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Habitat III

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From the MDGs to the SDGs and Habitat III

Publication, 01 April 2016

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A new urban agenda?

Publication, 01 August 2016

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Transforming a ‘New Urban Agenda’ into a just urban agenda

Publication, 01 July 2016

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Urban Livelihoods

Publication, 01 October 2016

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Urban livelihoods: reviewing the evidence in support of the New Urban Agenda

Publication, 01 November 2016

Esther Atieno prepares dinner for her family in Kisumu City, Kenya, using a jiko kisasa (firewood stove). Without city-wide data on electricity and fuel use available from utilities and companies, cities can survey a set of households on their energy use and extrapolate the results (Photo: Peter Kapuscinski/World Bank)

Global to local: supporting cities to meet the New Urban Agenda

Insight, 23 March 2018

The influx of migrants and refugees onto the island of Lesbos was met with an influx of responders from various sectors who often did not effectively collaborate early on in the response (Tyler Jump/International Rescue Committee)

Finding space for dialogue when urban crises hit

News, 26 October 2016

Bimbo Osobe and Samuel Akinrolabu, members of the Nigerian Slum/Informal Settlement Federation, lead a march of residents of Lagos waterfront communities threatened with eviction, to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's office to demand open dialogue with the government on alternatives to evictions of the urban poor (Photo: Andrew Maki)

Is this too easy?

Insight, 26 October 2016

A slum is upgraded in Zambia. Local urban poor organisations are working with local governments to solve problems, but need financial support (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), via Google licence)

Show me the money!

Insight, 18 October 2016

Just 0.03 per cent of the money spent annually on fossil fuel subsidies could provide 200 million people in cities with access to the grid (Photo: Pexels, via Google licence)

Action from UN's Habitat III key to lift urban millions out of poverty

News, 17 October 2016

Urban climate action champion Debra Roberts gave the 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture (Image: IIED)

2016 Barbara Ward Lecture: Debra Roberts says global urbanisation strategy needs greater focus on practical implementation

Article, 11 October 2016

Lagos in 2010. Under different scenarios, Lagos could have 61 million inhabitants in 2100, or over 100 million (Image: Ricardo Gomes, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Will Africa have the world's largest cities in 2100?

Insight, 07 October 2016

Shaping the agenda and demanding action

Shaping the agenda and demanding action

Long read, 07 October 2016

Downtown Dar es Salaam: the largest city in Tanzania is on track to have a population over 50 million (Photo: Babak Fakhamzadeh, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

The shifting power of cities

Insight, 05 October 2016

Lillies spread over a pond; cities must be governed and managed well to ensure population growth is sustainable (Photo: hqworld)

Cities on the twenty-ninth day

Insight, 03 October 2016

IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues

IIED at Habitat III: event listing

Event on 20 October 2016

Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India (Photo: Akshay Mahajan, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Data that supports local development

Insight, 22 September 2016

Champion of urban climate action Debra Roberts will deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture. Click the image to apply to attend the event (Image: IIED)

Jack of all trades, master of the urban agenda

News, 14 September 2016

Getting water from a tanker in Vijinapura, India. Partnerships between local government and slum/shack dweller organisations can help deliver urban development goals (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas?

Insight, 16 August 2016

Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture

Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture

News, 19 July 2016

Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)

Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page

Insight, 19 July 2016

An image of crouching community members in a village in Champasak province, Laos identify areas where open defecation is taking place ahead of implementing sanitation measures (Photo: Viengsompasong Inthavong/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

An urban approach to 'leaving no one behind'

Insight, 02 June 2016

An image of a man with a wheelbarrow in the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, the biggest in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. The rights of all must be incorporated into the 'new urban agenda' (Photo: Steffan Jensen/www.reversehomesickness.com, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Recognising urban rights: global debates and local struggles

Insight, 26 May 2016

An image of an outdoor community meeting in Zimbabwe. Ensuring the perspectives of local people and communities are heard in Habitat III's high-level consultations is a critical part of IIED's work (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)

IIED and Habitat III

Article, 23 May 2016

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