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Sub-Saharan Africa

Women in West Point, Monrovia, Liberia
Spotlight On
News

Climate Change and Urban Poverty: Why We Should Care

Climate Change and Resilience
Urban Poverty
Informality
Urban Development
03 Nov 2021
Man walking on top of a giant sea wall protecting Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Irene Barlian / Climate Visuals Countdown
Results
News

Urban Expansion Planning and Climate Change

Urban Expansion
Climate Change and Resilience
Migration
Governance and Planning
Urban Development
31 Oct 2021
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Results
News

Ethiopia: Promoting IDPs Inclusion in Adama City

Migration
Refugees and IDPs
Urban Development
Urban Expansion
30 Oct 2021
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Cities Alliance News
News

How Uganda’s West Nile Municipalities are Integrating Refugees

Migration
Refugees and IDPs
Urban Development
Urban Expansion
30 Oct 2021
Boys, flooding, South Sudan. Photo: JC Mcllwaine / UNMISS
Results
News

Horn of Africa: Climate-induced Displacement on the Rise

Refugees and IDPs
Migration
Climate Change and Resilience
Urban Expansion
26 Oct 2021
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Media
Media item
Gender Equality
Water and Sanitation
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
City Development

Liberia: Empowering Women Through Water

04 Oct 2021
Video: Secure Tenure in African Cities - Micro Funds for Community Innovation
Media
Media item
Land
Tenure Security
Informal Economy
Informal Settlements

Secure Tenure in African Cities: Community Innovation

22 Sep 2021
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Results
News

Secure Tenure in African Cities: Local Innovations

Land
Innovation
Community Participation and Partnerships
Governance and Planning
16 Sep 2021
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Publication

Report No One Worse Off? Safeguards in Infrastructure

Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Climate Adaptation
06 Sep 2021
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Publication

Horn of Africa: Supporting Urban Refugees and Host Communities

Secondary Cities
Refugees and IDPs
26 Aug 2021
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Publication

Municipal Development Fora and Community Upgrading Funds

Migration
Community Participation and Partnerships
26 Aug 2021
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Results
News

Improving Waste Management to Build Resilience in Uganda

Climate Adaptation
Waste Management
Climate Change and Resilience
10 Aug 2021
Waste management - plastic recycling in Kampala, Uganda
Publication

Climate Adaptation Through Waste Management in Uganda

Climate Adaptation
Climate Change and Resilience
10 Aug 2021
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Cities Alliance News
News

In Memoriam - William Jiyana

09 Aug 2021
Women carrying water in Somalia
Results
News

Somalia: Early Warning Systems for Climate Adaptation

Climate Adaptation
Climate Change and Resilience
Community Driven Development
Risk Prevention/Disaster Management
05 Aug 2021
Inclusive CBDRM in Somalia
Publication

Somalia: Community-Based Disaster Risk Management

Climate Change and Resilience
Climate Adaptation
05 Aug 2021

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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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