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This paper explores small and large disasters and everyday risks, finding informal settlements in flood zones to be most affected
This paper considers how resilience building has become a growing policy agenda, particularly for urban risk management.
This agenda aims to break cycles of urban risk by bringing together science and policy actors to produce knowledge and action
An approach to build the capacity of citizens and integrate communities into scientific research on water quality and risk monitoring
This factsheet summarises findings from research on solid waste management in Kenya citiies
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This paper reviews the different kinds of publicly available data on human and economic losses from large and small disasters
This brief highlights risks identified by residents, as resulting in premature death or injury or affecting their livelihoods and assets
The authors examine 3 major development efforts to improve living conditions for the residents
This paer examines integrated environmental management and sector specific policies in Nairobi and Mombasa
This paper examines the evolution of legal framework for biomedical wastes management and health and environmental issues
This paper explores conflict and crime in the context of municipal solid waste management in Mombasa and Nairobi
This paper reviews African urban experiences, and analyses the implications for risks, from the everyday to the extensive
This paper presents a critical analysis of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) governance and service delivery situation
This brief outlines a new methodology to investigate resilience in very poor urban contexts where economic assets are constrained
This policy brief reflects on the participatory approaches adopted to improve knowledge of small-scale and everyday urban risks
This brief reviews the ‘spectrum of methods’ approach adopted by the Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) programme
These studies draw on Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) research
This report reviews the level of service delivery in Karonga Town, Malawi, the risks and how these impact on livelihoods
This diagnostic report reviews core urban risk challenges with a focus on solid waste management and transport
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