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Informal Settlements

joint launch GIZ IIED SDI
Event

Learning from Informality: Community-led Approaches to Inclusive and Climate-Sensitive Urban Development

Climate Finance
Informal Settlements
Climate Adaptation
Climate Justice
23 Apr 2025 - 23 Apr 2025
Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Eric Isselee-AdobeStock.com
Results
News

Our Annual Report 2024

Urban Development
Migration
Refugees and IDPs
Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Gender Equality
04 Apr 2025
Learning from Informality Cover (Copyright: GIZ)
Publication

Learning from Informality: Urban Innovations for Just and Sustainable Cities

Informal Settlements
Informal Economy
20 Feb 2025
Urban Fragility Conference 2025, flyer web
Event

Urban Fragility and the Future of International Development

Urban Fragility
Informal Settlements
Local Economic Development
04 Feb 2025 - 04 Feb 2025
Cyclone Idai, Mozambique. Photo: Denis Onyodi, IFRC-DRK / Climate Centre
Results
News

The Urban Poor Left Behind: A Call for Increased Climate Finance for Informal Settlements

Climate Finance
Informal Settlements
Urban Poverty
Climate Change and Resilience
18 Nov 2024
cop_29_session_-_community_lef_cliamte_adaptation
Event

COP29: Community-led Climate Adaptation and Action in Informal Settlements

Climate Finance
Informal Settlements
Climate Adaptation
Climate Justice
20 Nov 2024 - 20 Nov 2024
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Urban News
News

UN-Habitat, UNOPS, Cities Alliance join forces for World Cities Day 2024 in Africa

Urban Development
Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
Children and Youth
23 Oct 2024
The Conflict Sensitive Nature of Working in Informal Settlements
Publication

Resilience in Informal Settlements: Conflict Sensitivity

Informal Settlements
Governance and Planning
12 Oct 2024
Locally Led Infrastructure Projects: Small but Scalable Climate Adaptation
Publication

Resilience in Informal Settlements: Locally Led Infrastructure for Climate

Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Climate Adaptation
11 Oct 2024
Mainstreaming the Marginalised Majority: A Grassroots Perspective on Gender and Youth
Publication

Resilience in Informal Settlements: A Grassroots Perspective on Gender and Youth

Gender Equality
Children and Youth
10 Oct 2024
Locally Led Environmental Management for Climate Resilience
Publication

Resilience in Informal Settlements: Locally-led Environmental Management

Environmental protection
Informal Settlements
09 Oct 2024
WUF12 Flyer, ITF
Event

WUF12: Localising the Implementation of the Global Action Plan for Accelerating the Transformation of Slums and Informal Settlements by 2030

Urban Development
Informality
Informal Settlements
Slums and Slum Upgrading
07 Nov 2024 - 07 Nov 2024
Jigjiga, Ethiopia
Results
News

Africa Urban Forum: Charting a Path for Urban Transformation

Urban Development
Urban Expansion
Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
18 Sep 2024
Global Peer Learning Series, GIZ-Cities Alliance. Cities for All, flyer 3
Event

Global Peer Learning Series - Event 3: Bottom-up Action for Just Urban Development

Community Driven Development
Community Participation and Partnerships
Informal Settlements
22 Aug 2024 - 22 Aug 2024
Submerged Community Housing Project, Naivasha, Kenya
Results
News

Climate Action: Informal Communities Leading the Way

Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
Climate Adaptation
Circular Economy
18 Jul 2024
Flyer for session 2 of Global Peer Learning Series
Event

Global Peer Learning Series - Event 2: Fostering Inclusive Nature-based solutions for Low-income Urban Communities

Nature-based Solutions
Informal Settlements
27 Jun 2024 - 27 Jun 2024

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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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