The Future of Asian & Pacific Cities Report 2019 2019 Five years into implementing this important international development framework, rapidly growing cities and towns are faced with a range of developmental choices that will shape their growth and long-term economic, social and environmental sustainability. Many of these are complex choices with differing short-term versus long-term costs and benefits. These choices are seldom determined by individual actors or agencies but emerge out of the complex interplay of decisions made by a range of actors across national and local governments, investors and entrepreneurs in the private sector, and a range of local community and civil society voices.
Guideline for Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards 2019 This guideline briefly explains the detailed procedures for RVS building survey. Bridges, large towers, and other non-building structure types are not covered by this procedure. According to recent seismic vulnerability assessment works in Bago, Taungoo, Sagaing and Pyay cities, the major building stocks in Myanmar are - Bamboo, Timber, Brick, Brick Noggin, Concrete and Steel Building.
The Government of Japan & UN-Habitat Partnership Profile in Sudan 2019 2019 Sudan has been experiencing long lasting conflicts and tribal disputes. To respond the uprising challenges, UN-Habitat has been assisting returnees, IDPs and host communities in the post conflict areas to live together in peace in partnership with the Government of Japan.
Rapid Own-Source Revenue Analysis of Kisumu 2019 The ROSRA tool helps local governments optimize their Own-Source Revenues (OSR), strengthening Municipal Finance foundations, enhancing creditworthiness and enabling local governments to leverage external resources to fund their development. It quantifies revenue leakages and deconstructs known bottlenecks to identify root causes and entry points for reform.
Country Activities Report 2019: Supporting the New Urban Agenda 2019 The Country Activities Report 2019 provides an evolving picture of UN-Habitat’s projects and programmes portfolio from 2018 onwards. It opens a window on the most recent activities taking place on the ground. In that connection, its scope is restricted to featuring digestible information on selected ongoing activities supporting an effective and timely delivery on UN-Habitat’s mandate.
The Strategic Plan 2020-2023 2019 The Strategic Plan for 2020–2023 re-positions UN-Habitat as a major global entity, a centre of excellence and innovation. In that respect, the organization is refocusing its niche position as the “thought leader” and the go-to programme for issues pertaining to its work, setting the global discourse and agenda on sustainable urban development, driving political discussion, generating specialized and cutting-edge knowledge, shaping technical norms, principles and standards, and acting as a multiplier in the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice in getting cities and other human settlements right.
The Strategic Plan 2020-2023 2019 The Strategic Plan for 2020–2023 re-positions UN-Habitat as a major global entity, a centre of excellence and innovation. In that respect, the organization is refocusing its niche position as the “thought leader” and the go-to programme for issues pertaining to its work, setting the global discourse and agenda on sustainable urban development, driving political discussion, generating specialized and cutting-edge knowledge, shaping technical norms, principles and standards, and acting as a multiplier in the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice in getting cities and other human settlements right.
RISE-UP: Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor 2019 The flagship programme leverages large scale investment to build urban adaptation and climate resilience in the global hotspots of vulnerability. Issues of poverty, spatial inequality and resilient settlements are tackled at the same time.
Qatif City Profile 2019 The City Profile Report brings together diagnostic urban analysis and aligns that analysis with the UN-Habitat sustainable development framework to achieve the Saudi Vision 2030, NUA and SDGs. This tool helps in understanding the current while guiding the future planning of the city, whilst defining a clear strategy for sustainable development. This tool considers spatial planning in relation to legal aspects and Municipal and Local economy mechanisms.
CPI PROFILE Al Baha 2019 Under the FSCP, UN-HABITAT, MOMRA, Municipality and its Local Urban Observatory has been working on developing urban statistic and spatial information (Geographic Information System) to provide relevant urban information that strongly supports decision-making process on urban development and urban planning in the city. This CPI Profile Report is a brief overview of the basic information and data about the City;