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Slum Upgrading Facility Pilot
Evaluation
Slum Upgrading Facility Pilot Programme End-of-Programme Evaluation
2011
UN-HABITAT
The evaluation assessed the performance of the Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) and its associated projects in the four pilot countries: Ghana,Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
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Informal-Settlements-and-Finan
Technical Report
Informal Settlements and Finance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2010
This report examines urbanization rates in Tanzania and its impacts on housing provision.
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Ghana National Urban Profile
Urban Profile
Ghana: National Urban Profile
2009
UN-HABITAT
The National Urban Profile focuses on the findings of a desk study, interviews with key actors and a town consultation with key urban actors and institutions.
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Ghana Ho City Profile
Urban Profile
Ghana: Ho Urban Profile
2009
Ho is one of the twelve districts in the Volta Region.
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Zambia-National-Urban-Profile
Urban Profile
Zambia: National Urban Profile
2009
Unsustainable migration trends in Zambia have led to high population growth in the urban areas without the accompanying improvement in infrastructure for service provision.
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LENSS TOOL KIT Local Estimate
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
LENSS TOOL KIT: Local Estimate of Needs for Shelter and Settlement, Field Version , IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster
2009
UN-HABITAT
The LENSS Tool Kit is designed to alleviate the difficulties of shelter and settlement needs assessment in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and before the recovery phase.
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Community-Based-Housing-Financ
Technical Report
Community-Based Housing Finance Initiatives
2009
This report examines one of the main innovations and trends in community-based housing finance initiatives - the Community Mortgage Programme in Philippines.
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Zambia-Livingstone-City-Profil
Urban Profile
Zambia: Livingstone City Profile
2009
Livingstone, the capital of Northern Rhodesia before independence and before Lusaka became the capital, is the largest town in Zambia’s Southern Province and the tourist capital of Zambia.
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UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Faci
Paper
Slum Upgrading Facility: Lessons on how to use guarantees to address risk and access commercial loans for slum upgrading
2009
UN-HABITAT
It is estimated that up to 1 billion people live in slums in the cities of the world – one sixth of humanity – and that the numbers are rising.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
training_guide-advancing_women_hlp_rights_in_fragile_contexts.pdf
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Document
Presentation by the Acting Executive Director
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Statement of the Acting Executive Director
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Resolution on Equitable financing and effective monitoring of the implementation of resolutions adopted by the United Nations Habitat Assembly
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Resolution on the creation of a human settlements resilience framework for early warning, foresight, risk reduction, crisis response and post crisis recovery and reconstruction
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Resolution on Urban Planning and Sustainable Infrastructure
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Resolution on Adequate Housing for All
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Resolution on Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals
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Resolution on Enhancing the Interlinkage between Urbanization and Climate Change Resilience
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