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Building resilient and safe communities against poverty and disaster
… resettlement within the city for the informal settler families in the urban sprawl. However, communities have to comply with the complicated … unleashed energy and dynamics among stakeholders to address practical matters and open up public and institutional spaces to forge new roles … from the PP with regard to how ‘climate resilience’ can be built into urban governance programme and planning? …
Publication, 01 February 2016
A street scene with pedestrians, stallholders, motorbikes and cars
Making Indian cities inclusive means making them more walkable
… Indian cities are getting less safe  In the last few decades, India’s urban population has grown rapidly. Without suitable policies and infrastructure to manage growth, this has resulted in urban sprawl and traffic congestion, made worse by inadequate quality … limited considerations of safety.  Some individuals have taken matters into their own hands. Gangadhara Tilak Katnam is a 70-year-old …
Insight, 05 June 2019
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Youth and the city
… the city and it has papers on: the opportunities and pressures facing urban youth in Africa; youth entrepreneurship in waste in one of Nairobi’s informal settlements; sex and livelihoods among young urban dwellers in the Gambia; youth perceptions of life in an informal settlement in Buenos Aires; and why gender and generation matters in understanding rural–urban linkages. Themes for other papers …
Publication, 01 October 2010
A group of young men play volleyball in the middle of the street, with a makeshift net
COVID-19 in Guayaquil: from global notoriety to family responses
… This series of blogs focusing on the transition to a predominantly urban world was planned before COVID-19. This pandemic brings such a … many were exposed to the virus while playing volleyball.  Family matters: when government and healthy systems fail Bodies in the street. … Urban … The transition to a predominantly urban world …
Insight, 20 May 2020
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Collaborative action on soil fertility in South Asia: experiences from Bangladesh and Nepal
… of the problem is on the increase and small-scale solutions – from urban waste recycling to vermi-compost production – are proving that the …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Urban climate action champion Debra Roberts gave the 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture (Image: IIED)
2016 Barbara Ward Lecture: Debra Roberts says global urbanisation strategy needs greater focus on practical implementation
… conference for 20 years. The UN summit was to agree a 'New Urban Agenda', setting out proposals for urban development over the next 20 years.  Roberts said the draft New … levels – from grassroots partnerships to global summits. Our Urban Matters blog focuses on urban poverty, climate change in cities and …
Article, 11 October 2016
A farmer’s market, Fort Portal, Uganda
Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
… and cities in the countries of Africa and Asia where the bulk of the urban growth of the next decade will occur. We will work to shape fairer … We will strive to find effective ways of getting ‘money where it matters’ – to the communities at the frontline of the climate crisis. … our expertise and experience in places such as the African drylands, urban informal settlements and with forest communities worldwide. And we …
Insight, 08 April 2019
Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh queue to get access to a raised tube well; local indicators about access to water are essential for the SDGs (Photo: Development Planning Unit, UCL, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
… (drinkable) and affordability (cost). And since most low-income urban dwellers rely on more than one source, such data are needed for … poor and where action is needed.   Similarly, averages for rural and urban areas for infant, child and maternal mortality rates don't show … Since much of the responsibility for meeting many of the SDGs in urban areas falls to local governments, the measures being discussed at …
Insight, 09 March 2016
A street in Freetown, Sierra Leone: involving growing low-income urban populations in urbanising countries will help result in more inclusive urbanisation (Photo: bobthemagicdragon, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
In the world's poorest countries, cities could be the Sustainable Development Goals test
… Really? Despite the fact that these LDCs will be in the midst of urban transitions that in wealthier countries were accompanied by rising … where the targets the most far reaching and urbanisation and urban growth are at their most rapid (see the figure below). It is in … trying to enforce the regulations that helped to create them makes matters worse. In many cities and towns a majority of the population …
Insight, 07 June 2016
Study warns of failure to plan for rapid urbanisation in developing nations
… heed lessons from Brazil whose failure in the past to plan for rapid urban growth exacerbated poverty and created new environmental problems … proportion of developing countries that have adopted policies to curb urban growth rose from 46 percent in 1976 to 74 percent in 2007 and the … this growth instead of preparing ahead for it will only make matters worse. Looking ahead, policymakers need to pay special attention …
News, 06 August 2010