As global urbanization accelerates, cities across the Global South are increasingly at the intersection of multiple challenges, including the growing risk of climate-related disasters, inadequate housing, unplanned urban development and forced evictions. This convergence is reshaping demographic and spatial dynamics in ways that large metropolitan areas alone cannot absorb. A significant and growing share of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons settle in small and secondary cities. This study provides strategic entry points for targeted development cooperation.
Year of publication: 2026
Language: English
