal (MDG) assessments have demonstrated that access to an improved water source has increased significantly since 1990 (PDF) . However, … and affiliates at Slum Dwellers International (SDI)  show that the urban poor often cannot afford the improved services delivered by water … as a way to improve provision and modernise water utilities. The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a target (6.1) to provide …
Insight, 22 March 2016
With water shortages in Lebanon, many households have water storage facilities
Getting Lebanon’s water flowing: using new SDG data in an urban crisis
… has displaced 1.5 million people to Lebanon, putting pressure on water services and resources. Humanitarian agencies and the national government have drawn on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators to gather new data on … aggregated to the nation level or divided according to rural and urban areas. Although data was not disaggregated to the city level in …
Insight, 19 February 2018