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Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work on ways to achieve resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development.

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Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

A series of articles exploring the critical shifts in governance, policy and action needed to transform informal settlements on a warming planet

14 entries

Group of community members recording via interviews via their phones.

Community-led innovations leading to transformative change

Insight, 27 February 2025

Favela, an urban slum located within or on the outskirts of São Paulo.

Bringing housing justice and civic media together: three reflections

Insight, 04 November 2024

Flooding at Otumara Settlement.

Better Cities II: Transforming informal settlements on a warming planet

Article, 30 October 2024

Hamdi, urban refugee from Somalia, selling tea on the streets of Eastleigh, Nairobi.

Inclusive and targeted action for migrants and the urban displaced

Article, 30 October 2024

Man moving cement in Ocupação Jorge Hereda, São Paulo.

Building housing justice: construction materials in informal settlements

Article, 30 October 2024

Image of street in Buenos Aires showing informal housing.

Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities for low-carbon, resilient futures

Article, 30 October 2024

Aerial view of a cities with packed informal settlements in the foreground and skyscrapers in the background.

Climate resilience and informal settlements: the urgent need to focus on how power and knowledge interact

Article, 30 October 2024

Houses surrounded by trees and greenery.

The decarbonisation debate: exploring climate action for equitable cities

Event on 24 June 2024

Head and shoulders photos of five peple. Text: Podcast episode 20. And Make Change Happen

Can mitigation deliver better cities in the global South? Make Change Happen podcast episode 20

Article, 19 December 2022

An illustration showing people and flowers in front of tall buildings.

Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change

Article, 23 June 2022

Water pours from two pipes set into stone, surrounded by photos, alongside a pile of clothes.

Embracing disruptive resilience

Article, 23 June 2022

Water pours from two pipes set into stone, surrounded by photos, alongside a pile of clothes.

Urban climate justice: connecting social justice and decarbonisation

Article, 23 June 2022

Shack housing on the side of a hill.

No climate justice without housing justice

Article, 23 June 2022

Houses are submerged in water.

Making the most of migration: mobility in the context of the climate emergency

Article, 23 June 2022

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Urban development

Climate change and cities

Better Cities II