When cities get hot, the most vulnerable communities are hit hardest: people living in informal settlements must endure the ...

This case study by Teurai Anna Nyamangara and Marcelle Mardon examines the intersection of gender, extreme urban heat and ...

Mathare is one of the world's largest informal settlements, with 245,468 people living on low incomes in poor, overcrowded ...

Twenty-five per cent said they’d been unable to work due to hot weather, while 40% said they’d been prevented from sleeping ...

This zine, 'What does gender justice mean to IIED and to me?', emerged from two facilitated dialogues with IIED staff ...

This issue paper reports the findings of pilot participatory heat data collection in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It reveals ...

As the Business of Conservation Conference kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya, IIED is launching a series of short videos, telling ...

Is China urbanising at an appropriate pace? This question has returned to policy debates repeatedly since the 1980s, with conflicting views aired throughout that time. A series of insights and ...

Access to electricity remains a major challenge for millions living in informal settlements. A new approach is needed, built around understanding the complex social and economic realities in play and ...

IIED and the CBD Women’s Caucus are calling for greater recognition of the crucial role women-led and community-based organisations play in generating gender-responsive biodiversity data. News, 17 ...

A series of insights and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South Street waste pickers are those who suffer ...

Communities at the frontline of climate change impacts such as floods, droughts and other extreme weather events have critical knowledge on how best to cope, and what is needed to enable this climate ...