To build resilient cities, we must treat substandard housing as a life-or-death emergency

Also available in: Español | 中文 [[tweetable]] Why resilient cities need resilient housing. [[/tweetable]] Download the full version of the slideshow here.  The scene is as familiar as it is tragic…

Luis Triveno, Elizabeth Hausler, Niels Holm-en, Peter Yanev |
Urban Development, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Education, Environment

Three misconceptions in the way of better housing policies

Also available in: 中文 ​While the need for housing is widespread, individually people have different needs—depending on whether they are single, married, senior citizens, families with children, or…

Luis Triveno, Ellen Hamilton |
Urban Development, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Jobs & Development, Social Protection

Let’s build the infrastructure that no hurricane can erase

Hurricane Matthew destroyed an estimated 90% of homes in Haiti's Grande Anse department. Stronger public knowledge infrastructure can help better facilitate post-disaster recovery. (Photo: EU…

Luis Triveno, Klaus Deininger |
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Retrofitting: A housing policy that saves lives

Building earthquake-resistant housing in Peru. Photo: USAID/OFDA, Auriana Koutnik/Flickr When a hurricane, earthquake or other natural disaster strikes a poor country, families too often suffer a…

Luis Triveno, Niels Holm-en |
Urban Development, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Digital Development, Governance

How Latin America’s housing policies are changing the lives of urban families

Photo: Pierre-Yves Babelon/Shutterstock In an effort to harness the benefits of urbanization and improve the living conditions of the urban poor, Latin American countries have experimented with…

Luis Triveno |
Urban Development, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Poverty, Digital Development