Urban

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

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Urban development

Urban Matters blog

Cities

Informal settlements (slums)

Urban poverty

Event

Where to find IIED and partners at COP29: event listing

Event on 11 November 2024

Project

Hub for Housing Justice: strengthening global alliances for just housing futures

June 2024 - ongoing

Communication practices and the struggles for housing justice

30 October 2024

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Building resilient homes in informal settlements

Long read 25 June 2024

Cars stopped on the motorway. A digital sign reads "Extreme heat. Save power 4-9PM. Stay cool"

Article

Hot cities: researching extreme heat in the world's biggest capital cities

23 July 2024

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Urban legend: one man, 50 years, countless seeds of hope

Long read 13 May 2024

IIED at COP29

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) was a pivotal moment for advancing climate action and securing the scale of finance needed to support resilience and adaptation, particularly for communities in the least developed countries that are most impacted by climate change. IIED researchers and partners led and presented at several events in-person and online throughout COP29.

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Event

Unpacking the climate and nature COPs: what happened and what next?

Event on 04 December 2024

Image of big #COP29 outside building in Baku

Insight

A missed opportunity: why COP29’s broken promises will leave billions behind

Tom Mitchell
28 November 2024

News

COP29 reaction: A wealthy few prioritised consumption and fossil fuels

25 November 2024

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Learn more about focused areas of IIED's urban work

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The transition to a predominantly urban world

A series of insights and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South

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Urban crises and forced displacement

A programme of work on urban refugees and internally displaced peoples that also supports municipal authorities to respond to crisis and protracted displacement

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