The Urban-LEDS phase II sought to accelerate the pace of change in cities through targeted support to 72 local governments and 8 national governments to enhance integrated low emission and climate resilient development, access to finance and multi-level governance.
This report presents the learnings and progress from the development of Low Emissions Development Strategies and corresponding Climate Action Plans in 17 cities.

This publication highlights strategies and lessons from UN-Habitat’s Urban Planning and Design Lab to guide practitioners and to clarify the role that urban planning plays in developing holistic post-crisis responses. It outlines the ten strategies and three typologies of support that the Lab has found most useful in post-crisis contexts. The appendices include four detailed case studies in Haiti, Somalia, Kenya, and Bangladesh.

Case study on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Urban Related Policies in Bangladesh focusing on prevailing policy interventions including Nationally Determined Contribution, analyzing the process.

The Country Paper contains 42 sections within 6 chapters with 13 Urban Indicators. It discusses the policy interventions, urban trends and challenges in the country

Secure land and property rights for all are essential to reducing poverty because they underpin economic development and social inclusion. Secure land tenure and property rights enable people in urban and rural areas to invest in improved homes and livelihoods. Although many countries have completely restructured their legal and regulatory framework related to land and they have tried to harmonize modern statutory law with customary ones, millions of people around the world still have insecure…

UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia.

UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia.