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Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements

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Satterthwaite, David, Archer, Diane, Colenbrander, Sarah, Dodman, David, Hardoy, Jorgelina, Mitlin, Diana, Patel, Sheela·2020·One Earth
DOI 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.002
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Approximately 1 billion people currently live in informal settlements, primarily in urban areas in low- and middle-income countries. Informal settlements are defined by poor-quality houses or shacks built outside formal laws and regulations. Most informal settlements lack piped water or adequate provision for sanitation, drainage, and public services. Many are on dangerous sites because their inhabitants have a higher chance of avoiding eviction. This paper considers how to build resilience to the impacts of climate change in informal settlements. It focuses on informal settlements in cities in low- and middle-income countries and how these concentrate at-risk populations. This paper also reviews what is being done to address climate resilience in informal settlements. In particular, community- and city-government-led measures to upgrade settlements can enhance resilience to climate-change risks and serve vulnerable groups. It also discusses how the barriers to greater scale and effectiveness can be overcome, including with synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Satterthwaite, D., Archer, D., Colenbrander, S., Dodman, D., Hardoy, J., Mitlin, D., & Patel, S.
Affiliations
  • International Institute for Environment and Development (GB)
  • Chulalongkorn University (TH)
  • World Resources Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Satterthwaite, David
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One Earth
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-02
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
143-156
ISSN
2590-3322 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.002
OpenAlex
W3008607642
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2026: 161 · 2025: 102 · 2024: 81 · 2023: 81 · 2022: 70 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 17
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban and Rural Development Challenges
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Keywords
climate resilience, informal settlements, slums, urban poverty, vulnerable populations, urban infrastructure, water and sanitation, eviction risk, municipal government, Sustainable Development Goals, low- and middle-income countries

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