Alice Sverdlik

@AliceSverdlik

Researcher interested in informality, shelter, health, climate, and equitable cities. Lecturer in social development

Manchester, U.K.
Joined July 2020
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 Dec 2021

    In late January, I'll leave IIED after ~5 years to begin as a lecturer in social development . I can't properly express my thanks or how much I've learnt from IIED colleagues & partners. Excited to keep in touch from Manchester, best wishes to all for a better 2022

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    Feb 4

    📄 Call for abstracts | Adapting Cities for Transformative Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Field has extended its deadline for abstracts for this special issue to 15 February and is looking for submissions from . 👉

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  3. Retweeted
    Jan 26

    IIED is hiring! We are looking for a quant and mixed methods researcher to join the team working on our project. More details here:

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    Jan 17

    We're looking for a Lecturer in Development Economics to join us! The role is full time and permanent. Applications close ➡️ 31/01/2022 Full details and how to apply:

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    Jan 10

    How can we enhance as part of ? Call for Expression of Interest to conduct a scoping with WHO's science translation team. More info:

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    Jan 4

    New Year - New Publication. Please share We reflect on women waste pickers’ practices of health seeking, access to health care, provisions made for them and made use of by them, and support they could tap in protecting and restoring their health in India

    A woman walks on a large pipe amid piles of rubbish in Dharavi
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    23 Dec 2021

    Two billion global street vendors & garbage pickers need protection from extremes. from our partners writes how policymakers must put their needs on the agenda - and develop solutions with them.

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    21 Dec 2021

    Very exciting here, based at in Nairobi and working very closely with the comms team at the along with other ACRC partners!

    Join our team!
    📣 Join the ACRC uptake + comms team! We're looking for a Programme Officer to support ACRC's research uptake activities, to help raise the profile of our work and enhance our potential for impact. 📍 (Nairobi) 📅 Deadline: 7 January 👉
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    17 Dec 2021

    WE'RE HIRING: Managing editor --> We are looking for a managing editor to manage the publishing process for Environment & Urbanization. is a significant global platform for collecting & sharing knowledge on studies.

    Environment & Urbanization.
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  10. 17 Dec 2021

    Our paper 'Better Cities After COVID-19' was one of IIED's top downloads- available here: with thanks to

    Best of 2021: publications.
    TOP TEN: IIED's best of 2021 publications --> The year began with the launch of our new publications library, which offers faster, better access to our 7,000-plus downloadable publications. Take a look at our top 10 most downloaded publications of 2021.
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  11. 16 Dec 2021

    Great new blog with vignettes from Indore's informal workers, who are moving towards resilience in the face of multiple health and climate-related risks

    BLOG: How urban informal workers in Indore, India develop resilience while navigating vulnerabilities. Written by and . With support from and inputs from
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  12. 14 Dec 2021

    Big congrats to for winning best documentary and amplifying the voices of urban refugees living in Nairobi's informal settlements. Please see this important film below and learn more here

    Watch the documentary: Protracted displacement in an urban world --> It features women and men from Ethiopia, Somalia & the Democratic Republic of the Congo speak frankly about why they fled, their struggles finding shelter/work & the impact of
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    10 Dec 2021

    🙌🟢🌍 Fantastic to see the Scholarship scheme now open to our Sub-Saharan friends 🌍🤓 👇

    Today, announced the extension of it's Scholarship scheme to applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa. Four scholarships will be open from September 2022, with applications opening from 1 March 2021. Find out more:
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    11 Dec 2021

    Applications are now open for the 2 IJURR Foundation grants.-Preference to nationals of and/or students in a low or middle income country. -Registration onto a PhD (or equivalent) program in area of Urban or regional research.

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    6 Dec 2021

    Contributing to this has been therapeutic & working with Jane, David, Yael & has been filled with learning. Feeling v gratified that this collective, critical, situated & compassionate vision of practicing ethics is being recognized🏅 My guide:

    👋🌟Delighted to announce that the impactful collaboration between & the Ethics Commission has been nominated for a President's Research Award for the . 🏅🌟Congratulations to the team!
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    3 Dec 2021

    IIED has a long history of engaging with housing issues affecting the urban poor in cities of the global South. We're working with partners to generate awareness about the fundamental role that plays in advancing , wellbeing & environmental sustainability.

    A house in stilts above the water in Banjarmasin, Indonesia.
    PROJECT: Introduction to housing justice --> Our programme of work on builds partnerships and research that informs community-led and resilient housing responses in cities of the global South.
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  17. 30 Nov 2021

    Grateful for the many contributions has made to . Now we're recruiting another visionary director to support farsighted, equitable development with our fantastic network of partners. Apply by 5th Jan!

    Wanted: new IIED executive director.
    WANTED: Executive director --> Our trustees are looking to appoint a new executive director to join IIED in summer 2022 to lead progressive change in the coming years, defining our position in a complex new world. Find out more & apply by 5 January 2022.
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    22 Nov 2021

    Regardless of how big Lagos becomes new approaches are needed: “Creative thinking is required, as well as compassion,” Lawanson said. “We cannot be like Dubai, which is a utopian aspiration some of our leaders have. We have to be the best Lagos we can be.”

    Africa’s rising cities Includes a discussion of urban growth predictions for Africa. But are concerns overstated? History suggests that population outcomes are generally lower than predictions suggest...
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    18 Nov 2021

    Please share this important fact sheet about evictions in contravention of the spirit of agreements in the Mukuru SPA, to which so many have devoted such time, effort & goodwill

    Huge numbers of families and individuals have been forcefully evicted from their homes and lands without adequate alternative accomodation in Mukuru Kwa Njenga. Read about Mukuru below and a few facts on the ongoing evictions.
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