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While South African cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town are the wealthiest, they face high inequality and unemployment. Most other cities are characterized by high proportions of informal housing (60-86%) and a heavy reliance on national parastatals for engineered services. Sanitation remains the most critical service gap, with sewered sanitation being rare outside of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Local government finance varies wildly, with some cities relying heavily on national transfers while others, particularly in Zimbabwe, receive no transfers despite high service obligations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a significant disparity in economic wealth and inequality among the studied cities; Johannesburg and Cape Town are the wealthiest but exhibit high Gini Coefficients (0.60 to 0.64), whereas poorer cities like Maputo and Dar es Salaam are less unequal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Informal housing is prevalent in most SADC cities, with Maputo reporting the highest rate at 86% of households. Other cities including Lusaka, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Ndola, and Lilongwe see 60% to 75% of households in informal settlements, while South African cities have the lowest proportions at 10-12%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sanitation is the most neglected urban service; sewered sanitation is largely limited to South African and Zimbabwean cities, with 18% or fewer citizens having access to sewered systems in the other eight cities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water service provider effectiveness is generally poor across the region, with non-revenue water (water not billed to consumers) exceeding the 30% benchmark in all cities except Cape Town; Bulawayo and Ndola report figures above 60%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Institutional responsibility for services varies by country: Harare and Bulawayo have the highest functional allocation for both engineered and social services, while cities in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia rely primarily on national parastatals for engineered services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local government financial capacity is extremely varied, with budgeted expenditure per capita ranging from US$704 in Johannesburg to US$1.5 in Lilongwe.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Revenue sources differ by city wealth and policy; Harare and Bulawayo receive no national transfers and rely heavily on property rates (up to 50% of revenue), while Dar es Salaam, Luanda, Ndola, and Lusaka depend on national transfers for 45-50% of their operating budgets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Air quality in all 10 cities fails to meet the WHO recommended limit of 5 µg/m³ for PM2.5 concentrations, with Johannesburg being the worst performer at 44 µg/m³.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Private sector involvement is most significant in social services and small-scale engineered services for the poor; for example, 79% of schools in Lilongwe and 58% in Dar es Salaam are privately run.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000199#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","air quality","water quality","urbanization","climate change","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Johannesburg","Cape Town","Harare","Bulawayo","Luanda","Maputo","Dar es Salaam","Lusaka","Ndola","Lilongwe","South Africa","Zimbabwe","Angola","Tanzania","Zambia","Malawi","Mozambique"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative study","city profiling","institutional assessment"]},{"id":"gga-000225","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gga-000225","title":"Harare CITY PROFILING REPORT 2025","publisher":{"name":"Good Governance Africa","organization":"good-governance-africa"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://digitalmallblobstorage.blob.core.windows.net/wp-content/2026/02/Harare-African-Cities-Report-2025.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Harare City Profiling Report 2025 details the challenges facing Zimbabwe's capital, characterized by rapid informal urban growth, severe infrastructure decay, and a strained relationship between the opposition-led city council and the national government. While Harare serves as the country's economic hub, it suffers from critical gaps in water, sanitation, and waste management, with a significant portion of the population living in informal settlements. The report highlights a severe fiscal crisis where the city relies almost entirely on its own limited revenue sources while facing low payment compliance and high levels of non-revenue water.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Harare's urban expansion has been largely informal, with the built-up area increasing from 279.5km2 in 1984 to 445km2 in 2018. By 2021, the World Bank estimated that 33% of the population lived in informal settlements, and 63 neighbourhoods have been classified as 'slums'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The city's water supply system is in critical condition, meeting less than 40% of demand through formal treated systems. Non-revenue water reached 58% in 2024, far exceeding the African utility benchmark of 30%, due to leaks, theft, and illegal connections.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sanitation services are severely overloaded; in 2012, treatment plants processed only 80 megalitres per day of the 274 megalitres received. This has led to frequent sewer bursts and the contamination of water sources, contributing to cholera and typhoid outbreaks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Solid waste management is inefficient, with only 61% of waste collected based on 2015 data. Only 50% of the waste collection fleet is operational due to lack of maintenance funding, and landfill management is poor, with only one site compacting and covering waste.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Electricity supply is unreliable with frequent load-shedding, often from 6 am to 6 pm. While 88% of households had access as of 2019, the sector is hampered by low tariffs and high debts owed to regional suppliers like Eskom and Hydro Cahora Bassa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Harare's road network is in a state of disaster, with over 87% requiring rehabilitation. Only 15% of the total road length is paved, and the city struggles to secure the estimated USD 250 million per year needed to revamp 250 km of roads annually.