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Under-estimation of Urban Poverty in Low and Middle-income Nations, The
… This paper discusses the limitations in the income-based poverty lines that are widely used to define poverty and to measure urban poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This includes a … suggest that the scale and depth of urban poverty is systematically under-estimated in most of the official statistics produced or used by …
Publication, 01 January 2004
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Feeding all city inhabitants
… While on average urban residents are less likely to go hungry than rural residents, a … moderate to severe food insecurity. Nearly 144 million children under the age of five are stunted, and 47 million are threatened by … importance of eating greens. It’s not only about income But income poverty is only part of the picture. Inadequate and often expensive …
Insight, 27 June 2021
More than 80 representatives of slum-dwellers federations attended the 9th World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: the World Urban Forum brought together governments and grassroots – what next?
… Colenbrander (SC) and  David Dodman (DD) were all at the 9 th World Urban Forum , which took place in Kuala Lumpur from 7-13 February. Here … coming out of the World Urban Forum make for people living in urban poverty in developing countries around the world? DD: These big global … seem a long way removed from the everyday lives of people living in low-income and informal settlements in cities around the world. But they …
Article, 14 February 2018
Lagos in 2010. Under different scenarios, Lagos could have 61 million inhabitants in 2100, or over 100 million (Image: Ricardo Gomes, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will Africa have the world's largest cities in 2100?
… The world's urban population is growing rapidly – and current projections suggest it … projects the world's largest cities and their populations in 2100 under three different scenarios: The world's five largest cities in … degradation. Global population of 13.5 billion, pockets of extreme poverty and moderate wealth, many countries with rapidly growing …
Insight, 07 October 2016
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021