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A view of the migrant informal community of Marathahalli, Bengaluru
‘Participatory’ adaptation plans aren’t working for migrants in cities
Insight, 09 May 2019
IIED produced an animation to raise awareness of the SDGs and the potential of the new development agenda (Image: IIED/Hands Up)
Global goals for sustainable development
… The final text of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Transforming our world , was … achieving universal education, gender equality and access to water and sanitation (Goals 4-6), while other goals and targets are … inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. IIED has worked on urban issues for more than 40 years, and has often been a lonely voice …
Insight, 02 September 2015
People stand on a sea-wall with a road and look out at the ocean.
8 points on financing climate change adaptation in urban areas
Insight, 20 June 2013
Big changes in distribution of world's urban population
… and Development (IIED) in the 2007 edition of its analysis of urban change, which it has issued periodically since 1986. The research … the social, economic and political causes and their implications for sustainable development. "The world's urban map is rapidly being … live in low-quality tenements or squatter settlements with inadequate water and sanitation. Economic growth is the dominant driver of …
News, 21 October 2007
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Sustainable Cities Revisited III
… articles on:~- Local Agenda 21 in Leicester (UK)~- The politics of sustainable cities in Mangalore (India)~- Changes in urban wateruse in East Africa over three decades~- Community toilets in Pune (India)~- Privatizing water and sanitation for the urban poor ~- Partnerships in Nakuru’s … Urban … Sustainable Cities Revisited III …
Publication, 01 January 2000
An open sewer runs in front of homes
City leaders need to rise to the climate change challenge
… to agree on climate action, city leaders attending the Tenth World Urban Forum (WUF10)  in Abu Dhabi this week need to show they can rise … investment, whether to improve coastal defences, drainage, water supplies or for working with nature. It is not just the amount of … must make sure that safe and affordable land is made available for sustainable development of poorer communities and neighbourhoods, for …
Insight, 08 February 2020
Lebanon is hosting one million Syrian refugees, and around half of them are children. Most families live in makeshift shelters; some rent half-built apartments, sharing with two or three families (Photo: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Coping with forced displacement: lessons from cities
… Conversations around urban resilience often focus on making cities better able to withstand … the Middle East has created challenges for managing and distributing water .  On the other hand, when displacement crises are successfully … which some viewers may find disturbing For relocation to be a sustainable solution, quality should come before quantity, which may …
Insight, 11 May 2017
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Sanitation and drainage in cities
… In much of Africa and Asia, provision for sanitation and drainage in urban areas has improved little. In many, it has gotten worse as today, … sanitation needs of adolescent girls are met; violence, gender, and water and sanitation; and scoring cities in India for sanitation and … and a paper on how the University of Ibadan sought to address sustainable development goals. The feedback section includes papers on: …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Lillies spread over a pond; cities must be governed and managed well to ensure population growth is sustainable (Photo: hqworld)
Cities on the twenty-ninth day
… power of exponential growth.  Question: if a lake will be covered by water lilies in 30 days, and the area covered – starting with one leaf … population was around 460 million, less than 10 per cent of which was urban. Average life expectancy was around 33 years. Wealth per person … best hope to slow local and global environmental damage. Cities and sustainable growth in the lily pond When cities are governed and managed …
Insight, 03 October 2016
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… conference was held 20 years ago, and Habitat III adopted the 'New Urban Agenda'. This 'action-oriented document' aims to set global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development, and secure cooperation from global … integrated approaches for urban weather, climate, environment and water systems, and look at solutions and ways forward, such as best …
Event, 20 October 2016