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EVENT: Housing and Climate Adaptation for the Most Vulnerable Populations
EVENT: Housing and Climate Adaptation for the Most Vulnerable Populations

This event will explore policy, practice and finance solutions from the perspectives of diverse stakeholders, including governments, local communities, multilaterals, and housing practitioners, to advance access to climate-resilient housing and urban services across the Global South.

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RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch REHOUSE Initiative Linking Housing, Urban Services, Climate Action
RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch REHOUSE Initiative Linking Housing, Urban Services, Climate Action

Ahead of COP28, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities joined partners to launch a new initiative linking climate action to sustainable development by addressing inequities in access to housing and other core services in urban areas.

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Publications

World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City 

The World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City is a six-year research project, first launched at Habitat III in Quito in 2016, by WRI. It is composed of seven thematic working papers diving deep into how cities can prioritize equitable access to core services while improving the environment and economy overall; seven city case studies exploring how transformative change happens; and a framing paper and culminating synthesis report.

Course on ‘Seven Transformations for More Equitable and Sustainable Cities’ 

This course explores the seven transformations identified in WRI’s Towards a More Equal City series to help make cities more equitable and sustainable and provide city case studies. The course is anticipated to take approximately an hour to complete. The course is self-paced and can be started and stopped at your convenience. 

Home Equals Campaign 

Home Equals is a five-year global advocacy campaign by Habitat for Humanity International dedicated to achieving policy change at all levels to ensure that people living in informal settlements have equitable access to adequate housing. Together, with partners, governments and communities, we can create lasting change so that people living in informal settlements have safe and secure homes.

Succesful Efforts Led by REHOUSE Partners

This interactive set of cases from REHOUSE partners and other organizations showcases innovative climate-resilient housing solutions, participatory community development, and multi-level governance, highlighting the transformative impact of delivering infrastructure in affordable and low-carbon ways while making poor urban households and communities more climate-resilient.