Urban FUTURES (Towards health equity, inclusive governance and climate adaptation in African Informal Settlements)

The Urban Futures Project is a three-year research collaboration between SLURC and partners, including the University of Waterloo in Canada and the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The project is being implemented in other sites including Uganda and Zimbabwe. The project works with diverse community stakeholders including health and policy makers, and community members to identify the climate hazards and vulnerabilities informal settlement residents are exposed to. The project employs participatory actions to co-design adaptation to inform ongoing interventions in Freetown. The outcome of such interventions is to strengthen collaboration and learning with governance actors and community stakeholders