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Informal settlements (slums)

Head and shoulders photos of four people alongside the words 'podcast 23 and "Make Change Happen".

Help cities help people – bringing everyone together in the refugee response: Make Change Happen podcast episode 23

17 August 2023

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Enabling city resilience bonds

26 June 2023

A street with terraced houses, trees and cars parked in front

How to build resilience: the ‘eco-flat’ at 33 Gauden Road

David Satterthwaite
12 June 2023

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Trapped in camps or struggling in the city: the realities facing Somali refugee women in Kenya

Hafsa Ali
20 April 2023

A woman is sowing seeds on the side of the road.

Urbanising the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

David Satterthwaite and David Dodman
15 May 2023

Urban skyline at night

From low wages to no wages: the changing pattern of inequality in greater Johannesburg

Owen Crankshaw
02 May 2023

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Towards housing justice

13 March 2023

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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 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 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 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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Four myths about protracted displacement

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Measuring what makes a ‘good life’ in exile

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Social protection in Indian cities: lessons from the pandemic

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Towards queer-centred urban development

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Enabling city resilience bonds

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Addressing urban inequalities II

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Towards housing justice

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City planning with displaced communities: the benefits of inclusion

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Addressing urban inequalities I

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From risks to resilience

Houses are submerged in water.

Making the most of migration: mobility in the context of the climate emergency

Article, 23 June 2022

A man sitting on a bench surrounded by large trees.

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

Blog, 16 June 2022

People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.

IIED at WUF11

Event on 26 June 2022

In the foreground, a hotchpotch of buildings close together, towered over by large buildings in the background.

Firm and fair foundations to transform cities, transform lives

Article, 14 June 2022

Closely built shacks. In the background, trees. In the foreground, a river and, on the other side of it, smoke.

Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings

Article, 09 June 2022

A group of women gather round the entrance to a building.

The health, wellbeing and climate benefits of slum upgrading

Article, 09 June 2022

A busy African street scene, with industrial buildings in the background.

Tackling air pollution in informal settlements in Kenya

Active Project

A woman sits in the courtyard of a building, washing clothes in a small bowl.

Risks to health in informal settlements

Article, 09 June 2022

A field of bare earth covered with rows of dried stalks.

Climate, health and urban informal economies – stories of need and change

Article, 07 June 2022

A young woman sits working at a sewing machine in a corner of a room.

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

Article, 07 June 2022