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The city's economy is a major national driver, contributing an estimated 40% to Zimbabwe's GDP, though per capita GDP remained static at about US$2,900 between 2015 and 2020. The unemployment rate was reported at 24% in 2025, though citizen surveys suggest it could be as high as 43%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000225#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Governance is characterized by political conflict between the opposition-led Harare City Council (CCC) and the ZANU-PF national government. 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It details various types of fraud, including the theft of funds by SASSA and Post Office employees, and criticizes the government's current verification tools—such as automated computer systems, bank statement checks, and biometric verification—for erroneously flagging eligible poor people as fraudsters. 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It identifies critical barriers to African development, including inflated risk premiums that cost the continent over $74 billion annually and the failure of the Global North to deliver over $1 trillion in promised climate financing. The report proposes a tiered reform agenda: short-term priorities include debt cancellation and increased access to Special Drawing Rights; medium-term goals focus on improving credit ratings through better data and combating illicit financial flows; and long-term goals aim for greater representation in the IMF and World Bank. Additionally, it explores the potential for Africa to leverage its natural capital and critical minerals for the energy transition, while cautioning against new dependencies on China as the world shifts toward a multipolar order.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"African countries face significant financial marginalization due to subjective risk assessments that inflate capital costs, resulting in an annual cost of more than $74 billion according to the UNDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a massive gap in climate finance delivery, with over $1 trillion in promised funds remaining undisbursed, while the appearance of robust concessional financing is skewed by large allocations for Ukraine within the World Bank's International Development Association.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Illicit financial flows (IFFs) severely undermine domestic resource mobilization in Africa, with UNCTAD estimating annual losses of $88.6 billion, which is nearly 2.9% of the continent's GDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Africa's economic potential in the energy transition is hindered by a lack of technology transfer and intellectual property barriers, though its critical minerals provide leverage against competing powers like the US, EU, and China.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Migration is often mischaracterized in the West as a crisis, whereas 80% of African migrants remain within Africa and remittances—totaling $100 billion in 2022—outpace ODA and foreign direct investment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"African digital sovereignty is obstructed by a lack of infrastructure, such as the existence of only one supercomputer on the continent (in Morocco), and algorithmic biases in AI models trained primarily in the West.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A proposed unified African reform agenda includes short-term goals like debt cancellation and the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), medium-term goals like improving credit rating data, and long-term goals such as reweighting voting shares in Bretton Woods institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001293#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","energy transition","renewable energy","carbon price","carbon sink","climate bond","critical minerals","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Johannesburg","Morocco","Ukraine","Zambia","People's Republic of China","India","United Arab Emirates","United States","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","institutional analysis","strategic framework"]},{"id":"clipolin-001051","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-001051","title":"INSTRUMENT ANALYSIS","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-09","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Clean-Utilities-for-Affordable-Housing_Instrument-Analysis.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Clean Utilities for Affordable Housing instrument aims to raise USD 54 million (ZAR 976 million) to provide renewable energy as a service to affordable housing residents in South Africa. By partnering with major landlords to aggregate demand and using a catalytic subordinated funding vehicle to derisk investments, the model attracts commercial senior debt to fund solar installations. The first phase targets 28,000 housing units over five years, aiming to generate 1,352 GWh of renewable energy and avoid 1,369 ktCO2e. 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It highlights the systemic undervaluation of both paid and unpaid care work, which predominantly falls on Black women and older persons. The paper critiques the 'familialist' approach of the White Paper on Social Welfare and the underfunding of social welfare services, leading to a bifurcated system where quality care is a private privilege. 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This has driven a growing energy services (ES) market comprising rooftop solar PV, energy storage, and energy efficiency (EE). The ES value chain is primarily dominated by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Policy drivers include the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, the Carbon Tax Act, and the removal of the licensing threshold for embedded generation. 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Through case studies, it highlights how women-led initiatives—such as legal challenges against air pollution in the Highveld, agroecology gardens in Burundi, solar energy projects in Johannesburg, and waste management in Durban—address systemic inequalities and build community resilience. 