Urban-LEDS I Newsletter #4 2015 The Urban-LEDS project promotes low-emission urban development strategies in emerging economy countries. Jointly implemented by ICLEI and UN-Habitat and funded by the European Commission, it helps cities to pursue low-carbon, sustainable development. This newsletter gives a small roundup of exciting developments since the last edition in February, stretching from the advocacy realm to the 2nd Urban-LEDS International Networking Seminar in Bogor, Indonesia. A variety of people and actors are involved in this project helping these 29 emerging economy cities to be(come) healthy and sustainable places to live, work and thrive for everyone. Enjoy your read!
World Urban Forum 7 Report - March 2015 2015
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2015 The overall objective of the study was to sensitize and strengthen the response and capacity of governments and stakeholders in the Kathmandu Valley to the impacts of climate change.
Guía Lineamientos Metropolitanos 2015 Las dinámicas de integración regional y metropolitana son una realidad queha permeado a Colombia desde los años 50, en su mayoría como resultadode procesos de conurbación que tienen origen en las migraciones que pordiferentes motivos se han dado desde las áreas rurales a las medianas y grandes ciudadesdel país. No obstante este camino de varias décadas recorridas, son pocos los arreglossupramunicipales que han dado fruto y se han consolidado de manera exitosa.

Actualmente Colombia cuenta con 6 áreas metropolitanas conformadas jurídicay administrativamente, que reúnen en su conjunto aproximadamente el 20% de lapoblación nacional, y con una cantidad parecida de esquemas asociativos que se hanfortalecido desde la entrada en vigencia de la Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial(LOOT) sancionada en 2011.
World Urban Forum 7 Report 2015 The main theme of the seventh session was “Urban equity in development: cities for life”. Participants discussed the subject in the light of concerns about growing inequalities at all levels around the world through the various sessions at the Forum, considering how to integrate urban equity effectively into the development agenda with a view to ensuring a sustainable transformative change in an increasingly urbanized world
Enhancing and Developing Seismic Risk Assessment for Taungoo City of Myanmar 2015 This paper tends to estimate the damage and casualties, to develop seismic risk and related assessment of building structures (Public, Private, and Pagodas) for the maximum estimated seismic scenarios in Taungoo City. The study findings will lead to develop comprehensive risk reduction programs addressing the specific vulnerabilities as well as guide the future development in the cities along with UN-Habitat’s Myanmar Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Programme and also with broader DRR-WG activities and those of Government.
Urban Energy Technical Note 13: Daylighting 2015 It is estimated that buildings use more than 40% of the total energy generated for heating, cooling and lighting, among other uses. Many people still depend on artificial light during the day. This may be due to inefficient design and construction using climate inappropriate materials, combined with poor understanding of thermal comfort, passive building principles and energy conscious behaviour. All these factors contribute to tremendous energy wastage.
State of African Cities 2014: Re-imagining sustainable urban transitions 2014 This report argues for a bold re-imagining of prevailing models in order to steer the ongoing transitions towards greater sustainability based on a thorough review of all available options.
Kibera: Integrated Water Sanitation and Waste Management Project 2014 This book documents the processes, challenges and related successes of a pilot project on slum upgrading in Soweto East villages of Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi. As a post project intervention assessment report, it focuses on distilling
lessons learnt and best practices with a view of informing future strategies and policy decisions on slum upgrading interventions for similar urban settlements in any part of the world. The process of community engagement and their role
as an integral part of the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme structure is a clear manifestation of the importance of public
private partnership in forging a common front for the improvement of living standards for the slum populace.
UN-Habitat’s Role in Joint Programming for the Delivery of MDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean 2/2014 2014 The final evaluation of UN-Habitat’s role in the Millenium Development Goal Achievement Fund (MDG-F) joint programme for Latin America and the Caribbean was conducted between November 2013 and March 2014 by two independent consultants.