Lebanon Urban Profile: A Desk Review Report 2011 Lebanon is a small country with a total population of 4,223,553 (World Bank, 2010). Recent figures show that 87% of this population currently live in urban areas with the majority - estimated at 64% - residing in large agglomerations mostly in the metropolitan areas of Beirut and Tripoli (UN-HABITAT, 2008).
The growth of cities in Lebanon has paralleled the urbanization process that is taking place globally. The conditions generated out of urbanization have a number of universal commonalities.This paper has been prepared to serve as a background paper for the first report on the State of the Arab Cities to be published by the UN-HABITAT, the Arab League and the Arab Town Organization.
Malawi: Lilongwe Urban Profile 2011 Lilongwe, the largest city in Malawi, became the capital and administrative City of Malawi in 1975 after relocating from Zomba. Lilongwe has witnessed a high urbanization rate ever since, accelerated by the relocation of all government head offices from Blantyre to Lilongwe from 2005.
Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities. 4: Eviction. Alternatives to the destruction of urban poor communities 2011 This Quick Guide 4 explores how communities facing eviction have organized themselves, and drawn on the support of community-based networks and institutions in Africa and globally to find alternatives to the destruction of their settlements.
Proceedings of the Regional Stakeholders' Consultations for The Mekong Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (MEK-WATSAN) 2011 UN-HABITAT is implementing the Mekong Region Water and Sanitation (MEK-WATSAN) Initiative in collaboration with the Governments of the Mekong Region. The initiative focuses on improving access to water and sanitation in the fast growing towns located in or close to the economic corridors of the Greater Mekong sub-region.
Nepal Urban Housing Sector Profile 2011 Today, the housing situation in Nepal, especially for the urban poor, remains far from adequate. Indeed, urban dwellers in Nepal have been finding it increasingly difficult to afford housing due to rapid price rises in land.
Main Report of the First Water Sanitation Trust Fund - Impact Study , Document 01 2011 This document is the overall summary and synthesis of the first impact study of initiatives supported by UN-HABITAT’s Water and Sanitation Trust Fund (WSTF).
Las Ciudades Y El Cambio Climático:Orientaciones Para Políticas (Cities and Climate Change: Policy Guidance) 2011 Las Ciudades y el Cambio Climático examina los vínculos entre la urbanización y el cambio climático, los impactos potencialmente devastadores del cambio climático en las poblaciones urbanas y las respuestas y prácticas de políticas que están surgiendo en las áreas urbanas.
Entrepreneurship Programming for Urban Youth Centres , Volume 4 2011 This manual exists as one of a growing library of materials produced by UNHABITAT for use by and in the One Stop and We Are the Future Urban Youth Centres.
People and Mobility , Promoting non-motorised transport options and compact cities as complements to public transport 2011 This report covers the process and general debate of the Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Mobility for African Cities in Dakar, Senegal, following the 1st UATP Congress on African Public Transport.
Guide pratique pour les Décideurs Politiques - Loger les Pauvres dans les Villes Africaines. 6 : Organisations communautaires. Les pauvres en tant qu’agents du développement - French Language Version 2011 Le présent Guide pratique n°6 se penche sur la question de savoir comment les gouvernements et les décideurs politiques peuvent collaborer avec les organisations communautaires pour aborder les problèmes que connaissent les pauvres dans lese tablissements urbains et trouver des solutions viables à long terme pour répondre à leurs besoins de logement.