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Urban News
News

Cities CHALLENGE 2.0: Building Vibrant and Resilient Neighbourhoods

Urban Development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Climate Change and Resilience
30 Jul 2024
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Urban News
News

India: Improving Thermal Comfort in Community Buildings in Informal Settlements

Climate Adaptation
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Urban Development
11 Apr 2023
Waste pickers in Monrovia, Liberia
Cities Alliance News
News

Empowering Informal Workers in Urban Waste Management

Waste Management
Climate Change and Resilience
Urban Development
16 Mar 2023
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Event

8APHF: Building Forward Better for Inclusive Housing

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Gender Equality
Land
Climate Change and Resilience
07 Dec 2021 - 09 Dec 2021
Reimagining Inclusive Cities in the COVID-19 Era
Event

Reimagining Inclusive Cities in the COVID -19 Era

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Covid-19
Governance and Planning
Informality
20 Sep 2021 - 24 Sep 2021
Social Urbanism - 07/22
Event

Webinar Series: Social Urbanism - International Cases

Informality
Slums and Slum Upgrading
Strategic City Planning
Covid-19
Urban Development
22 Jul 2021 - 22 Jul 2021
Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India
Urban News
News

Unthinking Tenure: Integrating Slums and Building Equality

Slums and Slum Upgrading
Covid-19
Tenure Security
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
14 Jun 2021
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Results
News

Predicting Covid-19 Contagion Risk Hotspots

Covid-19
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Urban Data
16 Mar 2021
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Event

Policy Lab 4 India: Rental Housing Provision for the Poor

Informality
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Urban Policy
Covid-19
Migration
16 Dec 2020 - 16 Dec 2020
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Event

Policy Lab 3 India: Private Sector Investment in Rental Housing

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Land
Governance and Planning
25 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020
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Event

Policy Lab 2 India: Government-Led Rental Housing Model: Options and Challenges

Migration
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Governance and Planning
Equitable Economic Growth
29 Oct 2020 - 29 Oct 2020
Women at the Heart of Recovery event flyer. Woman in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Photo: Olha Ivashchenko - UNOPS
Urban News
News

Webinar: Exploring how Gender-Responsive Public Services Benefit Equitable and Inclusive Economic Growth in Cities

11 Jul 2019
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Spotlight On
News

New Knowledge Resources from India’s PEARL Network Make City-to-City Learning Easier

24 Feb 2015
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Urban News
News

Mumbai Land Grab: One Activist's Fight to Stop Slum Evictions

26 Oct 2012
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Spotlight On
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A Brighter Future for Agra’s Slums

15 Oct 2012
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Spotlight On
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Cities Alliance: Supporting Transformation in the City of Mumbai

13 Jan 2010

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About Cities Alliance

Cities Alliance is the global partnership fighting urban poverty and promoting the role of cities.

To help achieve these goals, the Cities Alliance promotes long-term programmatic approaches that support national and local governments to develop appropriate policy frameworks, strengthen local skills and capacity, undertake strategic city planning, and facilitate investment.

 

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