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World Urban Forum (WUF)
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Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development
This is a series of articles setting out a vision for urban transformation that responds to the twin crises of climate change and inequality
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Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change
How can cities promote resilient, low-carbon and just urbanisation, in a context of increasing climate breakdown and inequality? IIED’s urban researchers set out a vision for urban transformation to build just and inclusive cities
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Embracing disruptive resilience
The risks that cities face are becoming more extreme (with more outlier events), teleconnected (where events in one place lead to disturbances in another) and complex (where multiple hazards unfold
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IIED at WUF11
IIED and partners will be hosting and participating in several events at the World Urban Forum from 26-30 June 2022 in Katowice, Poland.
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Urban poor community voices take to the stage at the World Urban Forum
Stories from urban poor communities inspired international audiences at the 10th World Urban Forum
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IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
This page summarises the activities of IIED, its researchers and partners during the 10th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 8-13 February 2020
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IIED podcast explores opportunities for urban change
Ahead of the 2020 World Urban Forum, the third episode of IIED's ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast looks at how our local-to-global urban work developed and its current priorities
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Seizing opportunities for urban change: Make Change Happen podcast episode 3
A quarter of the world’s urban population live in informal settlements, mostly in the global South. Launched before the 2020 World Urban Forum, this episode looks at how IIED’s work with marginalised urban communities developed, and what opportunities exist now for building more inclusive cities
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Global to local: supporting cities to meet the New Urban Agenda
The New Urban Agenda sets ambitious sustainability objectives for cities of all sizes. At the 9th World Urban Forum, IIED worked with local governments on how to deliver against the wide-ranging goals. Alexandra Norodom reflects on the power of inclusive processes
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Moving past the token 'woman' word
Does having women speakers and representation influence international events' overall focus on gender, and will having a woman at the top of UN-Habitat change how gender is considered in the agency's activities? Or do we still have further to go in integrating gender into events?
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Q&A: the World Urban Forum brought together governments and grassroots – what next?
This global urban conference was more inclusive than ever – but IIED researchers say talk needs to be followed up by action to unlock positive transformation for people living in informal settlements.
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New IIED discussion series focuses on gender at international events
A new series of discussion seminars organised by IIED will examine how issues of gender are addressed at major international conferences.
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Presenting the case for environment and urban integration
Watch a video presentation to the World Urban Forum 7 by IIED's David Dodman to unveil a report that supports decision-makers' efforts to integrate the environment in urban planning and management
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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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City without limits: keeping pace with the urban poor
Celine D’Cruz, coordinator of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), talks about her work with IIED
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World Urban Forum 2008
Fourth session of the World Urban Forum, 03 - 06 November 2008, Nanjing, China Theme: Harmonious Urbanization: The Challenge of Balanced Territorial Development