Rapid demographic growth and urban expansion are transforming intermediary cities in Kenya and Mozambique. However, limited governance and planning capacity – along with scarce financial resources – are driving these cities towards car-dependent systems, which lock in carbon emissions, reduce accessibility and undermine quality of life. Without timely intervention, current choices risk embedding high emissions and social inequalities for decades to come.

Building on the OECD…

Clarification Note for UN-Habitat’s ‘Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities’ Flagship Programme: frames urban regeneration as an integrated, inclusive, area-based process to reduce spatial inequality and advance the SDGs; clarifies terms (renewal, revitalisation, regeneration); maps key entry points; and showcases global practice.

Based on the results of the Douala 3 (CAD 3) Spatial Profile which identified the main areas of intervention and the main challenges to be addressed in the CAD3 and the pilot neighborhood of Ndogpassi Plage; the Vision, Area Planning and Action Plan Report describes the short, medium and long term action to implement to provide an inclusive and sustainable environment for displaced and host communities. The Vision is a process through which communities and key stakeholders defined the future…

The Shanghai Manual 2024 Annual Report showcases globally implemented urban best practices that present urban actors with innovative solutions to help cities navigate the complex challenges that they face today. Following the theme of ‘youth leading climate and local action for cities’, the report explores the potential of young people as urban change makers with a particular regard to climate action and urban environmental sustainability.

This Spatial Profile conducts a comprehensive review of urban areas hosting IDPs, focusing on several sectors. It focuses on the second Subdivision hosting the largest number of IDPs in the city of Douala: Douala 3. Unequal distribution of basic urban services, gaps in public infrastructure, urbanization on areas vulnerable to environmental hazards were identified, mapped and presented. This diagnostic can then be used as a basis for informed decisions regarding short, medium and long-term…

In response to growing urban migration challenges, the Migration Informed Urban Planning: A 3-Step Guidebook offers practical strategies for integrating migrants displaced persons and host communities promoting equitable urban development. Drawing on experiences from Cameroon, Egypt, and Jordan, it equips urban planners, policymakers, and local governments with tools to create inclusive, resilient cities through sustainable urban planning.

The Dadaab Regeneration Strategy promotes economic growth, sustainability, self-reliance, and integration of hosts and refugees in Garissa County, Kenya’s new Dadaab and Bura Municipalities. It offers a path to overcoming economic, environmental, and socio-cultural challenges through physical revitalisation, improved governance, and a transition away from traditional models of hosting refugees in camps.

The Kakuma Regeneration Strategy promotes economic growth, sustainability, self-reliance, and integration of hosts and refugees in the new Kakuma Municipality in Kenya. It offers a path to overcoming economic, environmental, and socio-cultural challenges through physical revitalisation, improved governance, and a transition away from traditional models of hosting refugees in camps.

This Habitat Country Programme Document (HCPD) 2023 – 2027 outlines the Government of Kenya & UN-Habitat’s key priorities in Kenya and is in line with UN-Habitat’s mandate under the Governing Council Resolution 21/2 of 2007. Through this HCPD, the Government of Kenya and UN-Habitat will be able to accelerate the urgent urbanization and human settlements development agenda in Kenya through four Key focus areas