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Untreated and Unsafe: Solving the Urban Sanitation Crisis in the Global South

Cities must ensure universal access to safe, reliable and affordable sanitation so that all urban residents can lead productive, healthy and thriving lives. Globally, the number of urban residents who lack safely managed sanitation has increased from 1.9 billion in 2000 to 2.3 billion in 2015, costing $223 billion a year in health costs and... Read more

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Towards a More Equal City (Framing Paper)

Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South (Housing)

Powering Cities in the Global South (Energy Access)

Including the Excluded (Informal Economy)

Upward and Outward Growth (Urban Expansion)

From Mobility to Access for All (Transport)

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Unaffordable and Undrinkable: Rethinking Urban Water Access in the Global South

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Polluted waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
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One of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts
We are far from universal water access. Flickr/Sarel Kromer
We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis
Aerial view of streets in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Flickr/UN Photo
People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way

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