UN-Habitat background paper on Blue Economy and Cities 2018 The Blue Economy is an emerging concept which encourages better stewardship of our ocean and other blue resources. It provides for an inclusive model in which coastal zones, or those with significant waterbodies – which sometimes lack the capacity to manage their rich water resources – can begin to extend the benefit of those resources to all.
Ramadi Urban Recovery and Spatial Development Plan 2018 The Local Area Development Programme (LADP), funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNDP in partnership with UN-Habitat, in close coordination with the Ministries of Planning (MOP) of the Federal and Kurdistan Region governments and Governorate-level authorities, was designed to address the main issues that hinder planning at the local level, the implementation of plans and related delivery of service to citizens of Iraq.
The Initial Planning Framework for the Reconstruction of Mosul 2018 The Initial Planning Framework for the Reconstruction of Mosul was developed jointly with UNESCO. It provides an analysis of the current reconstruction and recovery activities in Mosul and highlights emerging needs for the urban recovery and medium-term development of the city. It also proposes an action framework to address immediate, short- and medium-term reconstruction needs.
Urban Resilience Series: Gender Equality Enhancer 2018 Practical tool for local governments and city-level actors to understand the connection between Gender, Resilience and Urban Development with accompanying indicators.
Sustainable Social Housing in India: definitions, challenges, and opportunities 2018 While more often than not, ‘housing’ is defined as a basic need which provides family access to shelter and basic amenities, also enabling the creation of demand for resources, physical infrastructure, labour, technology, finance, and land. Housing is a physical manifestation of social and cultural practices and forms an integral part of the assessment of the development and health of an economy. Thus housing refers not only to the physical structure of a house but its forward and backward linkages to job creation, resource requirements, institutional and regulatory systems, supporting infrastructure, services, and social cohesion.
International Conference on Climate Change and Cities: Proceedings Document 2018 This proceedings document is one mechanism which this detailed information will be shared following the conference. The second output of the conference, which is being prepared in parallel to these proceedings is the Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science, which has been submitted to the IPCC as part of the Conference Report and was noted and approved by the Panel during the IPCC’s 48th Plenary.
Progress of wastewater treatment - Piloting the monitoring methodology and initial findings for SDG 6.3.1 2018 SDG target 6.3 calls for improving ambient water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.
The indicators used to measure progress are SDG 6.3.1 “proportion of wastewater safely treated” and 6.3.2 “proportion of water bodies with good water quality”. Wastewater treatment is separated by domestic and industrial sources and domestic sources are further disaggregated by wastewater and faecal sludge from both facilities connected to sewers and septic tanks. Domestic wastewater is monitored in coordination with monitoring of indicator 6.2.1 on safely managed sanitation that also estimates containment, emptying, transport and treatment of wastewater and faecal sludge. Wastewater from economic activities is monitored by UN-Habitat and ambient water quality by UNEP GEMS-Water initiative.
The 2018 report on progress of wastewater treatment presents the monitoring methodology and preliminary estimates for domestic wastewater for 79 mostly high- and middle-income countries. The report also includes supplementary data on safe use of wastewater. Separate files can be downloaded for each country showing data sources, methods and assumptions applied to generate estimates.
The SDG 6.3.1 indicator report on “proportion of wastewater safely treated” describes the monitoring methodology developed and tested in consultation with wastewater experts, national sector experts and statistical authorities and harmonized with the International Recommendations for Water Statistics and established regional monitoring mechanisms.
The report also presents preliminary estimates for domestic wastewater for 79 mostly high- and middle-income countries and includes supplementary data on safe use of wastewater. Separate files can be downloaded for each country showing data sources, methods and assumptions applied to generate estimates.
Download the country files http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/coverage/wastewater-country-files/en/
Sustainable Building Finance: A Practical Guide to Project Financing in East Africa 2018 A practical guide to project financing in East Africa is based on the premise that green buildings typically carry higher upfront capital/buyer costs but lower ongoing/ operational ones. As such, they offer financial value to lenders, owners, and occupiers; and societal value in reducing resource consumption, and carbon and other forms of pollution. Unlocking this value requires specialist energy efficiency, green building, and localised energy finance.
End of Project Evaluation: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Disaster Prone Communities Programme in Northern Ghana (4/2018) 2018
Resumen Ejecutivo del Congreso Internacional de Movilidad Urbana 2018 El presente resumen tiene como componentes los temas más relevantes, las conclusiones y las recomendaciones que fueron expresadas por los ponentes y actores nacionales que participaron del Congreso Internacional de Movilidad Urbana, desarrollado en la ciudad de La Paz, del 01 al 04 de octubre de 2018.