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A woman is sowing seeds on the side of the road.
Urbanising the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
… important scientific initiative – ever. We know about existential crises when applied to people or organisations, but now the term is … Initially, the IPCC assessments did not pay much attention to urban issues. In part because of the lack of relevant peer-reviewed articles (see the table below). Coverage of urban issues in IPCC reports …
Insight, 15 May 2023
Flooded street with tall buildings in the background
Rethinking urban climate resilience: time for a reset?
… the world, more people live in towns and cities than in rural areas. Urban areas are highly exposed to climate change and are facing hazards … need to rethink and, in fact, to ‘reset’ existing modes of building urban resilience.  This provides the context for our book ‘Resilience … of the global South. We argue that to successfully deal with the crises facing cities, planners need to embrace informal knowledge (for …
Insight, 18 July 2021
Busy road with people and motorbikes.
Film exploring the lives of urban refugees wins best documentary at Kenyan film festival
… the filmmakers and interviewees of 'Protracted displacement and urban crises'. This unflinching look at the experiences of refugee households … and humanitarian agencies.  Lucy Earle , who leads IIED’s work on urban displacement, said: “Urban refugees often live ‘under the radar’ … Urban … Film exploring the lives of urban refugees wins best documentary at Kenyan film festival …
News, 14 December 2021
Woman carrying a child
Bringing urban refugees into local planning
… decisions by national, regional and global enterprises drive urban change by attracting economic migrants. So too do people’s … are not as significant, forced migrants are also contributing to urban change. Conflict and other forms of violence push people to move – … if they come from minority ethnic groups.   Secondly, displacement crises potentially attract humanitarian resources that could contribute …
Insight, 20 July 2020
A road full of congested traffic.
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… Organised and convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum is the foremost international gathering for exchanging views … of society approach Date:  Sunday, 9 February 2020  Venue: World Urban Forum – Hall 2, Room 3  Hosted by: IMPACT Initiatives/Global Alliance for Urban Crises Speakers: Filiep Decorte (moderator), UN-Habitat; Soham El …
Event, 08 February 2020
Aerial view of informal settlement
COVID-19 in cities: pathways towards a transformative urban recovery
… the evolution of cities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Urban areas need COVID-19 recovery plans that can respond to the ongoing impacts of the virus, tackle the urban poverty and inequalities that deepen the impact of the pandemic and promote resilience to future crises. Such initiatives will be developed against the backdrop of a …
Insight, 15 June 2021
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Empowering local actors in an urban crisis
… This Reflect & Act looks back on IIED's work as part of the Urban Crises Learning Fund. Engaging researchers and practitioners around the world, the Urban Crises Learning Fund supported over 30 research projects on key … Urban … Empowering local actors in an urban crisis …
Publication, 01 April 2018
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… The World Urban Forum (WUF) is a global conference on sustainable urbanisation. It … and local governments, academics, business people, community leaders, urban planners and civil society representatives. IIED’s researchers and … 27 June 2022 Better cities are possible: responding to the twin urban crises of climate change and inequality  Networking event Time: 1.30-3pm …
Event, 26 June 2022
Group image of the members of the C20 working group
Driving impact at the G20: lessons from IIED's engagement with philanthropies
… a symbol of the bold action urgently needed to address the multiple crises the world is facing. To respond to such crises, the G20 must unlock not just more finance, but also better   … usually grassroots-led pathways towards housing justice and urban equality in spaces like the G20 – but also COP negotiations and …
Insight, 24 July 2024
Clothes drying on a building
IIED and partners call for cities to develop a proactive response to urban displacement
… UN High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, calling for a proactive urban response to the global challenge of displacement. The … and humanitarian and development agencies work together to address urban displacement. It is estimated that 33.4 million people were … engage with those that plan and implement responses to displacement crises – but it’s absolutely critical if we are going to move beyond …
News, 10 June 2020