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Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… through local institutions to engage with and support community-led development, as in the work of the Akiba Mashinani Trust in Kenya. And … of disaggregation needed for planning poverty reduction. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals call for more disaggregated data – but they do not …
Insight, 10 August 2021
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Tackling inequalities through housing policy development
… health, economic security and safety.   The continued trend of urbanisation in the country is making housing a growing urban challenge. … It’s also hindering the country’s ambition to promote inclusive and sustainable development.  This project promoted a collaborative and strategic … Tackling inequalities through housing policy development …
Project, 19 September 2022
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Knowledge in action for urban equality
… growing inequality in cities undermines the efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as the ‘New Urban Agenda’.  The 'Knowledge in … Action for Urban Equality’ (KNOW) programme was led by  The Bartlett Development Planning Unit  of UCL and brought together 14 partners in …
Project, 28 September 2021
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Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam
… Even before COVID-19, 89 countries were not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of providing universal basic sanitation by 2030. The …
Insight, 05 September 2023
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​Afghanistan’s unfolding crisis: wellbeing and livelihoods of displaced people before and after the regime change
… of gender inclusivity, community participation and a humanitarian-development nexus approach for sustainable solutions. …
Publication, 06 February 2024
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Connecting for common goals: exploring 50 years of IIED and sustainable development
News, 26 May 2022
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Post-2015: framing a new approach to sustainable development
… note, prepared by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda (IRF2015), offers principles and approaches for … such as water, agriculture and food security, energy security, and urbanisation in a way that integrates their environmental, economic and … Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda …
Publication, 01 April 2013
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The decarbonisation debate: exploring climate action for equitable cities
… in the efforts to achieve urban social justice and climate-resilient development. What makes low-income and informal communities legitimate … is a sociologist and senior researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and a member of the Transformative … team in Bonn, Germany. Nura Ali is a PhD researcher at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at University College London (UCL), and …
Event, 24 June 2024
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IIED and partners call for cities to develop a proactive response to urban displacement
… of how governments (local and national), donors, and humanitarian and development agencies work together to address urban displacement. It is … out because it is written by people with both humanitarian and urban development expertise.  “It’s rare for actors who understand how cities … the international research community and globally, to influence the sustainable development agenda. IIED is currently leading a study …
News, 10 June 2020
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IIED deepens links with largest global network of local governments
… gathering convened by the UN to increase momentum for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  SDG11 aims to make human settlements ‘inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” – but the latest update reported that the world is not on …
News, 12 March 2024