| LE GRAND BAMAKO ET LES RELATIONS VILLES-CAMPAGNES (RVC) | 2026 | Au Mali, la thématique des Relations Villes-Campagnes (RVC) est désormais au cœur de la gestion territoriale pour un développement durable. Le concept du « Grand Bamako » illustre cette mutation où les zones urbaines, périurbaines et rurales forment une métropole unique et intégrée. Les points clés du document soulignent : L'intégration nécessaire : Il est impératif d'abandonner la dichotomie traditionnelle entre urbain et rural pour adopter une planification unifiée. La dynamique des flux : Les RVC reposent sur une synergie de fonctions et de flux (personnes, ressources, capitaux, services) au sein d'un continuum urbain-rural. Une gouvernance équitable : Un cadre d'action doit structurer les investissements, la protection de l'environnement et la planification afin de garantir des bénéfices partagés pour toutes les parties prenantes. L'engagement local : Les populations locales, qui maîtrisent déjà ces dynamiques sur le terrain, doivent être pleinement intégrées au processus de développement. Ce document s'établit comme un levier stratégique pour les acteurs maliens de l'urbanisme et du développement durable. Il vise à opérationnaliser les agendas mondiaux, notamment le Nouveau Programme pour les Villes (NPV) et l’Agenda 2030 (ODD), tout en s'alignant sur les priorités du Plan Stratégique 2026-2029 de ONU-Habitat |
| Quality of Life in Cities: Experiences of cities piloting the Quality of Life Index | 2026 | Quality of Life in Cities: Experiences of Cities Piloting the Quality of Life Index examines how five pilot cities implemented the Quality of Life Index, drawing on their experiences to assess its feasibility, value, and impact. The report highlights practical lessons on governance, stakeholder engagement, data collection, and policy integration, demonstrating how the Index supports evidence-based, people-centered urban development. Its findings provide actionable recommendations to guide cities and UN-Habitat in scaling the Initiative and strengthening the use of quality of life data in urban decision-making. |
| Urban Resilience Action Plan (URAP) for Charagua, Bolivia: Planning for Climate, Urban, and Biodiversity Action | 2026 | |
| Planning for Secure Water Futures in Contexts of Drought and Displacement: Evidence from Mafraq, Jordan | 2026 | This report examines how drought, climate change, and displacement intersect to shape urban water insecurity in Dahiyyat Al-Malik Abdullah, Mafraq. Through a multi-scalar analysis, it highlights infrastructure pressures, governance gaps, and the lived experiences of refugee and host communities, offering evidence-based recommendations for more inclusive and climate-resilient urban water responses. |
| UN-Habitat Catalogue of Solutions 2026-2029 | 2026 | UN-Habitat’s Catalogue of Solutions presents the organization’s portfolio of tested tools, methodologies and advisory support designed to help countries, cities and communities address today’s most pressing urban challenges. The catalogue brings together solutions developed through decades of UN-Habitat’s global experience, providing practical pathways for advancing inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban development. These solutions respond to the urgent need to improve access to housing, land and basic services—recognized as the foundation of decent urban living and a key driver of progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. Aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the New Urban Agenda, and UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029, the catalogue supports governments and partners in translating global commitments into concrete action at national and local levels. Designed as a practical reference for collaboration, the catalogue provides an overview of the ways in which UN-Habitat can support national, regional, and local governments, civil society, the private sector, grassroots communities, academia and development partners in tackling multidimensional urban challenges and accelerating sustainable urban transformation. The Solutions in this Catalogue are organized around UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan, enabling stakeholders to identify relevant tools, methodologies and partnerships to advance housing, land and urban basic services to the benefit of local communities. |
| The Urban Law and Conflict Series (Volume 3, Early Recovery): Enhancing Urban Law to Protect Housing, Land and Property Across the Conflict Cycle | 2026 | This publication examines how rapid urbanization and the increasing concentration of conflict in urban areas are placing housing, land, and property rights under growing pressure. It explores how widespread destruction, displacement, and pre-existing tenure insecurity complicate safe return, restitution, and the resolution of housing, land, and property (HLP) disputes. As part of the Urban Law and Conflict Series, the publication demonstrates the critical role of urban law and policy in protecting HLP rights and enabling peacebuilding, security, and resilient post-conflict urban recovery. |
| Urban Resilience Action Plan (URAP) for Cobija, Bolivia: Planning for Climate, Urban, and Biodiversity Action | 2026 | |
| Nature-based Solutions for the Arab Region: A Collection of Case Studies | 2026 | The Arab region faces multiple converging challenges including rapid urbanization, water scarcity, environmental degradation and, in some contexts, conflict and displacement. Additionally, the increasing risks of climate change impacts, coupled with these interconnected issues, place mounting pressure on already strained urban systems and natural resources. In this context, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) offer a promising pathway to address these challenges. By harnessing ecosystems to enhance resilience and improve quality of life, NbS can deliver multiple co-benefits. These can range from water security and disaster risk reduction to public health, biodiversity protection, and job creation. However, knowledge of locally adapted, scalable practices in the Arab region remains fragmented and under-documented. |
| Community Engagement as Crucial Step for Advancing Durable Solutions for Returnee Integration in Afghanistan: Participatory Hazards, Vulnerabilities, Capacities Assessment (PHVCA) & Community Action Plan (CAP) | 2026 | |
| The Urban Law and Conflict Series (Volume 2, Emergency Response): Enhancing Urban Law to Protect Housing, Land and Property Across the Conflict Cycle | 2026 | As global urbanization accelerates, cities are increasingly on the front lines of humanitarian crises and post-conflict recovery, while bearing a growing responsibility to uphold the right to adequate housing. Conflict is now predominantly unfolding in urban settings, as seen in recent crises in Palestine, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen, where widespread housing destruction and mass displacement have placed large civilian populations at risk of losing their homes, land, and tenure security. Many of the resulting challenges, such as safe return, restitution, adjudication, and dispute resolution, are rooted in pre-existing tenure insecurity linked to weak governance, unplanned urbanization, fragile land administration systems, and inadequate housing laws and policies. Against this backdrop, urban law plays a critical role in creating the conditions for peace, security, and recovery during emergencies and in post-conflict contexts. As the second publication in the Urban Law and Conflict Series, this report explores how urban law can support accountable, inclusive, and responsive urban governance, spatial planning, land administration, and housing law and policy to mitigate the immediate impacts of conflict on housing, land, and property (HLP) rights. This includes, among other measures, reducing residential disruption and displacement, safeguarding land records, enabling emergency shelter, and regulating secondary occupation. |