Urban Slums and Poverty

Depictions of urban slums featuring makeshift homes, individuals engaged in daily activities, and the struggle of life amid challenging environments across various locations.

Shanty town

Timbuktu salt for sale in Mopti, Mali

Children defacing surrounding of slum by using area as open toilet Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Djibouti, Slums, Wellblechhütte Einige Wellblechhütten in einen Armenviertel in Djibouti Stadt. Some houses in a poor district in Djibouti. Copyright: xZoonar.com/powellx 3073076

Drying laundry in the slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Slum Fire, Damu Nagar, Kandivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Eine Familie, die im Weltkulturerbe Marschland, in Basra, lebt, 10.03.2023

The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by: Martin Bertrand/Majority World/UIG)

Shanty town

Kenya, Nairobi, 'Village One, Mathare Valley. Children Living In Squalid And Dangerous Slum Area Without Sanitation.'

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-17. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-17. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Kibera is the biggest slum in Africa and one of the largest in the world. It houses about one million people in cramped, unhygienic conditions on the outskirts of Nairobi.

KENYA Nairobi. Village One, Mathare Valley. Children living in squalid and dangerous slum area without sanitation..

Slums roof from above satellite dish hanging cloth

The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Bangladesh.

rubbish dump, anlong pi, siem reap, cambodia Copyright: xStefanxTomassetti/DinodiaxPhotox

LAO - VIENTIANE LA COMPROMISEMême si elle se rapproche du million dhabitants, Vientiane a encore les allures dune bourgade à côte des mégapoles des pays voisins telles que Bangkok ou Ho-Chi-Minh Ville. Cela nempêche pas la capitale laotienne de rêver du même destin. La culture ancestrale du Laos, étroitement liée au culte bouddhique, se veut sans vains désirs ni ambitions démesurées. Aujourdhui, la rupture est totale et Vientiane en est lillustration. La croissance exponentielle du pays est principalement due aux investissements étrangers, avec en première ligne la Chine, qui viennent puiser dans les nombreuses ressources naturelles du pays, notamment dans les secteurs miniers, forestiers et hydroélectriques.Ainsi, avec la mondialisation qui entraine luniformisation des modes de vie et ces nouvelles richesses qui sont créées, les habitants de la capitale aspirent à un nouveau destin. Tours de verre, centre commerciaux, parcs dattraction, restaurants et cafés branchés commenc

Migration due to water scarcity, Beed, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Children living in poverty amid garbage in a Zanzibar forest

Bomeh Village at KissyRoad dumpsite, Freetown, 15.06.2021. The poorest of the poor have started to settle on the city's rubbish heaps. They live above toxic fumes and with rotten water., Sierra Leone, Africa

The slums of Fort National, the district was largely destroyed by the earthquake in January 2010, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Rag pickers carrying load in dumping ground Deonar Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Gaza City, Palestine. 20th March 2023. Palestinians walk through a street flooded with rainwater at Lahiya, north of Gaza City.

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 4: A child standing next to ragpickers at the Boragaon garbage dumping site, ahead of World Environment Day, on June 4, 2023 in Guwahati, India. World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment, celebrated annually on 5 June

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Gaza City, Palestine. 20th March 2023. Palestinians walk through a street flooded with rainwater at Lahiya, north of Gaza City.

Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa. Living conditions in the local township.

Slum near Colaba area, Mumbai, India

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-22. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-22. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Burma-Myanmar, Laundry drying on the edge of town (Editorial Usage Only)

Eine Familie, die im Weltkulturerbe Marschland, in Basra, lebt. 10.03.2023

Dish antenna in slum behram naupada anant kanekar marg bandra bombay mumbai mumbai maharashtra India 17-September-2009 India copyright: xvxmishra/dinodiaxphotox

Kampong Phluk, Cambodia Garbage on the street in village, Cambodia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkusxLorettox 8774402

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Women workers in Sylhet, Bangladesh, risk their lives unloading abandoned cement bags near the Surma River, unaware of the severe health risks. Prolonged exposure to cement and plastic dust irritates their respiratory systems, potentially causing occupational asthma and silicosis due to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Contamination of the riverbed further exacerbates the issue, highlighting the need for better health awareness and protective measures. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Tents Set Up After The 8 October 2005 Earthquake, Chakothi, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Kibera is the biggest slum in Africa and one of the largest in the world. It houses about one million people in cramped, unhygienic conditions on the outskirts of Nairobi.

