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Informal Settlements

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
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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
Slum building in Monrovia, Liberia.
Cities Alliance News
News

Global Peer Learning Series: Urban Innovation for Just and Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Construction
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Informal Settlements
Gender Equality
22 Apr 2024
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Event

Global Peer Learning Series - Event 1: Fostering Sustainable Construction in Informal Areas

Sustainable Construction
Climate Change and Resilience
Informal Settlements
21 Mar 2024 - 21 Mar 2024
El Fasher, Sudan. Photo Albert González Farran - UNAMID
Results
News

Can the Urban Poor Afford Sustainable Construction?

Circular Economy
Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
05 Dec 2023
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Event

The Human Development Impacts of Upgrading Informal Settlements in MENA

Informal Settlements
Informality
Slum Upgrading and Housing
21 Sep 2023 - 21 Sep 2023
Sousse, Tunisia. Photo: Cities Alliance
Results
News

The Future of International Development

Urban Development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Informal Settlements
08 Jul 2022
economy and investment
Media
Media item
Equitable Economic Growth
Informal Economy
Informal Settlements
Informality

Economy and Investment: Connecting the Formal and Informal Sector

07 Jul 2022
basic service
Media
Media item
Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Informal Economy
Informal Settlements

Who can help Cities with Basic Services?

07 Jul 2022
Adama City Initiative - Ethiopia
Media
Media item
Migration
Refugees and IDPs
Informal Settlements
Informality

Adama, Ethiopia: Integrating Migrants through Public Services

06 Jul 2022
SDI Flyer
Event

WUF11: Community-led Strategies to Build Back Better in Informal Settlements

Covid-19
Informal Settlements
Slum Dwellers Association/NGOs/CBOs
28 Jun 2022 - 28 Jun 2022
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Event

WUF11: Scaling up Essential Services in African Cities

Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Urban Development
Informal Settlements
Gender Equality
29 Jun 2022 - 29 Jun 2022
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Publication

Women-Friendly Urban Planning Toolkit

Gender Equality
Capacity Development
19 Apr 2022
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Publication

Land-Based Financing Instruments for Slum Upgrading

Informal Settlements
Financing
21 Dec 2021
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Cities Alliance News
News

Mainstreaming Slum Upgrading at City Level

Slum Upgrading and Housing
Informal Settlements
Covid-19
14 Dec 2021
Climate change. Man standing in the flood, Kerala India.
Results
News

Adapting to New Climate Realities in Cities

Climate Adaptation
Climate Change and Resilience
Innovation
Informal Settlements
05 Dec 2021

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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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