Show me the money! Financial and political strategies to address eviction and climate‐induced relocation

Urban development is rarely pro-poor, particularly in fast-growing cities in low- and lower middle-income countries, and climate change is adversely affecting informal settlements and increasing vulnerabilities. Habitat III seeks to build political commitment to inclusive urbanisation and adequate housing, but how can cities deliver on Habitat III's ambitious goals?
 
Around the world, organised groups of urban residents are working with municipal governments to develop alternatives to eviction and relocation. Such collaboration ensures that the needs of low-income urban residents are considered. 

Speakers from communities and governments will offer examples of the barriers to inclusive urban development, and outline strategies to reduce the incidence of eviction and forced relocation. They will present practical approaches that community-based groups and municipal authorities have adopted, and include financing mechanisms in which community savings leverages donor and state contributions. The experiences and perspectives of the federations will be considered against the New 'Urban Agenda', Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement by internationally recognised urban researchers.