Apr 28, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Temilade Sesan, ACRC Lagos city manager One of the less visible but highly impactful aspects of the ACRC programme is the opportunity for cross-learning that it presents for urban development researchers, practitioners and policymakers working in different city...
Feb 28, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Nairobi, Research
A new video showcases the power of collaboration between government, civil society organisations, development partners and local communities in delivering transformative and inclusive water and sanitation services to marginalised residents of the Mukuru informal...
Oct 6, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Research
By Temilade Sesan and Deji Akinpelu Potable water is a luxury good in Lagos – a city with so many ambient water sources that planning around them has yielded a rather quirky layout, which fuses a breakaway “island” axis with a much larger “mainland” axis. (Famously,...
Mar 22, 2021 | Commentary
To mark World Water Day 2021, Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, discusses the issues the Global South face when it comes to accessing clean water. Diana Mitlin is currently leading the African...
