City Resilience Profiling Program – Volume 9 2017 From February 16th–18th, the city of Puebla, Mexico hosted Smart City Expo Puebla, bringing together over 80 businesses and 36 Latin American Countries under the common goal of a more sustainable, healthy and equitable future for Mexican and Latin American cities. As part of the event, the Smart City World Expo Congress featured over 100 speakers.
Finance for City Leaders Handbook -2nd Edition 2017 Cities are a driving force of the 21st century. Through bringing large numbers of people into close proximity, they spark economic growth, foster innovation, and generate prosperity. But they face the pressing challenges of creating a livable environment for their residents, enabling economic activity that benefits all citizens, and fostering urban development that is environmentally sustainable, equitable, and resilient to disruptive forces.
Regional Action Plan for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016-2036 2017 The Regional Action Plan (RAP) is a regional proposal that builds on the global framework for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The New Urban Agenda is the principal outcome document of the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016.
Remaking the urban mosaic – Participatory and inclusive land readjustment 2016 The farmers of Fátima were sceptical t first: what did the provincial government want to do with their land? Fátima is a bairro (neighbourhood) on the southeastern edge of Huambo, the second-largest city in Angola, close to the airport. The provincial government wanted to make the land available for the city’s expansion. The area was still mostly farmland, but it was divided up into lots of irregular plots: too small and higgledy-piggledy to plan in a rational way. Each plot by itself was not worth much: most lacked road access and basic infrastructure. How could the land be allocated for development, while making sure the landholders got a fair deal?
Atlas of Afghan City Regions 2016 The “Atlas of Afghan City Regions 2016” is a seminal publication on the spatial and governance data covering five major city regions, which are, Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif, and 28 strategic district municipalities.
UN-Habitat Country Programme Document 2016 – 2021 – Uganda 2016 The overall aim of this HCPD is to promote the New Habitat Agenda: ensuring the sustainability of urban growth as a driving force as well as a source of equitable development with the power to change and improve lives. UN-Habitat plays an active role in urban development and urban policy. Through partnerships with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), UN-Habitat has assisted in identifying key urban issues and areas needing support to improve urban development in Uganda.
UN-Habitat Country Programme Document 2016 - 2019, Afghanistan 2016
Sustainable Housing Reconstruction in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2016 Due to a more stable phase in the prolonged conflict of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN-Habitat recommends the initiation of permanent reconstruction and moving away from an emergency shelter in the area. The reconstruction process is recommended to reflect the local political, socio-cultural and physical context of the area and build on sustainable use of local building materials. In addition, generation of employment and local economic development through participatory processes and capacity building of community members is a key objective
Climate and disaster resilience planning of vulnerable settlements in Laos PDR funded through the Adaptation Fund 2016 Following a two year process, UN-Habitat was accredited to the Adaptation Fund in August 2015. It has since successfully submitted a concept note entitled, “Enhancing the climate and disaster resilience of the most vulnerable rural and emerging urban human settlements in Lao PDR”.

The project, currently in the phase of detailed project design, focuses on the southern provinces of Laos where the primary beneficiaries are approximately 47,000 people in 189 vulnerable settlements. In these settlements at least 60 per cent of the population is impoverished, and many represent ethnic minorities. The settlements are affected by floods, droughts, landslides and climate related diseases. Very little basic services exist in these settlements.
Sustainable Urban Mobility and Public Space 2016