Adaptation and mitigation strategy for climate change for the canton of Esmeraldas 2012 This is an orienting document seeking to provide technical guidelines that will facilitate the design and implementation of policies and actions aiming at fighting the adverse impacts of climate change.
Monitoring Security of Tenure in cities 2012 This publication, presents and innovatiove method to ascertain the extent to which security of tenure can be measeured at three main levels.
Côte d'Ivoire: Profil Urbain d’Abobo (French) 2012 La commune d’Abobo est l’une des 13 communes constituant le district d’Abidjan.
Jamaica: Old Harbour Urban Profile 2012 The Old Harbour Urban Profiling consists of an accelerated, action-oriented assessment of urban conditions, focusing on priority needs, capacity gaps, and existing institutional responses at local and national levels. The purpose of the study is to develop urban poverty reduction policies at local, national, and regional levels, through an assessment of needs and response mechanisms, and as a contribution to the wider-ranging implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
Mauritius: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Urban Profile 2012 The Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme is a laudable effort to mobilize partners and resources in order to address urban poverty reduction. The Municipality of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill has seized the opportunity to engage itself in this multi-stakeholder process. The towns Beau Bassin and Rose Hill are twin towns in one. Rose Hill is more urbanized than Beau Bassin.
The State of Arab Cities 2012 , Challenges of Urban Transition 2012
Sihanoukville, Cambodia: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2012 The vulnerability assessment of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, is the result of an in-depth national and local literature and data review, interviews and discussions with an extensive range of local government stakeholders and a community-focused participatory assessment. It considers existing vulnerabilities, municipal plans and priorities and assesses how climate change will affect these.Initial recommendations focus on the integration of climate change into the coastal-urban master plan. In particular, improving basic services such as storm water drainage and solid waste management are priority areas. Early warning systems and disaster preparedness, coastal zone protection and livelihood strategies for the most vulnerable groups are other priorities.
Utilities Management Series for Small Towns: Customer Services User manual Volume 2 2012 Small water utilities face unique challenges in delivering water and sanitation services to their customers. With a limited revenue base and few opportunities to benefit from economies of scale, they often suffer from severe skill shortages and a long legacy of under investment in infrastructure and capacity enhancement.

To overcome these challenges, the small utilities need to maximize their operating efficiency and ensure optimum utilization of their assets.
Tools and Methodologies for Safer Schools and Hospitals in South Asia: RetroMaintenance of Hospitals 2012 UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia.
The State of China Cities 2012/2013 2012 The State of China’s Cities 2012/2013 is a collection of contributions from UNHabitat, China Science Centre of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, China Association of Mayors and Chinese Society of Urban Planning.