Valuing water in the Global South

Valuing water in the Global South

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...
Webinar: an introduction to the African Cities Research Consortium

Webinar: an introduction to the African Cities Research Consortium

Jan 29, 2021 | News

Catch up on our webinar introducing the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) and outlining how the Consortium and its international partners are planning to tackle complex, political and systemic problems in some of Africa’s fastest-growing urban areas. ACRC has...
Participatory urban planning in action

Participatory urban planning in action

Jan 11, 2021 | Research

In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, local SDI groups have played a critical role in making participatory planning a reality. Dialogue on Shelter, the Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation, together with staff and students from the National University for Science and technology,...
New African Cities Research Consortium Announced

New African Cities Research Consortium Announced

Oct 1, 2020 | News

Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid. Led...