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Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles exploring urbanisation and highlighting opportunities to strengthen urban climate resilience while also addressing inequalities.

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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

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Man walking alongside a main road going through a small town in Uganda.

Measuring small towns – why definitions matter?

Insight, 27 November 2024

IIED-América Latina wins Global Center on Adaptation award at COP29

News, 19 November 2024

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

Displaced people: the need for an ‘urban first’ approach

Publication, 25 September 2024

A woman waits beside a busy intersection as cars and motorbikes drive past.

State of the cities marks phase two of Transformative Urban Coalitions

News, 22 April 2024

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Towards housing justice. Four propositions to transform policy and practice

Publication, 05 April 2024

Aerial view of a city with several skyscrappers.

The fastest-growing cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Insight, 28 February 2024

A diverse crowd of individuals congregated in a park, engaging in various activities.

Abandoned no more: Mumbai's new park on previously disused land

Insight, 18 December 2023

A woman bends over looking at goats.

Is the international community failing urban refugees and how do we fix this?

Insight, 07 December 2023

A bridge crossing a river filled with dirt and flowing water.

Do national governments and international agencies need urban health departments?

Insight, 22 November 2023

Two women chat to each sitting on a bench at night.

The changing status of Karachi’s women

Insight, 07 November 2023

A street in a village with a house and a blue window and clothes hanging from a wire.

Further data tales: decoding land ownership and other challenges

Insight, 25 October 2023

Man wearing a face mask walks carrying two shopping bags.

Social protection that works for cities: lessons from the pandemic

Event on 31 October 2023

Truck carrying a huge load of cardboard.

Building resilient cities with the resilience of informal workers

Insight, 02 October 2023

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Insight, 05 September 2023

Man in black jacket walking among temporary tents and shelters.

How can we achieve a world without long-term refugee camps?

Event on 27 September 2023

City traffic and buildings in Stalinist architecture.

(Mis)adventures in the former Soviet Union with the WHO

Insight, 21 August 2023

Woman walking a flooded road with piles of trash bags next to her.

Getting attention to urban health issues – or not?

Insight, 07 August 2023

A boat on a river next to a pile of garbage with buildings in the background.

Climate chasm: the yawning gap between policy and reality

Insight, 24 July 2023

Aerial view of informal housing.

Locally-led housing action needed to accelerate the UN’s urban SDG

Insight, 13 July 2023

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