After 16 years here (🤯) I'm out. Come and say hi @chrisjords.bsky.social. The @WorldBollard Association is there, so it will all be ok. 👋

That’s a wrap on #WUF12! 🌆 It’s been a brilliant week of discussions and engagements around driving urban reform in African cities through inclusive research and collaborative approaches. We’re looking forward to continuing the conversations when we’re back from Cairo! 🙌

Join us today at #WUF12 for an informal discussion around developing city reform coalitions, allyships and better partnerships! 🗓️ Thursday 7 November 🕞 15:30-16:30 📍 Habitat Village (Booth 7323, Hall 4)

@BethChit @sdi_net @Shack_dwellers @shemuganyi @dialogueonshel1 @Uni_Stuttgart ACRC’s CEO @DianaMitlin notes two key challenges of collaborations between academia and communities: 1️⃣ Ensuring inclusivity 2️⃣ Understanding local contexts She stresses the need for an honest conversation about what communities and academics each bring to knowledge processes.

If you're at #WUF12 today, join us for what's sure to be a fantastic session exploring the value of community voices in knowledge production and urban reform! 💡 🕐 13:00-14:30 📍 Hall 1, Voices from Cities Room F @BethChit @shemuganyi @sdi_net @dialogueonshel1 @GlobalDevInst

Ready for #WUF12 day 2! We’re around all day in hall 4, so be sure to visit us and find out more about our #urbandevelopment research 🌆

Said the sun to the moon Said the head to the heart 'We have more in common Than sets us apart'

I’ve been lucky to learn the power of community through teaching collaborations with @Wanavijiji_sdi and @CommSaversCLASS. This has been a big motivation behind launching @OWT_UK last year. Delighted to be featured by @IIED in their blog this week!

🏆 We're delighted that ACRC’s CEO @DianaMitlin has been awarded the best paper of 2024 by @RSA_ADP for “The contribution of reform coalitions to inclusion and equity: lessons from urban social movements”.

Great to see this recognition of @DianaMitlin's work. It really is an excellent paper (even for non-academics!) that highlights the practical potential of broad urban reform coalitions, and details a range of examples (that Diana has been involved with over the years)🙌

Really striking new results from @madasascientist & friends...

NEW | Youth and capability development: Domain report By 2050, half of Africa’s population will be under the age of 25. This makes young people key to development outcomes across the continent’s cities, with youth often regarded as the “makers or breakers” of the future.

It's Coming Home

Liz Truss's book brainstorm

Manchester is red 🔴⚽🌹 https://t.co/5PVkM6XEKw

New case study | Changing waste into wealth in Kampala’s informal settlements In Kampala’s informal settlements, small businesses are producing briquettes from organic waste. These provide a cheaper, cleaner cooking fuel than wood or charcoal, which most residents currently use.

Great to catch up with so many @AfricanCities_ researchers at #DSA2024 last week - and really interesting to attend both the panels they convened. The @SOAS cookies were excellent too! 🍪 This is my brief summary of the discussions: https://t.co/8OrniyXzwO

I'm not sure why the researchers didn't just pop down the road to have a chat with Man City folks...🤔

98.9% of Africa’s vaccine supply is produced outside of Africa. 💉 But after COVID, African leaders set a target to produce 60% of Africa’s vaccines in Africa by 2040. That's at least 1.5 billion doses annually to meet that target. That’s 73 times more than what is currently

At 4pm you'll be able to take a break from #DSA2024, grab some tea and meet publishers and institutes who have stands in Senate House. Who wouldn't want to spend time talking to the fun folk from @GlobalDevInst who have #OpenAcess titles and free bookmarks?!