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It outlines 21 key recommendations divided into two main categories: enhancing city diplomacy and removing the 'social licence' of the fossil fuel industry, and implementing sectoral decarbonisation in transportation, energy, the built environment, and waste management. 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Power purchase agreements (PPAs) represent 30% to 35% of projects, while lease agreements make up 2% to 3%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The BTM Li-ion energy storage market grew by 140% in 2023, increasing from 500 MWh to 1.2 GWh, with a current market value of R9 billion. The total investment opportunity for BTM Li-ion storage is projected at R12 billion by 2030, or R2 billion per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Li-ion batteries are cost-competitive compared to other backup technologies, with a Levelised Cost of Storage (LCOS) of R3.50 – R6.50 per kWh, making them more economical over a 10-year period than diesel generators, which range from R6.50 – R11.00 per kWh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Government financial incentives are being used to stimulate the sector, including the Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme (EBB), the Agro Energy Fund (AEF), and a temporary 125% tax deduction for businesses under Section 12BA of the Income Tax Act for projects brought into use between March 2023 and March 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A critical barrier to market growth is the shortage of skilled EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) capacity, which has extended average procurement cycles for C&I projects from a typical 3-6 months to between 18 and 30 months.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's heavy reliance on imported Li-ion cells and batteries is threatened by severe port inefficiencies. The country's four container ports ranked very poorly on the World Bank Container Port Index, with Cape Town ranking 344th and Durban 339th out of 348 ports.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The BTM storage market faces technical and regulatory risks, specifically 'cold load pick-up,' where simultaneous battery recharging after loadshedding creates demand spikes that can worsen system-level loadshedding when residential penetration exceeds 15%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000104#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["rooftop photovoltaic system","power purchase agreement","Resilience (power system)","wide area synchronous grid","feed-in tariff","tax incentive"],"geography_discussed":["Cape Town","Johannesburg","People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["market intelligence","investment assessment"]},{"id":"iisd-002169","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002169","title":"The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2024","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-07/suncasa-resilient-cities-natural-solutions.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The SUNCASA project, funded with USD 22 million by Global Affairs Canada and managed by IISD and WRI, implements nature-based solutions (NbS) to combat flooding, heat, and biodiversity loss in Dire Dawa, Kigali, and Johannesburg. The project targets 2.2 million beneficiaries, with a specific focus on gender equality and the empowerment of marginalized groups in climate adaptation planning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002169#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"SUNCASA is a USD 22 million project funded by Global Affairs Canada through the Partnering for the Climate Program and is jointly managed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002169#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project aims to benefit 2.2 million people living in high-flood-risk areas, with a target that at least 50% of beneficiaries are women to address gender gaps in climate adaptation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002169#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, the project focuses on urban and rural kebeles to address flash floods, soil erosion, and water scarcity through groundwater recharge, river buffer zones, and agroforestry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002169#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Kigali, Rwanda, SUNCASA will rehabilitate micro-catchments across the Nyabarongo River and establish vegetated buffer zones to stabilize gullies and protect households from landslides and flooding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002169#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Johannesburg, South Africa, the project targets the Jukskei River catchment to remove invasive species, rehabilitate riverbanks, and plant indigenous trees to improve water security and reduce flood risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002169#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","climate change adaptation","urban resilience","Flood risk management","water security","biodiversity protection","agroforestry","urban heat island","landslide"],"geography_discussed":["Canada"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["project description"]},{"id":"pari-000218","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/pari-000218","title":"WORKSHOP REPORT: What Now Since the State Capture Commission?","publisher":{"name":"Public Affairs Research Institute","organization":"public-affairs-research-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024","source_url":"https://pari.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241212_SCC_Workshop24_Report_WEB.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The workshop report details discussions on the progress of South Africa's recovery from state capture, highlighting systemic obstructions in law enforcement, the need for institutional independence, and proposals for a new Office of Public Integrity. It emphasizes the role of grassroots activism and the necessity of reforming public procurement and local government governance to prevent 'state capture 2.0'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"South Africa's recovery from state capture is hindered by systemic obstructions, specifically that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) lack necessary personnel, technology, and resources. Law enforcement agencies are noted to be trailing global standards in crime prevention technologies and remain vulnerable to executive control.