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Informal settlements (slums)

Man selling fruit and vegetable on the busy streets in India.

Closing the data gaps on heat stress and developing strategies for resilience

15 October 2026

Woman pumping water using from a well in Zambia.

Drought unmasks structural failures and systemic inequalities in Mazyopa informal settlement

Marcelle Mardon and Melanie Chirwa
25 August 2026

Image of grafitti of child crying on a building in Favela Metro-Mangueira. The buildings next to it are torn down.

Can people-centred justice stop forced evictions?

Camila Cociña and Paula Sevilla Núñez
09 July 2026

Dandara people's agroecological garden in Recife, Brazil.

Nature for climate in cities: exploring nature-based solutions for informal settlements

April 2025 - April 2027

Make Change Happen episode 39

Living with urban drought: Make Change Happen podcast episode 39

25 August 2026

Various people being interviewed at the World Urban Forum.

How IIED helps young housing activists be heard

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Related collections

Learn more about focused areas of IIED's urban work

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

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

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

Housing justice

A programme of work involving research, capacity development, policy advisory and advocacy initiatives that advance housing justice

Publications

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Facilitating spaces of association for youth citizenship in India

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Promoting youth participation in urban governance in Nepal

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Nature for climate in cities

Cover image: Youth-led civic media for urban governance Case studies from India and Nepal

Youth-led civic media for urban governance

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Unlocking urban climate finance: barriers and progress in African cities

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Drought’s inequalities: towards inclusive climate adaptation in Zambia

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Engaging young people from informal settlements in housing and urban governance

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From nature-based solutions to naturing infrastructure: towards a care-centred approach

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From capacity to capability: urban living labs as a route to gain influence

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From power to influence: counter-mapping for urban living labs

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Climate change, health and informal workers – highlighting urban challenges and responses from India and Zimbabwe

Event on 08 June 2022

Three people stand talking in a street. A man, a woman and, in the middle, a young man wearing a face mask.

A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out

Insight, 24 May 2022

Two women wearing masks hand over a bag to another woman wearing a mask

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

Article, 09 May 2022

An aerial view of dozens of shack housing in close proximity, with colourful roofs

Bridging the urban adaptation finance gap

Insight, 25 April 2022

Rubbish bags on top of buildings.

Community-led waste management at scale

Insight, 12 April 2022

Clothes hang on lines outside small poorly maintained houses

Introduction to building transformative urban resilience for all

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Row of motorbikes parked on the road.

The rise of the motorbike

Insight, 25 March 2022

A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.

IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities

Insight, 09 March 2022

Aerial view of informal housing.

Data to drive informal settlement upgrading. Who generates it – and who owns it?

Insight, 03 March 2022

View of a busy street with clothes stalls and shops and people walking.

Research with refugees: taking care not to cut a long story short

Insight, 28 February 2022