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Mobile Big Data for Cities: Urban Climate Resilience Strategies for Low & Middle- Income Countries

Cities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including rising sea...

Early Warning Systems in the Philippines: Building resilience through mobile & digital technologies

The Philippines consistently ranks as one of the countries most affected by natural hazards in the world. Typhoons, storms, floods,...

How start-ups can help bridge the gap in public service provision in developing countries

Zero-waste settlements: A vision of circular humanitarian settings

A child running barefoot in a refugee camp with a big smile on his or her face is heart warming; if there’s garbage around it’s a shame...

Resettlement & Complementary Pathways

Authors: Joanne Van-Selm and Naji Makarem (on behalf of our team) UrbanEmerge was commissioned by the Durable Solutions Platform (DSP) to...

Why it’s Important to Make Cities Accessible for Everyone

Working with World Enabled, UrbanEmerge has recently led a project for the INGO Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International)....

Ethiopia’s Industrial Parks could Employ Hundreds of Thousands of Young Women

While working in Ethiopia recently I witnessed first-hand the phenomenal transformation the county is bringing about through attracting...

UK off-site manufacturing & modular construction

UrbanEmerge has recently completed a scoping review of modern construction methods in the UK. Here’s what we found: The UK is facing a...