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Community-led innovations leading to transformative change
… afford to ignore the fact that informality is a dominant form of urbanisation.” This is the opening line of a case study collection recently published by GIZ , the German international development agency, in collaboration with Slum Dwellers International … and IIED, ‘ Learning from informality: urban innovations for just and sustainable cities’. The case studies reveal that existing mobilisation …
Insight, 27 February 2025
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Slum upgrading is climate action
… tenure security, build better housing, access basic services, promote sustainable livelihoods and restore nature, is improving resilience to climate risks, while sustainable construction, improved connectivity and energy transition to renewables can support low-carbon development. By upgrading their settlements, communities are taking …
Insight, 21 May 2025
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The SECURe framework: an approach to thinking about power and politics when using co-production interventions for urban resilience
… 68% of the global population living in cities by 2050. Most of this urbanisation is projected to occur in low- and middle-income regions, … can effectively achieve. The approach aims to help achieve more sustainable, equitable and impactful urban resilience interventions. …
Publication, 23 September 2024
A woman waits beside a busy intersection as cars and motorbikes drive past.
State of the cities marks phase two of Transformative Urban Coalitions
… their social, technological and political structures towards more sustainable systems. The programme has facilitated the establishment of … to complex urban challenges. They address local challenges in urban development and inequality, while at the same time reducing carbon …
News, 22 April 2024
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Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities to develop low carbon, resilient futures
Article, 15 April 2024
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… at how businesses and investors are increasingly connecting with the sustainable development agenda. It explores the challenges and opportunities faced … series launched with a discussion  between the head of IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group, Laura Kelly , and Chris West , … Sustainable markets …
News, 18 November 2019
Aerial view of informal housing surrounded by garbage.
Integrating four urban agendas for climate resilience
…  to the then UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, on the post-2015 development agenda they concluded that it must be relevant for urban dwellers stating: “Cities are where the battle for sustainable development will be won or lost”. Amid all the hundreds of global goals …
Insight, 04 July 2023
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Kota Kita: facilitating citizen-led urban development
… and haphazardly. Indonesia exemplifies this trend, with the fastest urbanisation rates in Southeast Asia. The World Bank estimates that by … living in Indonesian cities to improve local services and create more sustainable, resilient urban areas. Kota Kita is driven by a vision of … Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), GIZ and the Asian Development Bank. Three pilot projects include a collaboration with …
Article, 22 February 2022
Aerial view of housing with metal roofs, palm trees and a river
Environment & Urbanization Better Cities Day
… (HSG)  leads the institute’s research and policy engagement on urban development issues, and works in collaboration with a range of partners to foster cities and towns that are sustainable, resilient and inclusive .  Hosted by HSG and published by … that seeks to advance a more socially just and environmentally sustainable urban world through the provision of knowledge. This event …
Event, 16 March 2023
Vegetable garden in the middle of a city street
Argentinian city Rosario wins award for urban sustainability
News, 08 July 2021