Sheela Patel – The Federation Model of Community Organizing (Slum Dwellers International)
In the past two decades through a process called “Enumeration” through which the members collect at city level data about slums, Slum Dwellers International…
Institute of Urban and Regional Development
IURD conducts collaborative, interdisciplinary research and practical work that reveals the dynamics of communities, cities, and regions and informs public policy. IURD focuses on…
What Farmers Really Need – Water
By Chandhi Singh, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Gowramma is a slightly intimidating, enterprising woman, and a panchayat member in a village in the…
New Book: Social Class in the 21st Century
Social Class in the 21st Century Authors: Mike Savage, Niall Cunningham, Fiona Devine, Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison, Lisa Mckenzie, Andrew Miles, Helene Snee and…
UN-Habitat Report on land tenure issues among Yazidis in Iraq
In November, UN-Habitat published a report focusing on Housing, Land and Property issues in the Yazidi community’s area in Iraq. The findings of the…
New Cities Alliance Joint Work Programme on Resilient Cities
The Cities Alliance is a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development. The Cities…
UN Announces High-Level Panel On Women’s Economic Empowerment
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the creation of the first High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment that will target the persistent economic gender gap across the…
Citiscope | The challenge and potential of informal settlements
The United Nations estimates that more than 860 million people are currently living in urban slums! It defines a slum as a place where…
IRENA Report: Rapid switch to renewable energy can put Paris climate goals within reach
Increasing renewables to 36% of the global energy mix by 2030 would provide about half emissions reductions needed to hold warming to 2C, says…
2015 Human Development Report released by UNDP
On 14 December, 2015, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, UNDP Administrator, Helen Clark, HDR Office Director Selim…