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Sustaining Urban Water Supply under Climate Change: Lessons from Selected Rapidly Growing Cities in Southern Africa and China
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Sustaining Urban Water Supply under Climate Change: Lessons from Selected Rapidly Growing Cities in Southern Africa and China
2023
Water is the basis for life, and meeting water supply demand is a global challenge, particularly in developing countries. In 2020, it was estimated that two billion people lived in water-stressed regions with no access to a safely managed drinking water service on premises, available when needed and free of contamination. This condition is expected to worsen in some regions due to climate change and rapid population growth. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020 estimates that…
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Technical Report
Comparative Analysis of Housing Acts in Five Countries: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa: Urban Legal Case Studies, Volume 13
2023
UN-Habitat provides technical assistance and advisory services to member states in legal reform processes to bring about social and economic transformation and enhance effective service delivery for sustainable urban development. Benchmarking case studies and comparative analysis are key aspects of the UN-Habitat methodology for legal and governance reform. UN-Habitat and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London, UK developed this comparative analysis of housing laws…
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Policy and Strategy
Regional Representation for Africa: 2020 - 2023 Strategic Plan
2021
This Regional Representation Strategy for Africa shows a paradigm shift towards sustainable urbanisation as an engine for growth by proactively tackling urban challenges while simultaneously leveraging the opportunities presented by the phenomenon itself.
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Rent Regulations in Kenya, Lagos-Nigeria, Botswana and South Africa: A Comparative Analysis
Technical Report
Rent Regulations in Kenya, Lagos-Nigeria, Botswana and South Africa: A Comparative Analysis
2020
Rent regulation is a system of laws controlling rents and tenant evictions aimed at ensuring that rentals are affordable. It reduces both the incidence and fear of homelessness by setting substantive and procedural guidelines to control increases in rent and tenant evictions, thereby preventing landlords from profiting from rental shortages and enabling tenants to remain in existing rentals.

This document examines the legal framework regulating the urban landlord and tenant…
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Technical Report
Défis des finances publiques locales en Afrique
2015
UN-HABITAT
Le présent rapport examine les défis fondamentaux à relever dans le financement des
administrations publiques locales, les principales sources de recettes des collectivités
locales et l’expérience acquise dans la fourniture de services durables. Il étudie également
les systèmes et pratiques innovantes de gestion financière appliqués en Afrique.
Cette analyse est complétée par une étude de cas consacrée à la ville de Gaborone
(Botswana). Enfin, nous proposons…
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Les Partenariats Public-Prive
Technical Report
Les Partenariats Public-Prive - dans le logement et el development urbain
2014
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Technical Report
Challenges of Municipal Finance in Africa; with special reference to Gaborone city, Botswana
2010
Urbanization in the last 20 years has become one of the most important trends in human settlement development and the prospects of all developing countries continue to be deeply affected by rapid urban population growth.
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Technical Report
Land Inventory in Botswana , Processes and Lessons
2010
Successful land policy formulation and implementation depend on a complete and up-to-date inventory of land holdings.
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إنجليزية
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UN-Habitat joins the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
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Presentation made by Secretariat
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Multilevel Governance and Cooperation with Local and Regional Governments
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Contributions to upcoming priorities of the United Nations in 2024 and 2025
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Status of the preparations for the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum
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Briefing on the upcoming resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to be held in May 2025
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Discussions on upcoming elections of the UN-Habitat Governing Bodies and Membership of the Executive Board
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Status of preparation of the next Strategic Plan 2026-2029
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