Learning from informality: Urban innovations for just and sustainable cities

This collection of good practices from around the world, i.e. Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia, aims to contribute to these transformative efforts by recognising and learning from existing experiences in which those living in informality have developed urban innovations that advance more just and sustainable cities. The collection features 14 case studies on such innovations, drawing on experiences shared during the ‘Global Peer Learning Series: Urban Innovation for Just and Sustainable Cities’, convened and hosted by GIZ and Cities Alliance in 2024, as well as the wealth of grounded cases in which Slum Dwellers International (SDI), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and other partner civil society groups have been involved over the last few years.