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Nearly 80 per cent of Dar es Salaam's residents live in informal settlements, and less than 10 per cent of the city has sewer access (Photo: Anna Walnycki/IIED)
Connecting settlements, cities and basins: realising SDG 6 at scale
… High on the agenda at the upcoming World Water Week  will be how to implement and monitor Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, seeking to ' ensure availability … safe water and basic sanitation.  In fact, the rapid growth of some urban populations between 1999 and 2015 has led to the percentage of …
Insight, 25 August 2016
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Water and sanitation; what will deliver the improvements required for urban areas?
… Brief of the October 2003 issue of E&U. Around 800 million urban dwellers lack the sustainable access to safe drinking water that the Millennium Development Goals prioritize, and close to 1 … Urban … Water and sanitation; what will deliver the improvements required for …
Publication, 01 October 2003
This map of the covered and open drains in Jamshed Town, Karachi illustrates how communities have led on installing sewers and drains (Image: Orangi Pilot Project–Research and Training Institute)
Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'
… Most urban centres in sub-Saharan Africa and many in Asia and Latin America … infrastructure (such as safe, sufficient, accessible and affordable water; good-quality sanitation and electricity; all-weather roads; and … by very high life expectancies. Local government responsibility The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mention addressing these risks and …
Insight, 08 May 2017
A typhoon hits shanties in Manila. Urban governments, which are already struggling to provide basic infrastructure services, also need to build resilience to climate change (Photo: Ernie Penaredondo/Global Water Partnership, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs and 'a new urban agenda'?
… No one can accuse the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of lacking ambition. If all their … and funding architecture? I want to explore this in relation to urban areas that now house four billion people and most of the world's … 2030: "Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all" "Access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene …
Insight, 08 September 2015
Screenshot of a the Biocultural Heritage site's homepage.
Our other sites and networks
… activities. Website  | Project page Protracted displacement in an urban world 2020 - ongoing Comparing the experiences of refugees and … in designing and implementing country-driven, results-oriented and sustainable learning to address climate change. Project page Poverty and … housing, lack of sanitation and crime. P roject page Global Water Initiative - West Africa 2008 – 2017 One of three regional …
Page, 30 September 2022
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Meeting future demand for drinking water supply in Dar es Salaam: Hydrological modelling of the Ruvu River and assessment of flows
… The city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania requires significant new surface water resources if it is to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6. This study reports on the development of … assesses the impacts of upstream irrigation abstraction on downstream water security for the city. Results indicate that water deficits will …
Publication, 01 December 2016
A water tap in Rwanda. Measuring sustainability of investments in water and sanitation makes more sense than focusing on annual freshwater withdrawal and access to improved water and sanitation (Photo: A'Melody Lee/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Making World Bank aid sustainable
Insight, 10 October 2016
Group of people sitting on the floor, discussing research in Kibera
Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda – Lessons on Understanding Risk and Building Resilience
… This week Heads of State will formally adopt a ‘New Urban Agenda’ in Quito, Ecuador. This will be the outcome document … agreed upon at the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) that aims to set the … many challenges, often including poverty, unemployment, insufficient water and sanitation infrastructure, poor housing and high rates of …
Insight, 20 October 2016
A scenic shot of forest with two waterfalls
Support for REDD+ readiness in Jamaica
Project, 21 April 2021
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… period from 2019. Our strategic priorities The signing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and the 2016 Paris … policy processes, as we did at the  global conference on housing and urban development Habitat III in 2016 . Our research goals IIED has an … and food systems Locally controlled forestry Biodiversity Water resources, including a focus in West Africa, and  Chinese aid, …
Page, 29 July 2022