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A Collection by: PreventionWeb user UNDRR Editors
Last updated: 07 Aug 2019
Informal settlements are usually comprised of vulnerable populations and experience greater disaster damages. These resources explore how these settlements exacerbate risk and management efforts.
Documents and Publications
British Academy, the
2019
Documents and Publications
Barrio Mio and Katye: PCI’s neighbourhood approach in cities
Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance
2019
Documents and Publications
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2019
Documents and Publications
Fire risk reduction on the margins of an urbanizing world
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2019
News
South Africa: How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters
Conversation Media Group, the
05 May 2019
Documents and Publications
AOSIS OpenJournals
2019
News
As slumdwellers battle to stay afloat, little help is on the way
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
09 December 2018
News
Bamboo house for Manila slums wins top prize in future cities contest
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
22 November 2018
Documents and Publications
Addressing the most vulnerable first: Pro-poor climate action in informal settlements
United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Headquarters
2018
News
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
12 November 2018
Documents and Publications
Responding to climate change in cities and in their informal settlements and economies
International Institute for Environment and Development; Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo - América Latina
2018
Documents and Publications
A framework for fire safety in informal settlements
Ove Arup Foundation, the
2018
News
Urban risk or resilience? Opportunities for improving informal settlements in urban Africa
Woodrow Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program
13 March 2018
News
As slums face heat extremes, “I feel really scared,” residents say
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
12 January 2018
News
Slum upgrades key to disaster mitigation in Indian cities, analyst says
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
21 August 2017
Documents and Publications
Urban Africa Risk Knowledge
2017
News
Tanzania: Drones help communities map flood risk in Dar es Salaam slums
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
04 January 2017
Documents and Publications
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
2016
Documents and Publications
Rising temperatures, deadly threat: recommendations for slum communities in Ahmedabad
Natural Resources Defense Council
2013
News
Informal settlers face eviction from Manila’s riverside slums to prevent flooding
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
12 July 2013