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women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
… Having worked with many grassroots women’s groups hit by major disasters, the Huairou Commission has seen repeatedly how organised grassroots women have dealt with disasters to get communities back on their feet. For instance: In the … And we can clearly see the value of involving them in public planning and decision-making.  So whether it is managing the COVID-19 …
Insight, 22 July 2020
Cover for G00524.pdf
Environment and Urbanization
… Urban …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Cover for G00525.pdf
Environment and Urbanization
… Urban …
Publication, 01 January 1970
A group of people at a handwashing facility
Community-led COVID-19 response: the work of the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation
… Muntinlupa, NCR,  Rodriguez-Rizal and Valenzuela – were shared. Planning the response Initial plans from HPFPI leaders (local, regional … brought by COVID-19… The lockdown prevents people moving, working, planning, organising and travelling to access resources. But community … the need for an emergency fast-response fund to help manage future disasters and crises.  …
Insight, 09 June 2020
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants.
Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
Insight, 08 October 2020
An aerial view of a town covered in floodwater.
How can loss and damage finance reach those enduring climate catastrophe?
… mechanisms for investing in public goods at the local level and urban poor funds used to build community resilience.  Such delivery … Policy and planning …
Insight, 13 September 2022
Water tank made of stones
Working with nature to manage water resources in a changing climate
… water scarcity. Meanwhile, record numbers of water-related related disasters – droughts, floods and storms – are destroying the lives of … activities that are implemented as set out in the plans.  Community planning meeting in Sanzara parish, Kapchorwa district in Eastern Uganda … interrelationships between land and water, highland and lowland, urban and rural. It also requires fostering trust and partnerships …
Insight, 22 March 2021
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
Men posing for a photo while constructing a weir with bamboo structures.
CBA14: explore with us how nature-based solutions support local action for adaptation
… in agriculture, to creating green roofs in cities to reduce urban heat effects. Climbing the policy agenda In a powerful clip … for adaptation are in the rural livelihoods and food security sector. Urban communities are also adopting NbS to mitigate climate-related … To this end, strong emphasis is put on integrating EbA into key planning processes at river basin level.   Based on a climate and …
Insight, 21 August 2020
The 2011 monsoon season brought unusually heavy rains and severe floods to many south-east Asian countries. Thailand was worst affected, with large parts of the Thai capital Bangkok under water (Photo: Chrisgel Ryan Cruz, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Thailand's floods: complex political and geographical factors behind the crisis
… Community-led responses to the flooding In response to this disaster, urban and rural community networks have linked together to organize  … the community network in aid of flood relief activities listed above. Planning for a more organized rehabilitation stage, which is meant to be  a community-driven process  in both urban and rural areas, has also begun. With major flooding in Cambodia …
Insight, 02 November 2011