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United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT)
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City leaders need to rise to the climate change challenge
City leaders from around the world are meeting in Abu Dhabi for the 10th World Urban Forum on sustainable urbanisation (8-13 February). IIED director Andrew Norton and Maimunah Mohd Sharif, executive director of UN-Habitat, highlight the need for leaders to work with residents of informal settlements in order to prepare for the impacts of climate change
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Where are the local indicators for the SDGs?
As discussions on the SDG indicators are under way in New York, David Satterthwaite asks where are the indicators that report on local needs and support local action in urban areas
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Slum dwellers nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Jockin Arputham and Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), the largest urban slum dweller movement in the world, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
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IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP19)
The full programme of IIED activity at COP19 this November, including video blog updates.
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6th World Urban Forum: will the agenda of slum and shack dwellers ever get considered?
David Satterthwaite asks why representatives from the federations and networks of slum or shack dwellers were absent from almost all the official events and wonders when their priorities will get the attention they deserve.
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'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' book
A book has been published on 'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' to enhance understanding of how the size, structure and dynamics of human populations influence, and are influenced by, our changing climate
