Dr. Alexandre Apsan Frediani is a principal researcher of Human Settlements at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). He co-convenes IED’s work on Housing Justice. He specializes on issues around human development in cities of the global South. His work explores the role of housing policy and practice in advancing sustainable and equitable development pathways, particularly in the context of the world’s majority. Through partnerships with grassroots, NGOs, government and multilateral organisations, Alexandre promotes community-led and participatory approaches to knowledge production and responses to current global housing crisis. Alexandre is an advisor to Architecture Sans Frontières UK, a fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association, and part of the boards of Habitat InternationalCoalition and the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre.