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Informal settlements (slums)

Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work on the governance, policy and action needed to address the growing challenges faced by 1.1 billion people living in informal settlements.

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Urbanisation and rural-urban linkages

A programme of work on urbanisation and the links between rural and urban areas

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People sit outside under a canopy behind tables with the words "reuse, recycle and reduce".

Youth strategies from informal settlements: harnessing civic media to drive change around urban governance and housing

Insight, 18 May 2026

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Unlocking urban climate finance: barriers and progress in African cities

Publication, 18 May 2026

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Drought’s inequalities: towards inclusive climate adaptation in Zambia

Publication, 15 May 2026

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Engaging young people from informal settlements in housing and urban governance

Publication, 15 May 2026

A group of women lean over a map laid out on grass outside.

Securing tenure and building resilience: lessons from Harare

Article

Fishers on small boats have their belongings searched while the boats are afloat.

Rights and housing justice for urban small-scale fishing communities

Active Project

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Connecting tenure security and climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: reflections from informal settlements in Harare, Zimbabwe

Publication, 05 June 2026

A close-up of charcoal burning in a cooking pot.

Urban heat, gender and cooking in Dar es Salaam's informal settlements

Article, 06 March 2026

A woman balancing a bucket of water on her head in pictured from behind as she walks through a field.

The invisible burden: heat amplifies gender inequality in Zimbabwe

Article, 06 March 2026

An aerial view showing thousands of iron roofs packed closely together, with few green spaces.

Coping with extreme heat and menstruation in Mathare informal settlement, Kenya

Article, 06 March 2026

An aerial view of an informal settlement and people from very high.

Extreme heat disrupting work and sleep for residents of African informal settlements

Press release, 03 March 2026

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Heat impacts on informal settlements: participatory heat data collection in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Publication, 02 March 2026

Informal settlement in Buenos Aires known as 'Villa 21'.

Embedding climate action into informal settlement upgrading: pilot success paves the way

Impact story, 28 November 2025

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Closing the gender data gap to enhance climate adaptation in urban Zimbabwe

Publication, 30 October 2025

Informal settlement in Mumbai situated next to train tracks with various electric wires going above it.

Rethinking electricity access in informal settlements

Insight, 22 October 2025

Aerial view of the Kibera neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya.

If cities could speak: vulnerability, climate and health in the city

Active Project

A horizon photo of a city, showing slums in the foreground conflicting with skyscrapers behind in the distance.

Urban living labs for resilience: scaling impact through the SECURe framework

Active Project

Image of Low-gauge tin roofs in Kenya.

Reflections from frontline settlements: connecting urban communities with climate scientists

Insight, 28 August 2025

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Overheating cities: lessons from informal settlements in Dar es Salaam

Publication, 20 August 2025

Aerial view of informal settlement in Tanzania.

Building heat resilience in informal settlements: community-led data collection

Active Project

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Strengthening urban resilience in informal settlements: the SECURe framework in practice

Publication, 23 June 2025

A woman bends over as she cooks in small poorly ventilated room.

Rising heat levels mean increased risks for women in informal settlements

Insight, 17 June 2025

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Energy solutions for wellbeing: galvanising collective action to transform energy services in informal settlements and camps

Publication, 14 July 2025

Several people bending town and pointing at a piece of flipchart paper on the floor, with a lot of writing on it.

Slum upgrading is climate action

Insight, 21 May 2025

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