The dialogue brought together multiple stakeholders from West and Central Africa to discuss on Urban renewal and co-production of housing in these regions. This dialogue was convened from 23rd to 24th of May 2019 in the United Nations Complex, Nairobi, Kenya. It brought together about 35 participants representing different organisations, governments and NGOs like UN Habitat, African Union, Islamic Development Bank, Africa Investment Bank, Shelter Afrique, Government of Guinea, CTE Design,…

The challenges of the housing sector in Mexico

The report looks at the intersection of slums and informal settlements and the informal economy, to raise awareness amongst communities, local authorities, NGOs and other urban actors of the potential of the local economy in informal settlements – much of which is also informal – as a key component of participatory slum upgrading, to contribute to economic development and poverty reduction.

The Hudur Urban Profile is part of a series of working paper summarizing major aspects of an urban analysis from the spatial perspective for elaborating on solutions for long term urban development and the current displacement crisis in Somalia.

This report is a Final Draft presentation of the Kalobeyei Settlement Advisory Development Plan. The plan report is for Turkana County Government’s consultation, approval and adoption. An extensive stakeholder consultation process was undertaken during the formulation of this draft plan to support the development of an integrated settlement to host 60,000 host and refugees in Turkana County, Kenya.

A practical guide to project financing in East Africa is based on the premise that green buildings typically carry higher upfront capital/buyer costs but lower ongoing/ operational ones. As such, they offer financial value to lenders, owners, and occupiers; and societal value in reducing resource consumption, and carbon and other forms of pollution. Unlocking this value requires specialist energy efficiency, green building, and localised energy finance.

In hot tropical climates, it is necessary to eliminate the penetration of solar radiation into buildings through glazed surfaces through strategies such as appropriate building orientation (along the east – west axis), adequate sizing of openings (window to wall ratio), proper location of openings (facing north and south), careful selection of glazing properties and appropriate solar protection using sun shading devices. This document illustrates how to properly size shading devices for windows…

The document was prepared as a companion piece to the Sustainable Building Finance: a practical guide to project financing in East Africa under the UN-Habitat Energy Efficiency in Buildings in East Africa initiative. The intent is to test a number of the finance mechanisms/strategies described in the Sustainable Building Finance Guide for their applicability to East Africa, and assess their ability to overcome barriers to delivering green/energy efficient buildings and local low-carbon energy…