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This paper considers what we know about risk in these urban centres
Overview of the historical growth of Karonga Town, Malawi, the level of service delivery, risks in the town and how these impact livelihoods
Methods employed for the research included physical observation, household interviews, mapping, photographing, and in-depth interviews.
Report of a consultation commissioned by FCDO in collaboration with National Institute for Health Research and UK Research and Innovation
Around half of the urban population live in informal settlements, lacking the basic infrastructure and services on which good health depends
This brief assesses current SWM practice and outlines stakeholder opinions on ways to improve SWM, both in the short and long term.
Development of community-led research to promote urban governance for resilience and how impactful partnerships can be created within a research programme
Cities are centre stage of Africa’s pathway to prosperity, with the majority of its population expected to live in urban areas within the next decade
This Special Issue brings together new synthetic reviews, detailed empirical case studies and practitioner and expert commentary
This briefing outlines some potential interventions at multiple scales that could increase the resilience of Dar’s communities
This study examined the extent to which current solid waste management policies are integrated and how they address health outcomes
This briefing draws on research project into the histories and trajectories of risk in Karonga, Malawi and Nairobi, Kenya
Natural hazards (e.g. floods, fires) have the potential to occur at the same time or trigger other natural hazards
Research carried out in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on cross-scalar risk communication and disaster risk governance
Many African cities face a range of hazards, representing a “spectrum of risk” of events that can cause death, illness and impoverishment
In African cities, orienting risk management towards a developmental agenda can confront the root causes of poverty and risk
Health issues associated with vulnerability to poor solid waste management, especially among workers directly exposed to these wastes to these wastes.
This briefing includes newspaper reports, hospital records and databases of government departments for the period 2000 to 2015
Dominant global climate change narratives and framings frequently do not translate well into local adaptation decision making
This briefing draws from the experience of the City Resilience Action Planning (CityRAP) Tool developed by UN-Habitat
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