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Youth-led civic media for urban governance: case studies from India and Nepal
Publication, 20 May 2026
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Too hot to work, too poor to rest: health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban India
Publication, 20 July 2026
Woman pumping water into a plastic canister. She is wearing a traditional saree.
Strengthening urban resilience through collaboration: lessons from India, Kenya, Myanmar and the Philippines
… impact will fall on people living in informal settlements.  Rapid urban growth, weak governance and limited access to finance are … powerful, practical solutions – and a new video series shows how urban resilience is being planned, financed and delivered in India, Kenya, Myanmar and the Philippines. Urban living labs IIED and …
News, 08 December 2025
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Facilitating spaces of association for youth citizenship in India
… For this, their collective engagement with their own communities and urban contexts is key. Training in the use of civic media is an … people to explore and challenge the social dynamics behind ordinary urban problems, as well as their own worldviews and action capacities. … personal transformation as a first step towards changing their urban worlds for the better. The resulting spaces created for young …
Publication, 10 September 2026
People sit outside under a canopy behind tables with the words "reuse, recycle and reduce".
Youth strategies from informal settlements: harnessing civic media to drive change around urban governance and housing
… People from informal settlements are often invisible in urban processes; young people even more so. Although they represent a … informal settlements tend to be an unheard majority in housing and urban governance. They are often excluded from decision-making spaces … these exchanges, youth groups from informal settlements from Benin, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Uganda, and …
Insight, 18 May 2026
Two people stand in an outside area, surrounded by seated youngsters in a semi-circle.
Neighbourhoods fit for diverse young people: civic media practices and urban claims-making in Nepal and India
… new possibilities for citizen participation and are shaping the urban experiences of many, particularly the young. However, there are … and grassroots groups in the cities of Dharan in Nepal and Bhuj in India, as well as with the regional network of the Asian Coalition for … technologies to enable meaningful and equitable participation as ‘urban citizens’ towards ‘neighbourhoods fit for young people’. In each …
Project, 17 May 2024
A horizon photo of a city, showing slums in the foreground conflicting with skyscrapers behind in the distance.
Urban living labs for resilience: scaling impact through the SECURe framework
… programme and the SECURe (Strengthening and Enhancing Contextual Urban Resilience) framework .  It aims to scale up the impact of climate … enabling the implementation of co-produced and risk-informed urban development plans and climate solutions, and Foster a Southern-led … design and deploy urban living labs in Ajmer and Jodhpur (India), Dunga (Kenya), Yangon (Myanmar) and Iloilo (The Philippines), so …
Project, 03 September 2025
Group of community members gathered and sitting on the group, while one person is standing at the front, talking.
Living heritage approach leads to owner-driven, post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, India
… Urban … The transition to a predominantly urban world … leads to owner-driven, post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, India …
Insight, 02 February 2026
Aerial view on Sao Paulo showing different types of housing like sky scrappers and slums.
SECURe: Strengthening and Enhancing Contextual Urban Resilience
… Urban development in low- and middle-income countries drives the … due to their heightened vulnerability. Despite these risks, existing urban governance structures marginalise informal settlement dwellers, … resilience of marginalised groups living in informal settlements in India and South Africa. Development of the SECURe approach The SECURe …
Project, 01 April 2025
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Strengthening urban resilience in informal settlements: the SECURe framework in practice
… will live in cities, making inclusive disaster risk reduction and urban resilience increasingly critical. Yet informal settlements, which … services and security of tenure, remain systematically excluded from urban resilience planning, despite being highly vulnerable to … in strengthening urban planning in informal settlements in Ajmer, India and Durban, South Africa. …
Publication, 23 June 2025