Slum fire, damu nagar, kandivali, mumbai, maharashtra, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-18. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-18. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-18. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-18. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-22. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-22. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Togo, surrounding of Lomè, washing in the river

Slum.

Migration due to water scarcity, Beed, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Kano, Nigeria - 27 January 2024: View of Dakata's Fatima market shows charred remains and people amidst the ashen landscape after a fire tragedy.

Flooded street in Kaolack, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

A child worker is risking their life unloading dusty cement bags beside the Surma River in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Moreover, they are unaware of the long-term harm to their health, with plastic dust also contaminating the riverbed. Prolonged exposure to high levels of cement dust could lead to occupational asthma. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Kenya, Nairobi, Children In Squalid And Dangerous Slum Without Sanitation.

Smoking fish in a Lake Malawi fishing village, Malawi, Africa

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Gaza City, Palestine. 20th March 2023. Palestinians walk through a street flooded with rainwater at Lahiya, north of Gaza City.

Africa, South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Soweto township shantytown

A child worker is risking their life unloading dusty cement bags beside the Surma River in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Moreover, they are unaware of the long-term harm to their health, with plastic dust also contaminating the riverbed. Prolonged exposure to high levels of cement dust could lead to occupational asthma. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Nicaragua, Managua Province, Managua, 'The 'Waste Basket Of Chureca' Has Existed Since The Late 1960'S In The Acahualinca District Of Managua, Nicaragua. It Covers 42 Hectares, Is Bombarded With Thousands Of Tonnes Of Waste A Day And Is Home To Over 170 Struggling Families. By Day Over 1500 More Nicaraguans Arrive At The Site, Some Of Whom Are Children Who Have Been Sent By Their Parents, Others Come By Their Own Initiative. All Compete With The Adults To Find, Harvest And Re-Sell Recyclable Mat

the slums after the earthquake, port_au_prince, haiti

SLUMS, HAITI. Cite Soleil Shanty Town. Port-au-Prince. . As the top soil leaves the countryside so do the peasants. These environmental refugees are among the most disadvantaged people in the world.

Two hundred souls in a handful of huts surrounded by plastic, sheet metal and garbage. They are gipsy.

Kenya, Mandera, 'Somali Refugee Camp Run By Unhcr With A Population Of 55,000. People Waiting For Water With Tents Spread Out Behind.'

Woman is walking through rubble in Port-au-Prince.

The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Bangladesh.

Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Icare Camp for earthquake refugees

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Improvised huts in the new emerging slum area of Canaan outside the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Central America

Bangladesh, Satkhira Province, Pratab Nagar on 2021-10-27. Pratab Nagar village severely affected by climate change, including rising water levels, erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Province de Satkhira, Pratab Nagar le 2021-10-27. Le village de Pratab Nagar durement affecte par le dereglement climatique, nottamment la montee des eaux, l erosion des et la salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait of the Tonle Sap region, the largest lake in Southeast Asia with a unique natural phenomenon, which is now threatened.KHM - ENV - TONLE SAPPortrait de la région du Tonle Sap, le plus grand lac d'Asie du Sud-Est avec un phénomène naturel unique, qui est aujourd'hui menacé.

