National Urban Policy: Arab States Report 2017 The focus of this report is, to review the state of national urban policies in the states of the Arab region against this standard. It identifies the legal and governmental articulation of the national urban policies, the main actors involved, how their objectives and priorities address the challenges of urbanization, and what achievements have been accomplished in this regard.
Annual progress report 2017 2017 This is the fourth Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the six-year strategic plan (2014-2019). The annual report is meant to communicate, in a transparent and accountable manner, the impact of UN-Habitat’s work as well as the use of resources by the Organization.
Regional Development Authorities Engagement Framework for Kenya 2017 This publication addresses fundamental issues in regional development giving emphasis on operational challenges of the RDAs and how they can effectively harness opportunities created by the new constitution to align their functions and mandates towards regional development.
Assessing Climate Risk in Myanmar (Summary for Policymakers and Planners) 2017 This brief aims to help decision-makers across sectors in Myanmar incorporate climate change risks into planning and investment decisions by summarising key messages from a detailed technical analysis of climate change in Myanmar that is released alongside this report.
Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Programme for Achieving Sustainable Urban Development Phase 1 (3/2017) 2017
Mid-Term Evaluation of the Implementation of UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan, 2014-2019 (2/2017) 2017
NABAA neighourhood profile and strategy. Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon 2017 Neighbourhood profiles are reports containing original spatialized data and analysis, generated within an area-based framework, and synthesized to respond to the evidence needs of sector specialists, multisector practitioners, and local authorities.
Habitat-Minoth Country Programme Document for Sustainable Urban Development for Angola 2018-2022 2017 The HABITAT-MINOTH Country Program Document for Sustainable Urban Development of Angola (HCPD) aims to create a strategic framework for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Angola during the 2018-2022 cycle.
The HCPD reflects the seven programmatic areas of intervention that resulted from PNOTU and its recommendations in order to give coherence to the Agency’s work in the country. The National Urban Policy (PNOTU), and the National Housing Policy (PNH) are the two fundamental documents to initiate the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in the country during the coming 20 years. The seven pillars of PNOTU are: territorial and urban planning; land management; territorial and urban legislation; territorial and urban governance and management; municipal finances and prosperity of cities; social inclusion and poverty eradication in cities, and territorial and urban sustainability and resilience. These are the thematic areas of cooperation under the HCDP and the Joint United Nations Program.
Early Warning System for Myanmar (Training Manual) 2017 The Early Warning System for Myanmar (Training Manual) is composed of 7 modules, which will comprehensively build participants’ capacity for a more effective disaster risk reduction: Module 1 - Contextualization of the EWS for Myanmar Training, Module 2 - Introduction to EWS, Module 3 - Risk Knowledge, Module 4 - Monitoring and Warning Service, Module 5 - Dissemination and Communication, Module 6 - Response Capability, Module 7 - EWS Sustainability for Enhanced DRR.
National Urban Policy: Sub Saharan Africa Report 2017 The objective of this review is to survey, inform and evaluate national urban policies and strategies developed by national governments in Africa. The review assists UN-Habitat and other national and international stakeholders involved in urban policy and management in pre-dominantly middle to low-income countries to comprehend and appreciate the extent of national urban policy development in Africa