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Addressing urban environmental issues for cities that work for people and planet

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Urban development

Informal settlements (slums)

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Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change

23 June 2022

People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.

IIED at WUF11

Event on 26 June 2022

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The role of urban green space: how London got its parks

David Satterthwaite
16 June 2022

Shack housing on the side of a hill.

No climate justice without housing justice

23 June 2022

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Tackling air pollution in informal settlements in Kenya

Began 2017

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Stitching with determination: stories of women garment workers in Indore, India

07 June 2022

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Q&A: Two years on, blog series maintains its focus – in changing and challenging times

09 May 2022

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Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

A series of articles looking at ways to achieve resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

The transition to a predominantly urban world

A series of blogs and interviews exploring what social, political and environmental factors cause cities to thrive or decline

Urban crises and forced displacement

A programme of work bringing together diverse perspectives on humanitarian emergencies and forced displacement, to inform new directions in urban crisis response

Housing justice

A programme of work producing knowledge and methodologies for housing policy and initiatives that promote wellbeing and sustainability in cities of the global South

Publications

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Prioritising action on health and climate resilience for informal workers

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Better cities are possible: responding to the twin crises of climate change and inequality

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The Urban Crises Learning Fund evaluation final report

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Doing more with less: COVID-19 relief by community networks in Southeast Asia

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Scaling up community-led COVID-19 responses: five key lessons

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The contribution of cities to local and planetary health - equity, ecosystem services and nature

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Amplifying grassroots COVID-19 responses in Kenya

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Citizen participation in planning: from the neighbourhood to the city

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Adaptation Research Alliance consultation workshop

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The case for treating long-term urban IDPs as city residents

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Pandemic lessons from Karachi

Blog, 28 September 2022

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Tackling inequalities through housing policy development

Active Project

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How community-led design and planning can lead to housing justice

News, 16 September 2022

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Top 20 downloaded papers in the journal Environment and Urbanization

Blog, 18 August 2022

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An unexpected cooperative project to lighten women's pandemic clothes-washing burden

Blog, 01 August 2022

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Learning from each other: community groups share experiences across continents

Blog, 18 July 2022

Women sitting next to vegetables wear masks and keep social distancing.

What lessons can we learn from COVID-19 responses in African cities?

Blog, 04 July 2022

An illustration showing people and flowers in front of tall buildings.

Building better cities: responding to the twin challenge of inequality and climate change

Article, 23 June 2022

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Embracing disruptive resilience

Article, 23 June 2022

Water pours from two pipes set into stone, surrounded by photos, alongside a pile of clothes.

Urban climate justice: connecting social justice and decarbonisation

Article, 23 June 2022