Alexandre Apsan Frediani
@xapsan
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Principal Researcher, Human Settlements Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Expert Affiliate ASF-UK; Board Member SLURC & HIC
Joined December 2010
This study done w/ @camilacocina + @jomroche for @HomeEquals is an urgent call for governments & international agencies to improve housing in informal settlements. Evidence shows that when residents of informal settlements do better, everyone does better!
One billion people worldwide - 1 in 4 urban residents - live in informal settlements. Improving their #housing conditions is not only a human rights imperative, but also generates positive impacts for income, health and education conditions for the whole society. #HomeEquals
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Job opportunity in a great academic department!
Hiring - We wish to appoint a Lecturer in Just Urbanism, Societal Diversity and Citizenship. #hiring Deadline: 16 June 2024 Find out more and apply⤵️
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Join us today at this IIED debate on housing justice!
Housing justice: securing affordable inner-city homes through retrofitting --> Rehabilitating & refurbishing buildings in inner-city areas for secure & affordable #housing has the potential to reduce #urban inequalities. Join us on 22 March to discuss.
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RT @ProfessorBlitz: @xapsan @IIED explains the 5 principles of successful participatory action research & small scale innovation labs that…
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Great to share some of the key lessons learned about the conditions needed for Universities to advance climate justice through Participatory Action Research! @ClimateUniv @IIED
"Participatory action research is a fundamental precondition for [#ClimateAction]" but universities are not currently a condusive environment for PAR. We need mavericks to mainstream this approach, says @xapsan
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Great news for global multilateralism!
Local leaders are vital for global solutions. Today I launched an Advisory Group to help us best engage local and regional governments in our efforts to achieve the #GlobalGoals & preparedness for the Summit of the Future.
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Join us on October 11th for this conversation @dpu_ucl about the findings of the papers for the @GlobalTaskforce on the role of local governments in advancing SDG 11. @camilacocina and I will be presenting @IIED contribution on Housing and Basic Services. @GoldUCLG @UCLG @ucl
To mark UN Habitat’s #WorldHabitatDay and #UrbanOctober, join us on October 11 (6:30-8:00pm) as we present the main findings of four strategic papers developed by @dpu_ucl and partners.🌎 Find out more and register:
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RT @GoldUCLG: Day 2 of the Peer Learning on Co-creating Tomorrow's Cities starts w @UCLGAfrica recap + @UrbanRiskHub @thaisacomelli guiding…
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RT @UCLGLearning: After transforming visions into future scenarios through land use plans, participants are invited to design policies that…
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Peer learning on Co-creating Tomorrow’s Cities started today at Temeke Municipal Council in Dar es Salaam! Great collaboration between @uclg_org @UCLGAfrica @UCLGLearning @UrbanRiskHub @IIED @temekeyetu and involving representatives from 7 cities across Africa!
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RT @JackLSimpson: Great panel on Cities & Human Development yesterday, part of the HDCA conference🏡 Great presentations & Qs from others i…
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@rodrigoiacovini @CassiaCaneco @henriquefrot @institutopolis Parabéns Rodrigo e que boa notícia para o Polis e para a luta do direito à cidade!
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4/4: Looking forward to the next actions and exchanges!
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Inspiring community-led housing case studies from Nepal, Cambodia and Indonesia by members of the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights!
Documenting collective housing case studies is an important part of the work done by the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights - a partner of the #CoHabitatNetwork. Here are a few new inspiring cases, now available online!
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Great to see @yakisawyerr and @JReckford mentioning our @IIED work in this piece at World Economic Forum on what can be done to improve housing conditions in informal settlements! @camilacocina @jomroche
#ICYMI: @JReckford and @yakisawyerr recently outlined three steps governments and leaders can take to alleviate the growing global housing crisis. 1️⃣ Prioritize land tenure security 2️⃣ Expand finance for housing 3️⃣ Strengthen climate-resilient housing
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Looking forward to participate in the ‘Housing for All’ hybrid conference organised by @HabitatNorway and share the housing justice agenda emerging through the work @camilacocina and I are doing at @IIED with networks of civil society & local governments!
🌟Save the date Hybrid webinar co-organized by @HabitatNorway on Global third sector and Social Housing Policies in Europe 📅Thursday 24 August ✍️Register here
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@RobertoRocco @NussbaumMartha @AmartyaSen_Econ @JulianaEGves @carolinewton @DDFV_TUDelft @tudelftglobal @HLpezSilva1 Great line of thinking! Let's get together to think more about this? I am organising with Celine Janssen, Boram Kimhur from @tudelft and @jomroche a session on 'Cities and Human Development' at the @CapabilityApp 2023 conference in Sophia:
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