The Blue Economy is an emerging concept which encourages better stewardship of our ocean and other blue resources. It provides for an inclusive model in which coastal zones, or those with significant waterbodies – which sometimes lack the capacity to manage their rich water resources – can begin to extend the benefit of those resources to all.

This working paper is produced by UN-Habitat as an outcome document of a participatory Global Expert Group Meeting/Writeshop attended by multiple stakeholders to share their views and experiences on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and SDG 11.  The meeting was held in Granada, Spain, from 21-23 March 2018, made possible with support of the Ayuntamiento de Granada, and the collaboration of the Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo.

The set of issue papers presents themes and issues that the UN System in Brazil considers relevant in the scope of the implementation process of SDGs 6, 7, 11, 12 and 15 in Brazil and intend on serving as subsidies to the National Commission for the corresponding thematic discussions in the preparatory phase for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development of 2018, as well as in other relevant opportunities.

White Papers are policy documents that outline the government’s proposals for future governmental activities with regard to legal and regulatory frameworks governing a certain functional sector. A White Paper provides a basis for further consultation and discussion with interested or affected groups of stakeholders, thus serving as an important tool of democratic policy making. The purpose of a White Paper is to launch a debate with the public, stakeholders, and the members of the National…

This publication summarizes the work that UN-Habitat carried out in Kiambu County to increase the own-source revenue of the county. It highlights the significant impact of the project.
This publication describes the intervention that was carried out by UN-Habitat in Nampula. It explains the impact of the project and what can be done differently in the future.

The report provides an assessment of key sources revenue for the Homa Bay County Government. Upgrading of local markets is one such source of revenue to the County Government.

The Discussion Paper is a key output of the feasibility phase of the NUP process in Liberia. It explains the context in which the policy will operate. The paper is a result of a wide range of research and consultations on the demographic, socioeconomic, and physical environment aspects of Liberia. It also provides preliminary policy recommendations for further analysis in the subsequent NUP development processes.

The United Nations Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) in Somalia is a joint program with UN-Habitat and four other UN agencies, including the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The first phase of JPLG began in 2008 and ended in 2012. JPLG II (2013–2017) is now being…

The paper elaborates on the conceptual and practical framework of the principles of planned urbanization, characteristic of the integrated approach adopted by UN-Habitat to address the challenges of rapid urbanization in the developing world, namely (1) Rules and Regulations, (2) Urban Design, and the (3) Financial plan.