Egypt Housing Profile 2016 The profile addresses topics including housing policies, housing stock and housing production in Egypt, as well as estimating housing needs until 2030, housing demand and affordability, as well as other critical topics such as housing financing, urban planning, housing provision and many other issues related to the housing sector.
The Implementation of the Principles of Planned Urbanization: a UN-Habitat Approach to Sustainable Urban Development 2016 The paper elaborates on the conceptual and practical framework of the principles of planned urbanization, characteristic of the integrated approach adopted by UN-Habitat to address the challenges of rapid urbanization in the developing world, namely (1) Rules and Regulations, (2) Urban Design, and the (3) Financial plan.
Structural Transformation in Developing Countries: Cross Regional Analysis 2016 Structural transformation is defined as the transition of an economy from low productivity and labour intensive economic activities to higher productivity and skill intensive activities. The driving force behind structural transformation is the change of productivity in the modern sector, which is
dominated by manufacturing and services.
Addressing Climate change in National Urban Policy 2016 National Urban Policy is a tool for government and other stakeholders that can assist with achieving more sustainable urban development. It also facilitates an enabling environment that allows stakeholders to take advantage of urban opportunity. How to address climate change in cities and human settlements represents one of the most pressing challenges facing urban policy-makers today. This Guide recommends how to mainstream such considerations into National Urban Policy, thus helping to empower national governments, local governments, and other stakeholders to effectively address climate change.
Implementation of Responsible Land Governance – Turkana County, Kenya 2016 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) both recognize the importance of prioritizing and addressing issues related, but not limited, to customary land because of its huge potential to contribute to poverty reduction and positive potential impacts at a global level. In this regard, the two agencies are supporting the Ministry of Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Areas Management (MLPPUAM) of the Turkana County Government in Kenya to develop and rollout a land information management system (LIMS) to manage urban and customary land tenure within the county.
Habitat III: The Philippine National Report 2016 Against the background of pressing urban issues, the Philippine Government prepared its national report for the Habitat III Conference held in Quito, Ecuador, on October 2016, and to contribute to and inform the conference’s outcome document and framework, the New Urban Agenda.
CIS Cities: Towards Sustainable Future The Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Report for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, General provisions (Russian) 2016 The regional report is based upon the national human settlements development reports provided by CIS member states (the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus (draft report), the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation (draft report), the Republic of Tajikistan), conclusions and assessments provided by national focal points and experts (the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova), and other open analytic and information sources. 2 Analytical report "Twenty years of existence of the Commonwealth of Independent States", 2011
Strengthening Local Governance and municipal finance through property taxation 2016 The United Nations Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) in Somalia is a joint program with UN-Habitat and four other UN agencies, including the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The first phase of JPLG began in 2008 and ended in 2012. JPLG II (2013–2017) is now being completed in Somaliland and the Puntland State of Somalia, with plans to expand to the emerging Somali states of the Juba Administration, the Galmudug Administration, the South West Administration, and the Hiran-Shabella region.
Local strategic planning at the level of municipalities and unions of municipalities in Lebanon 2016 This training guidebook falls within the framework of the project entitled “Enhanced Municipal Governance for Effective Decentralization in Lebanon”, implemented by UN-Habitat in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities/ Directorate General of Administrations and Local Councils and funded by the Italian Government.

The project aims at supporting the Directorate General through the empowerment of the Department of Guidance and Investigation and enhancing communication with the Municipalities and Unions of Municipalities. The project also intends to develop a national municipal capacity development plan which encompasses training curricula on financial, administrative and technical aspects as well as local planning.
UN-Habitat Country Programme Document 2016 - 2021 - Uganda 2016