Rapid urbanisation in the Global South has generated the growth of unplanned informal areas on the peripheries of cities. These areas tend to be exposed to a range of environmental risks, low access to public services and transport, lack of resources and fulfilment of basic needs. Therefore, these informal peripheries are particularly exposed to Covid-19 risks, which are emphasising and sharpening existing inequalities and exposing vulnerabilities of communities in informal settlements. The majo
