Items tagged:
Urban poor
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Firm and fair foundations to transform cities, transform lives
As IIED reflects on 50 years of action research, senior researcher Anna Walnycki talks to Jorgelina Hardoy of sister organisation IIED América Latina about the evolution of our shared community-led urban research approach, and the relevance it still holds for working with urban communities today
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Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings
With low-quality housing, deficient infrastructure, food insecurity and precarious livelihoods, people living and working in informal settings face multiple health risks.
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Data to drive informal settlement upgrading. Who generates it – and who owns it?
Guest blogger Sheela Patel joins David Satterthwaite to reflect on the data needed to drive, inform and crucially support informal settlement upgrading. And how and by whom is it generated and used?
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Building resilience to climate change through slum upgrading – the case of Jaga Mission in Odisha, India
Citing the case of Jaga Mission, guest blogger Antarin Chakrabarty suggests that high-quality, community-driven slum upgrading programmes can contribute to climate change resilience
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Rethinking household surveys reveals true picture of health inequality
Groundbreaking work by a Nairobi-based research institute, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), shows the scale of health inequality in Nairobi and its informal settlements
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We also want greens in our meals: community gardens in the Philippines
One of the founding mothers of the Homeless People’s Federation of the Philippines, Ofelia Bagotlo, describes how community gardens on vacant city plots are providing vital nutrition for the urban poor
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Wanted: an inclusive vision of urban recovery from COVID-19: Make Change Happen podcast episode 12
In this episode of Make Change Happen, expert practitioners discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in urban areas, and they share a range of inclusive, locally led responses from the global South
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Broadening the understanding and measurement of urban poverty
With the pandemic shining a spotlight on inequality and deprivation in cities across the global North and South, now is the time to try and understand what actually constitutes urban poverty so that funding and public services can reach those who need it most
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Call to international funders: address grassroots organisations’ priorities, not yours
As COVID-19 persists and spreads, urban poor organisations need funding that is flexible enough to meet the evolving needs of their communities
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Community-led COVID-19 response: the work of the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation
Based on member interviews and accounts, the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation describes how community organisations have rallied to support vulnerable groups, hit hardest by the pandemic
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Making Indian cities inclusive means making them more walkable
Walking, cycling and using public transport are the main ways of getting around Indian cities. But as India's cities expand and car ownership increases, pedestrians are being marginalised – and their safety is being put at risk
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Who can we trust to measure urban poverty?
International definitions of the poverty line don't take into the account the additional costs of living in cities. Sarah Colenbrander says the urban poor can help institutions such as the United Nations and the World Bank develop accurate, local, definitions of urban poverty
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Recognising urban rights: global debates and local struggles
Global debates can help frame how human rights in the city are recognised but are often far removed from processes that affirm rights at local level
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Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
City governments in East Africa are grappling with rapid urbanisation and widespread poverty. Pursuing low-carbon urban development could offer a many of benefits
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Improved water access unaffordable for urban poor
On World Water Day, a new briefing shows that the urban poor are missing out on the benefits of 'improved' water services because the costs are too high
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A picture of urban living
What does the word 'urban' mean to you? Our photo gallery shows how we are working with partners to document and highlight the often neglected circumstances in low-income urban communities, and to advocate for change
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Sanitation in informal settlements: a networked problem
Can understanding how people perceive sanitation help achieve sustainable access to sanitation in cities?
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It's the thought that counts: how can Addis deliver for the world’s poorest?
When the world's leaders meet in Addis to decide how they fund the SDGs, the real question is whether this money will support the world's poorest to shape their own futures
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About the architecture of aid
How can decentralised finance drive sustainable development? A new interactive story produced by IIED's Human Settlements Group highlights successful examples from the global South
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References: how can decentralised finance drive sustainable development?
The interactive presentation on architecture of aid describes two powerful examples of international funds that have supported community-based organisations at scale – the Urban Poor Fund International and the Asian Coalition for Community Action. Here are the sources used
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Rush to urbanise leaves food vendors out in the rain
The drive to organise and improve towns and cities in Uganda is leaving food vendors out in the rain, warns Chris Busiinge from the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre
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Human Settlements research group ways of working
IIED's expertise is in working through partnerships to generate high quality evidence, in order to shape debates, build coalitions, and influence policies and practices at multiple scales
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Spreading the word about Karachi's contested land
A report on land ownership and low-income housing is influencing future urban planners
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Critical theme: Introducing the Asian Coalition for Community Action
Urban poverty reduction was the focus when the latest in a series of seminars at the International Institute for Environment and Development took place on July 2
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Namibia shows how to support low cost housing
Around a quarter of Namibians live in informal urban neighbourhoods; they live without secure tenure and without adequate access to services. So how has the country gained its reputation for progressive state action on housing?
