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Informal settlements such as this one in Durban, South Africa, are adversely affected by climate-related impacts (Photo: David Dodman)
Climate-related 'loss and damage' in cities: exploring a new urban frontier
Insight, 23 October 2014
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Co-production: taking stock of achievements and possibilities
Publication, 01 October 2018
A partially obstructed drain in Gangtok city, Sikkim (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Fieldnotes from two cities in India: learning about social learning and climate uncertainty
… A learning-based approach can be used to bring a wide range of urban stakeholders together to debate the right approach or plan using … policies or amend old ones as needed. This can help to address the planning challenges presented by climate uncertainty, including the long … Pradesh to understand more how these ideas actually work in practice. Urban experiences of learning Gangtok is a small city high in the …
Insight, 21 July 2016
A flooded street in an informal settlement
To stay ahead of climate change, cities need to act now
… A policy win-win There is an obvious need to reconcile different urban agendas: for economic success; for poverty reduction/basic service … which to view risk. There are significant overlaps between these urban agendas, which are usually the responsibility of different … to watershed protection. But both low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development are likely to be inhibited by the same constraints …
Insight, 04 June 2019
Two children in a flooded field.
Supporting child-centred resilience to climate impacts
… disaster risk reduction activities in three locations: one urban, one semi-rural and one rural.  It aimed to incorporate children's …
Project, 17 February 2022
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Climate-related disasters and displacement: Homes for lost homes, lands for lost lands
… Urban … Climate-related disasters and displacement: Homes for lost homes, lands for lost lands …
Publication, 01 January 2009
Ibadan, Nigeria, a city that has experienced devastating high winds and flooding (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
How risk accumulates in African cities – and ways to break the cycle
… as collapsing buildings and exploding oil tankers, people living in urban centres negotiate a range of hazards on a daily basis.  Over the … of residents would classify government-supported evictions as major disasters. The October 2016 evictions at Otodo Gbame in Lagos, Nigeria … These informal systems are powerful but not easily captured by urban planning tools, budgeting, donor priorities or research agendas. Meeting …
Insight, 30 January 2017
An image of a man faking injury being treated by a Bangladesh firefighter as part of a training exercise on collaborative search and rescue operations, helping the city to respond more effectively to disasters (Photo: Oregon National Guard, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Making the SDG agenda work for LDCs
… shocks or stresses, but to move out of existing struggles. In an urban context, we worked with the Dhaka South City Corporation to help … within the local fire and civil defence departments to respond to disasters in a more timely and effective manner, and improving gas pipes … In Bangladesh, we maintained conversation with the Ministry of Planning as it prepared its 7th Five Year Plan, setting out how the …
Article, 25 May 2016
Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
… approaches that link the efforts of humanitarian, development and urban actors to respond to urban humanitarian crises caused both by disasters and by conflict. Neighbouring countries Most Syrian refugees …   Researchers need to analyse the overlaps and tensions between urban planning and humanitarian principles and approaches, and to document …
Insight, 15 September 2015
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… Small-scale financing for local innovation – Gabriela Mercurio, urban analyst at Cities Alliance Gabriela Mercurio is an urban analyst … such enterprises are highly vulnerable to climate change and related disasters due to rising temperatures, more intense storms, floods, … first responders, which helped with preparation against flooding. Planning had been 'professionalised' and a top-down tool. They have been …
Article, 14 June 2021