Children scavenging in garbage dump, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (NGO Restrictions May Apply)

Slum Area Near Santacruz Airport, Vakola, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Congolese refugee camp in Uganda. (Photo by: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)

Kenya, Nairobi, Mathare Valley, Village One Residents In The Narrow Alleys Of The Notorious No Go Slum Without Sanitation Being Cleaned Up By Residents After Cholera Outbreaks

Camp for earthquake refugees Camp Icare, 5 years after the 2010 earthquake, Fort National, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Central America

Women are risking their lives to wash cement bags beside the Surma River in Sylhet. It is harmful to their health, and plastic dust is filling the river bed too which damages the environment. Exposure to high levels of cement dust irritates their nose and throat, which could lead to occupational asthma and other illnesses. Mortar can also contain respirable crystalline silica (RCS), which is also found in concrete and can lead to the development of silicosis or scarring of the lungs, which results in a loss of lung function and severe shortness of breath. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Dogs die due to bad environment. This is the grim reality of stray dogs living near Park Circus in central Kolkata- who are dying everyday because of industrial pollution from leather factories. According to a report by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, presence of chrome-based tanning among Kolkata tanners, with inappropriate wastewater drainage and collection systems, was causing serious environmental, health and hygiene problems. Several units are still functioning illegally in the Tangra & char number-park circus area. Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Egypt, Cairo, Manschiyet Nasr, Garbage City

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-18. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-18. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Congolese refugee camp in Uganda.

Dominican Republic, Punta Cana. beach erosion control.

Washing vessels in stagnant water of pond also used by cattle, behind houses, Gujarat, India, Asia

Satkhira, Bangladesh - 25 April 2025: View of women in vibrant saris and a young boy carrying water containers atop a mound of earth, contrasting against a parched landscape.

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 4: Ragpickers collect reusable items at the Boragaon garbage dumping site, on the eve of World Environment Day, on June 4, 2023 in Guwahati, India. World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment, celebrated annually on 5 June

Congolese refugee camp in Uganda. (Photo by: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)

The Pratab Nagar village is severely affected by climate change, including rising water levels, erosion and salinisation. Satkhira Province, Bangladesh.

blur philippines house in the slum for poor people concept of poverty and degradations

Interior of sleeping quarters for 'Irene,' who is infected with HIV/AIDS at the Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani, HIV/AIDS Community Rehabilitation Program, Orphanage & Clinic. Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani (wind of hope in the arid place) offers hope, support and care for orphan and vulnerable children living with HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

Bucket toilet, Sout Africa, South Africa. Rickety bucket toilet in Missionvale, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Buckets emptied on an irregular basis, no waterborne sanitation.

Washing vessels in the backyard of the house, Gujarat, India, Asia

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 05 February 2026: Aerial view of a densely packed urban landscape where buildings meet a riverbank strewn with waste, reflecting the somber hues of the sky.

Kano, Nigeria - 27 January 2024: View of hazy scene near Dakata fire service, where smoke rises from a smoldering pile, partially obscuring figures and buildings.

Strassenszene in der Hauptstadt von Nigeria, Abuja, 06.02.2024. Abuja Nigeria *** Street scene in the capital of Nigeria, Abuja, 06 02 2024 Abuja Nigeria Copyright: xUtexGrabowsky/PhotothekMediaLabx

Damage , Natural Disaster Tsunami Earthquake on Sea Floor , Nagapattinum , Velankanni , Tamil Nadu , Indian Ocean , India - 27 December 2004

Rubbish on the streets of Bauchi, eastern Nigeria

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-22. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-22. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Electronics recycling in Karachi, Pakistan

Migration due to water scarcity, Beed, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Duari Para on 2021-10-18. The slum of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Duari Para le 2021-10-18. Le bidonville de Duari Para a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh, abritant principalement des migrants climatique venant des campagnes du sud du pays ou ils ont subit les mefaits du dereglement climatique : montee des eaux, erosion des sols et salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

EGYPT Cairo. School children walking past rubbish dump with chickens and dogs scavenging in the City of the Dead..

Slum area near Santacruz Airport Vakola Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India No Permission Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

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