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09 April 2020 - 8 min read

Lagos is getting less rain, but more heavy storms. What it can do to prepare – by Nelson Odume, LIRA2030 grantee

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13 March 2020 - 16 min read

Understanding the different characteristics of African cities will be crucial in responding effectively to COVID-19 on the continent

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02 March 2020 - 3 min read

Scientific publications under the spotlight for LIRA2030 meeting in Addis Ababa

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MONUSCO, Neil Wetmore [CC BY-SA 2.0] blog
13 November 2019 - 8 min read

Cities in the Danger Zone: Adding Natural Threats to the Development Challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon

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03 October 2019 - 8 min read

Unpacking narratives towards a framework for waste water management

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04 September 2019 - 1 min watch

Video: A new culture of research to transform cities in Africa

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19 June 2019 - 4 min read

Nine projects led by African early-career scientists funded under the LIRA 2030 Africa programme

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28 May 2019 - 9 min read

The triumphs and trials of transdisciplinary research: reflections on the un-disciplining of disciplines

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24 March 2019 - 3 min read

LIRA2030 Annual Research Forum begins in Dakar, Senegal

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