Meeting the Urban Challenge: Adapting Humanitarian Efforts to an Urban World

This report provides an overview of current thinking and emerging good practice related to humanitarian action in the urban context. It is produced by the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) and is based on discussions held at their 27th Meeting the Urban
Challenge event and a literature review on humanitarian responses to urban crises. 
 
 
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