This issue paper proposes a novel framework to support a transformative recovery post-COVID-19 in cities of the global South. Local governments and grassroots organizations have led urban responses that have been pivotal in shaping the pandemic’s outcomes for low-income residents. Yet, policymakers have had only a limited focus on urban dimensions.
Holistic interventions will be vital to address the complex exclusions and risks facing low-income urban residents. Synthesizing evidence on the pandemic’s impacts in urban areas, this issue paper outlines a set of policy priorities and develops a framework with guiding principles for co-creating inclusive, forward-looking pathways out of the crisis.
The framework will help key stakeholders – including health officials, local and national governments and international agencies – create an equitable and transformative urban recovery.