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6th World Urban Forum: will the agenda of slum and shack dwellers ever get considered?
… of discussion on participation and listening to the ‘voices’ of urban poor groups, large forums and conferences on urban issues can still be organized without the involvement of the urban … Federation, Shaikh Parveennisa Razi Ahmed from Mahila Milan (the India-wide federation of women slum dweller savings groups) and Edith …
Insight, 07 September 2012
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Improving Urban Water and Sanitation provision Globally: through information and action driven locally
… (Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute – OPP-RTI), ~-India (The Society for the Promotion of Area Resources Centre – SPARC), … of international agencies to improve water and sanitation in deprived urban communities. Although the teams may have different strategies, … but have a deep understanding of the conditions and politics of urban poverty. Each team has designed their part of the project so that …
Publication, 01 January 2008
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Local funds for local development
… Public investment is essential for urban development, especially for extending and improving infrastructure … systems be designed to support community- and local government-led urban development? A new and more ambitious finance agenda is needed if … financial systems underpinning community managed funds in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Savings groups …
Publication, 01 April 2018
Head and shoulders of four smiling people
Shared vulnerabilities? Connecting climate and health in cities: Make Change Happen podcast episode 7
Article, 06 August 2020
An open sewer runs in front of homes
City leaders need to rise to the climate change challenge
Insight, 08 February 2020
Woman carrying bags walking towards white tents
People fleeing impacts of climate change suffering physical and mental health crises
News, 14 December 2022
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor
… The IIED study shows that hundreds of millions of urban people in such countries already depend on this hidden resource. … than is currently thought. The study estimates that almost a third of urban households in sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia rely … The research — which includes extended case-studies of Bangalore, India and Lusaka, Zambia — adds that self-supply from local wells can be …
News, 12 November 2010
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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, … informed a city-wide sanitation strategy, while a paper on Mumbai (India) shows the scale and reach of community toilets, and a paper on … in China for health and hygiene. The papers on climate change address urban resilience. They include case studies of Warri (Nigeria) and …
Publication, 01 April 2015
The Mahila Housing SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association of India) Trust offers savings, loans and micro credit schemes (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International, Creative Commons via Flickr)
People power: the urban poor are now a force to be reckoned with
… of the Mahila Housing SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association of India) Trust described how the government originally didn’t want to … one of the biggest federations in the world – The Federation of the Urban Poor has 40,000 savers in about 700 settlements throughout all of … and Latin America, an international umbrella organisation linking urban poor communities from across the south that puts “the urban poor …
Insight, 17 October 2011
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Taking money to making money: SPARC, NSDF and Mahila Milan transform low-income shelter options in India
… In India, a new funding mechanism has brought transformation to shelter … Urban … SPARC, NSDF and Mahila Milan transform low-income shelter options in India …
Publication, 01 January 2017