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Presidency reports progress on the 60 actions outlined in the President's October 2022 response to the Zondo Commission, with 22 actions completed. Financial recoveries include R9.98 billion in forfeiture orders and settlement agreements, and R17.62 billion in preservation orders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC) has proposed the creation of an Office of Public Integrity (OPI) as a Chapter 9 institution. This body would be built out of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), focus on systemic corruption and maladministration, and would not require a Presidential proclamation to start investigations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant concern regarding 'state capture 2.0' at the local government level, with cities such as Johannesburg and Tshwane experiencing extensive procurement fraud that has damaged financial stability, service delivery, and infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The fight against corruption is evolving to face new frontiers of organised crime, including extortion, kidnapping, sabotage, illegal mining, and transnational syndicates, which require innovative mechanisms and fully capacitated institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public procurement remains a critical vulnerability; participants highlighted the new Public Procurement Act as an opportunity for civil society to push for Open Contracting Standards and increased technology use to ensure transparency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000218#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["government procurement","governance","public finance"],"geography_discussed":["City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality","Johannesburg","Eastern Cape"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["workshop summary","policy evaluation"]},{"id":"saiia-000617","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000617","title":"Air Aware: A Journey of Youth-Led Action for Clean Air and Environmental Justice in Johannesburg","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2024","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Air-Aware-Journey-Guide.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Air Aware campaign, led by Youth@SAIIA as part of the global Breathe Cities initiative, focuses on empowering youth aged 13–25 in South Africa to advocate for clean air. The program utilizes a structured journey including 'Train-the-Trainers' workshops, the appointment of Youth Air Champions (YACs) who implement community-specific campaigns, and engagement with policy frameworks like the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 2004. Key activities included mapping air pollution hotspots in Soweto, linking air quality to biodiversity in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, and digital campaigns connecting plastic waste to air pollution. The initiative aims to culminate in a Youth-Led Conference on Air Pollution Policy and Implementation to integrate youth lived experiences into the City of Johannesburg's air quality governance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000617#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[],"climate_tags":["air quality","environmental justice","plastic pollution","just transition","biodiversity protection"],"geography_discussed":["Limpopo","Mpumalanga"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","program evaluation","guide"]},{"id":"glorespar-000096","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glorespar-000096","title":"Informality and Equitable Urban Resilience","publisher":{"name":"Global Resilience Partnership","organization":"global-resilience-partnership"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-12","source_url":"https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/insights-brief.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the role of urban informality—including unplanned settlements, unregistered economic activities, and unrecognized governance—in the context of rapid urbanization and climate change in southern Africa. It argues that while informality is often invisible or politically challenging, it provides critical services and livelihoods where formal systems fail. The brief recommends that city governments use 'bridging organizations' (such as NGOs and academic institutions) to mediate between formal and informal systems, create inclusive participatory spaces for innovative governance, and address the inequitable distribution of burdens and benefits associated with informal activities. Case studies from Cape Town, Malawi, Harare, and South African waste pickers illustrate how community-led responses and innovative finance can build resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000096#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing rapid urbanization and climate-driven migration, with the UN projecting that 60% of the population will live in cities by 2030. Climate change is expected to create up to 40 million climate migrants in the region under a 1.7°C warming scenario, a number that could more than double if warming reaches 2.5°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000096#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Urban informality manifests in three primary ways: unplanned and unserviced human settlements lacking tenure security; unregistered and unincorporated economic activities lacking social protection; and social interaction and governance processes that are unrecognized or deemed illegitimate by government agencies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000096#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"City governments can effectively engage with informality by utilizing 'bridging organizations'—such as NGOs, academic institutions, or community leaders—who possess legitimacy in both formal and informal systems and can negotiate sustainable solutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000096#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Informal actors often provide essential urban services and resilience contributions that are not formally recognized or compensated. 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