| National Urban Policy: Asia and the Pacific Report | 2017 | The objective of this review is to survey, inform and evaluate national urban policies and strategies developed by national governments in the Asia and Pacific region. The purpose of the review is to assist UN Habitat and other national and international stakeholders involved with urban policy and management in pre-dominantly middle to low income countries. |
| Good Practices and Lessons Learnt in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Sri Lanka | 2017 | This report looks closely at the three main elements that made the programme a success – the participation of people from the inception to the end, the diverse partnerships – donors, government, community based organizations that brought people together to implement the projects and the new and innovative technologies that were introduced to make the programme cost effective and sustainable. |
| Climate Risk Information Needs for Decision Making in Myanmar | 2017 | This research looks at capacities, gaps, and requirements in end-to-end forecast generation and application, for providing a road map, to guide national and local government decision-makers, non-government institutions, and UN organizations, and other development institutions, in pursuing development initiatives, integrating informed disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation initiatives. |
| Sidi Salem City Profile | 2017 | |
| The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017, Wastewater: The Untapped Resource | 2017 | The 2017 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, entitled “Wastewater: The Untapped Resource”, demonstrates how improved wastewater management generates social, environmental and economic benefits essential for sustainable development. In particular, the Report seeks to inform decision-makers, government, civil society and private sector, about the importance of managing wastewater as an undervalued and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable by-products, rather than something to be disposed of or a nuisance to be ignored. The report’s title reflects the critical role that wastewater is poised to play in the context of a circular economy, whereby economic development is balanced with the protection of natural resources and environmental sustainability, and where a cleaner and more sustainable economy has a positive effect on the water quality. |
| Policy note: National Urbanization Policy Rwanda | 2017 | |
| MAACHOUK neighourhood profile and strategy. Tyre, 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. |
| 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. |