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https://www.wri.org/research/multilevel-action-community-led-climate-resilience-informal-settlements
Multilevel Action for Community-Led Climate Resilience in Informal Settlements | World Resources...
Informal settlements are home to over a billion people and are among the communities most exposed to the impacts of climate change. Yet they are often left out...
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https://www.qc.foundation/news-and-research/extreme-heat-in-informal-settlements/
Extreme heat in informal settlements: Evidence review
Jess Ayers and Ruwa Matsika of Quadrature Climate Foundation consider what it would take to build resilience to extreme heat for people living in informal...
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https://unhabitat.org/news/04-may-2020/supporting-those-in-informal-settlements-and-economy-during-covid-19-and-beyond
Supporting those in informal settlements and economy during COVID-19 and beyond | UN-Habitat
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https://www.wri.org/initiatives/upgrading-informal-settlements-brazils-urban-periphery
Upgrading Informal Settlements in Brazil’s Urban Periphery | World Resources Institute
WRI Brasil, through the national government’s Periferia Viva initiative, is supporting inclusive urban development in Brazil’s informal developments.
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https://www.habitat.org/home-equals/research-report
Informal Settlements: How housing affects human development | Home Equals
Improving informal settlements can increase a country’s economic development, income, health and education outcomes, as shown in the in-depth, data-driven...
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https://data.unhabitat.org/pages/housing-slums-and-informal-settlements
Housing, Slums and Informal Settlements
Housing, slums and informal settlements Version: May 2024 Related resources Monitoring SDG Indicator 11.1.1 (Urban Data Digest Series) The Global Housing...
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https://www.ecomena.org/impact-of-covid19-on-slums-and-informal-settlements/
Impact of COVID-19 on Slums and Informal Settlements | EcoMENA
Apr 19, 2026 - An estimated one billion people across the globe live in slums or informal settlements. How can these people groups deal with the looming threat of COVID-19?
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https://www.sapiens.org/es/culture-es/fear-surveillance-suspicion-outsiders-venezuela-chile/
Fearing Outsiders in Santiago's Informal Settlements – SAPIENS
Nov 22, 2025 - Un antropólogo venezolano reflexiona sobre la desconfianza que sintió por parte de los residentes de asentamientos informales en Chile —y cómo eso refleja las...
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https://economist.com.na/17720/extra/more-lights-for-informal-settlements/
More lights for informal settlements | Namibia Economist
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https://unhabitat.org/covid-19-appeal
Support our Response Plan for the most vulnerable in informal settlements and cities | UN-Habitat
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https://www.wri.org/research/surabaya-legacy-participatory-upgrading-informal-settlements
Surabaya: The Legacy of Participatory Upgrading of Informal Settlements | World Resources Institute
SynopsisThis case study in the World Resources Report (WRR), Towards a More Equal City, describes the history of Surabaya, Indonesia’s inclusive housing policy...
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