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cord-033714-rz5unqaz	Gupte, Jaideep	COVID-19: what is not being addressed	2020-10-13		.txt	text/plain	8226	431	51	The visualization of informal settlements in many COVID-19 discussions, however, is of homogenous highdensity inner-city shacks, with insufficient attention given to lowerdensity settlements (more likely to have urban agriculture) that may also face health and economic emergencies. (46) The wealth of grassroots responses to COVID-19 is elaborated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), which has drawn on experiences from across its partners in the global South, who provide evidence of local groups stepping in to reduce health risks and provide emergency access to food and hygiene. Meanwhile, the vast majority of urban poor communities (85%) reported government-provided "palliatives" intended for the vulnerable had not reached them." (68) Similar findings are evident in Brazil where, for example, low-income favela residents in São Paulo are not receiving the monthly emergency basic income payment (worth US$ 115), despite the shutdown by the city authorities of informal trading on 15 April 2020. Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements	./cache/cord-033714-rz5unqaz.txt	./txt/cord-033714-rz5unqaz.txt