| Linking UN-Habitat and universities: Harnessing the potential of knowledge partnerships | 2022 | University partnerships are key to UN-Habitat’s ‘centre of excellence’ aspiration. They can act as drivers of capacity building, innovation, and urban change. These partnerships are enacted through a wide array of knowledge products and across a vast geography of collaborations internationally. A reform and enhancement of Habitat UNI, as the university partnership initiative of UN-Habitat, could be pivotal to reap the benefits of this multifaceted engagement. |
| Assessment of Namibia Legislation through the Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit FULL REPORT | 2022 | UN-Habitat, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (KAS), and the University of Michigan (United States of America), through the project on Urban Law for Resilient and Low Carbon Urban Development in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, were able to assess the capacity of climate laws and policies in Namibia to adapt to climate change. The assessment was done through the UN-Habitat Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit – an innovative online tool designed to help countries establish legal frameworks necessary for effective domestic implementation of the Paris Agreement. This was based on the five key performance indicators namely: i) governance framework for urban and climate planning; ii) urban and territorial planning; iii) urban planning and design for adaptation; iv) urban planning and design for mitigation; and v) economic and non-economic instruments for climate friendly urban planning. It is hoped that this assessment will be instrumental in fulfilling the potential of urban areas in Namibia to lead the way and be truly transformative spaces for climate action. In addition to this full report, UN-Habitat has produced a shorter version of the full report (summary report) that contains key points and recommendations from the sections mentioned above. |
| Urban Regeneration and Viruses: Learning from Past and Present Health Crises | 2022 | The report Urban Regeneration and Viruses: Learning from Past and Present Health Crises explores the spatial dimension of recovery measures from pandemics and epidemics. It provides a comparative study of urban regeneration case studies, presenting valuable learnings to build socio-economic and environmental resilience at different scales. |
| Headway Programme Impact Stories Booklet | 2022 | UN-Habitat Iraq impact stories under the Headway Programme funded by European Union Madad Fund. |
| Socio Economic Development in Turkana West, Kenya Volume II: A Report on Businesses and The Local Economic Development | 2022 | This report is based on a study designed to establish prevailing socio-economic conditions, the nature of businesses and the local economic development in Turkana West, and the trends of urbanization in North Rift Kenya. This report (Volume 2) is focused on Businesses and The Local Economic Development. It is part of 3 reports produced by the study. The other two reports are Volume 1: Households’ Socio-Economic Conditions, and Volume 3 on Urbanization Trends in the North Rift Region of Kenya. |
| 1ER ESTADO GLOBAL DE LAS METRÓPOLIS - Folleto de Hallazgos Preliminares y Mensajes Clave | 2022 | A medida que el mundo continúa urbanizándose también se vuelve metropolitano. Ya sea por la expansión horizontal, la urbanización dispersa o la peri-urbanización, la extensión física de las áreas urbanas está creciendo mucho más rápido que su población, por lo que consume más suelo para el desarrollo urbano. Esos fenómenos han hecho que muchas ciudades crezcan más allá de los límites de su municipio central o límites “propios de la ciudad”, configurando metrópolis más grandes y densas. Esta es una tendencia aún presente en todas las regiones del mundo y que afecta a ciudades de todo tipo y tamaño, desde megaciudades hasta ciudades intermedias e incluso pueblos pequeños. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las metrópolis del mundo no se gestionan de forma diferenciada, es decir, no cuentan con un plan ni con una institución metropolitanos, configurando una brecha global de gestión metropolitana. Adicionalmente, los sistemas de gestión metropolitana existentes están actualmente desequilibrados. Si bien varias metrópolis han avanzado en sus arreglos de gobernanza e instrumentos de planificación, los mecanismos de financiación tanto para implementar proyectos con impacto metropolitano como para mantener las instituciones metropolitanas funcionando correctamente, están muy relegados. Por su parte, las políticas y los marcos legales metropolitanos están surgiendo en muchas partes del mundo. Este Folleto presenta los hallazgos preliminares y los mensajes clave de la evaluación de la gestión metropolitana realizada a una Muestra Global de Metrópolis definida y analizada conjuntamente por ONU-Habitat y autoridades y expertos metropolitanos entre 2019 y 2022. Las tendencias extraídas de los análisis configuran un sólido hito hacia el futuro 1er Reporte del Estado Global de las Metrópolis de ONU-Habitat. |
| Leaving no one behind - How a global instrument to end plastic pollution can enable a just transition for the people informally collecting and recovering waste | 2022 | This report provides an overview on the importance of the Informal Waste and Recovery Sector (IWRS) for ending plastic pollution. It outlines how the current negotiations towards a global instrument to end plastic pollution can leverage a just transition of the IWRS. It calls for the just transition of the IWRS to be fair, inclusive, and equitable, generating and preserving decent work opportunities in a way that leaves no one behind. |
| Informe Local Voluntario 2022: Aporte de la Prefectura de Manabi | 2022 | |
| Niger State Urban Policy: Feasibility Policy Note | 2022 | With rapid population growth, urban expansion, and uncoordinated urban development, the need for a clear, harmonized urban vision has never been more urgent. This Feasibility Policy Note presents an evidence-based foundation for the formulation of the Niger State Urban Policy and highlights sectoral opportunities to accelerate sustainable urbanization in Niger State. |
| Integration is key: the role of electric mobility for low-carbon and sustainable cities | 2022 | Transport electrification can simultaneously contribute to sustainable urban mobility by enhancing vehicle energy efficiency and supporting the shift towards public transport and active mobility. Electric mobility expands the mobility options in our cities, with a range of lightweight, new electric vehicles including electric bicycles and kick e-scooters which can act as a catalyst for behavioural change. |