Shuaib Lwasa

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Shuaib Lwasa

, PhD

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-2836
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20142024

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Shuaib is a Professor of spatial planning for urban resilience at the ITC University of Twente, The Netherlandsthe. Shuaib has over 2 decades experience in higher education and research while at Makerere University in Uganda. He is the founding coordinator of the Urban Action Research Lab investigating urban transitions and resilience in global south cities. His research focuses intractable urban development challenges for actionable, scalable, innovative, and equitable solutions related to climate change adaptation and resilience in global south cities. His research on informality in global south has contributed to evidence of co-produced knowledge for urban systems transition and transformation. He has published in international journals including Nature, Nature Sustainability, Nature Climate Change, World Development and Global Environmental Change. He was a Coordinating Lead Author of IPCC WGIII AR6 for the Urban Systems chapter, a Lead Author for the IPCC Special report on Land and Climate Change and Lead Author of the IPCC WGII AR5 report on Human settlements and Spatial Planning.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

External positions

Professor urban resilience and global development, International Institute of Social Studies

1 Oct 2022 → …

Keywords

  • GE Environmental Sciences

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  • 8 Article
  • 2 Chapter
  • 2 Comment/Letter to the editor
  • 1 Inaugural speech

  • Innovation in spatial planning for urban transformation and resilience in global South

    Lwasa, S., Apr 2024, University of Twente. 39 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Inaugural speech › Academic

    Open Access
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    62 Downloads (Pure)

  • Mapping the consumer foodshed of the Kampala city region shows the importance of urban agriculture

    Hemerijckx, L. M., Nakyagaba, G. N., Sseviiri, H., Janusz, K., Eichinger, M., Lwasa, S., May, J., Verburg, P. H. & Van Rompaey, A., Dec 2023, In: npj Urban Sustainability. 3, 1, 11.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

    Open Access
    File
    9 Citations (Scopus)
    16 Downloads (Pure)

  • Navigating heterogeneous sanitation configurations: How off-grid technologies work and are reworked by urban residents

    Nakyagaba, G. N., Lawhon, M. & Lwasa, S., Sept 2023, In: Area. 55, 3, p. 364-371 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

    Open Access
    File
    7 Citations (Scopus)
    13 Downloads (Pure)

  • Ten new insights in climate science 2023

    Bustamante, M., Roy, J., Ospina, D., Achakulwisut, P., Aggarwal, A., Bastos, A., Broadgate, W., Canadell, J. G., Carr, E. R., Chen, D., Cleugh, H. A., Ebi, K. L., Edwards, C., Farbotko, C., Fernández-Martínez, M., Frölicher, T. L., Fuss, S., Geden, O., Gruber, N. & Harrington, L. J. & 30 others, Hauck, J., Hausfather, Z., Hebden, S., Hebinck, A., Huq, S., Huss, M., Jamero, M. L. P., Juhola, S., Kumarasinghe, N., Lwasa, S., Mallick, B., Martin, M., Mcgreevy, S., Mirazo, P., Mukherji, A., Muttitt, G., Nemet, G. F., Obura, D., Okereke, C., Oliver, T., Orlove, B., Ouedraogo, N. S., Patra, P. K., Pelling, M., Pereira, L. M., Persson, Å., Pongratz, J., Prakash, A., Rammig, A. & Raymond, C., 1 Dec 2023, In: Global Sustainability. 7, p. 1-58 e19.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

    Open Access
    File
    15 Citations (Scopus)
    83 Downloads (Pure)

  • Achieving global biodiversity goals by 2050 requires urgent and integrated actions

    Leadley, P., Gonzalez, A., Obura, D., Krug, C. B., Londoño-Murcia, M. C., Millette, K. L., Radulovici, A., Rankovic, A., Shannon, L. J., Archer, E., Armah, F. A., Bax, N., Chaudhari, K., Costello, M. J., Dávalos, L. M., Roque, F. D. O., DeClerck, F., Dee, L. E., Essl, F. & Ferrier, S. & 30 others, Genovesi, P., Guariguata, M. R., Hashimoto, S., Ifejika Speranza, C., Isbell, F., Kok, M., Lavery, S. D., Leclère, D., Loyola, R., Lwasa, S., McGeoch, M., Mori, A. S., Nicholson, E., Ochoa, J. M., Öllerer, K., Polasky, S., Rondinini, C., Schroer, S., Selomane, O., Shen, X., Strassburg, B., Sumaila, U. R., Tittensor, D. P., Turak, E., Urbina, L., Vallejos, M., Vázquez-Domínguez, E., Verburg, P. H., Visconti, P. & Woodley, S., 17 Jun 2022, In: One earth. 5, 6, p. 597-603 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

    Open Access
    76 Citations (Scopus)
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  • 1 Oral presentation