The report assesses the statutory and customary land administration systems in the five Darfur states and provides guidance on how to secure land and property rights of the people voluntarily returning to Darfur and of other vulnerable groups - such as IDPs, refugees, women and youth. The report also looks at the functioning of land administration and how it can be improved in a fit-for-purpose, incremental and feasible manner for the benefit of the whole Darfur’s population. An adequate and…

As part of the stakeholder engagement activities for the Kalobeyei Infrastructure Corridor Development Plan, in Turkana County, Kenya, UN-Habitat and partners organized a workshop on “Mobilizing Investments”, which plays a critical role for the plan to be realised. The findings of the workshop are captured herein.

The Settlement Profile for Nakivale, Uganda provides an holistic analysis of Nakivale’s current situation including challenges, opportunities and key trends. As the oldest refugee settlement in Africa, Nakivale is uniquely positioned. The profile assesses Nakivale’s development potential in order to understand what future interventions would be necessary to achieve long-term sustainability.

The Settlement Profile for Kebribeyah provides a holistic analysis of the settlement’s current situation including challenges, opportunities and ways forward. As the oldest remaining refugee settlement in the Somali Regional State, Kebribeyah has unique opportunities. The profile assesses Kebribeyah’s development potential in order to frame a starting point to develop strategic planning scenarios.

The Settlement Profiling Tool, developed by UN-Habitat in partnership with UNHCR, sets out the framework for preparing cross-sectoral spatial profiles which are intended to help inform urban development policy decisions. The settlement profiling tool particularly focuses on situations where protracted displacement has occurred and supports a shift towards prioritising development interventions.

The South African governance system, defined by the Constitution of 1996, specifies the mandate of the three spheres of government: national, provincial and local. Recent laws and policies, including the Draft Climate Change Bill (2018), give a larger mandate to local governments when planning for climate action and responding to local challenges.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is increasingly shifting to a model of governance known as ‘sam-sang’ (3-build system), whereby responsibility is increasingly devolved to local administration levels (province, district and village). This poses an ideal opportunity to implement a well-integrated and vertically coordinated climate change response.

This factsheet outlines some of the ways that are already happening and recommends further improvements.

India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was created in 2008. This broad national policy was the basis on which the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) was prepared. India’s federal structure distributes powers at national and state levels, and the implementation of the NAPCC is envisioned through the formulation of State Action Plans for Climate Change (SAPCC).