Ethiopia: Dire Dawa Urban Profile 2008 It is Ethiopia's second largest city with 384 000 inhabitants and with the rapid urban growth witnessed in the city, Dire Dawa's urban population is expected to grow by nearly 50 percent by the year 2015.
UN-Habitat Country Programme Document 2008-2009 - Nigeria 2008 The Habitat Country Programme Document for Nigeria outlines the main objectives and priorities for UN-HABITAT.
Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) , Local Finance Facilities 2008 UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility Work plan 8. Explains what they are, how they will work and why they are important.
The State of the African Cities Report 2008 2008 With rapidly increasing urban populations, cities in Africa are faced with enormous challenges and will have to find ways to facilitate by 2015 urban services, livelihoods and housing for more than twice as many urban dwellers than it has today.
Competências chave para melhorar a governança local , Volume 3 2008 Now more than ever, local governments are at the forefront of responding to growing social, economic and environmental challenges.
The Magic Waterman: UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation books for Upper Primary 2008 Everyone thinks that Mzee Marende is a witch because he always has enough water, even to spare, when other people do not have water to drink. Incensed at Mzee Marende’s mysterious source of water, the people decide to attack him and his family accusing him of witchcraft. They set out to burn Mzee Marende’s entire family. In this exciting story, you will witness the deadly conflict as one man confronts and defeats an entire township. It is one of those stories a reader cannot forget easily.
Global Atlas of Excreta, Wastewater Sludge, and Biosolids Management 2008 It is crystal clear that, in addition to clean air, the well-being of our planet also requires that water, wastewater and the resulting biosolids (sludge) need to be managed more seriously, and in a focused, coordinated and cooperative manner.
Review of Existing Concepts of Water Governance and an Analysis of Pro-Poor Approaches in UN-HABITAT Interventions - Part 1 2008 The purpose of this extensive review (Part I) is to provide the basis for defining a pro-poor water and sanitation governance framework and the tools required to improve UN-HABITAT efforts in favour of adequate water supply and sanitation services for the urban poor.
UN-Habitat and The Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme - Strategy Document 2008 UN-HABITAT is one of the key partners of the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP). KENSUP was initiated in 2001 by the Government of Kenya (GoK), and it is complemented and supplemented by UN-HABITAT through cooperation outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding and existing project documents.
Municipal Finance and Urban Development 2008 Municipal Finance of Urban Development was prepared as a background paper for the UN-Habitat Global Report 2005. Financing Urban Shelter and a summary was included as Chapter 3 of the Global Report under the title, Municipal Finance: Conditions and Trends.