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Annual Report 2024
UN-Habitat’s 2024 Annual Report, Adequate Housing for All, highlights global efforts to address the housing crisis and advance sustainable urbanization. The report showcases progress in reducing inequality, promoting… Read more
World Cities Report 2024
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World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas… Read more

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Energy and Resource Efficient Urban Neighbourhood Design Principles for Tropical Countries. Practitioner’s Guidebook
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Build Green. 100 Ways to Save Money and the Environment
Technical Report
Sustainable Urban Energy
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Sustainable Urban Energy Planning
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Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climates
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Financing for Resilient and Green Urban Solutions in Accra and Tema, Ghana
World Smart Cities Outlook 2024
Technical Report
World Smart Cities Outlook 2024
2024
The report provides groundbreaking insights into the current state of smart city developments globally. By analyzing trends, challenges and opportunities, it offers a robust evidence base to foster inclusive, sustainable and people-centred smart cities. With recommendations for policymakers and other actors, it serves as a global reference for advancing digital transformation and innovation in urban areas while addressing regional disparities and digital divides.
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World Cities Report 2024
Flagship Report
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action
2024
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action

This edition of the World Cities Report provides a wide and far-reaching analysis of the current and expected climate impacts on different regions and cities, as well as the differing vulnerabilities urban populations face due to factors such as poverty, inequality, ethnicity, gender, disability and other characteristics. Notwithstanding the acute financial and institutional shortfalls many face, the Report shows that cities are…
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Amman Climate Action Plan
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Amman Climate Action Plan
2024
The Amman Climate Action Plan, in its second iteration, focuses on mainstreaming the climate actions by integrating with its strategy documents, proposing policies and incorporating actions as part of master planning to ensure effective implementation. Apart from GCAP, GAM has collaborated with C40 on several engagements such as C40 Cities-Mayors Migration Council, the Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration and Students Reinventing Cities. Amman has also committed to C40’s Clean Air…
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COMPENDIUM OF INSPIRING PRACTICES ON URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES: Implementation of Guiding Principles and Framework for Action to advance Integrated Territorial Development - cover
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COMPENDIUM OF INSPIRING PRACTICES ON URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES: Implementation of Guiding Principles and Framework for Action to advance Integrated Territorial Development
2023
The third edition of the Compendium of Inspiring Practices on Urban-Rural Linkages showcases 17 case studies from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. These cases highlight the application of the Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles and Framework for Action (URL-GP) and emphasize the importance of an integrated territorial approach.

The cases cover a range of dimensions, including design, spatial planning, project implementation, strategy,…
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Rural Revitalization Under the Net-Zero Carbon Goal, Dinghai, Zhoushan, China
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Rural Revitalization Under the Net-Zero Carbon Goal, Dinghai, Zhoushan, China
2023
The “Rural Revitalization Under the Net-Zero Carbon Goal, Dinghai, Zhoushan, China” is a practice report under the cooperation of UN-Habitat, Zhoushan Municipal Government and Tongji University. The Dinghai District has pioneered net-zero carbon rural revitalization efforts. This report thoroughly evaluates their planning and development initiatives through a comprehensive investigation and presents exemplary cases to provide a low-carbon solution for rural areas in island regions.
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Report on Socio-Economic Conditions, Businesses and Local Economic Development – UN-Habitat Dadaab Survey 2021
Technical Report
Report on Socio-Economic Conditions, Businesses and Local Economic Development – UN-Habitat Dadaab Survey 2021
2023
This report is based on a study designed to establish prevailing socio-economic conditions, the nature of businesses and the local economic development in the Dadaab area, and the trends of urbanization in Garissa County, Kenya. This report is focused on Households’ Socio-Economic Conditions, utilities and basic services assessments and Businesses and Local Economic Development (LED) in Dadaab, the report concludes with key recommendations
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Assessment of Namibia Legislation through the Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit FULL REPORT
2022
UN-Habitat, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (KAS), and the University of Michigan (United States of America), through the project on Urban Law for Resilient and Low Carbon Urban Development in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, were able to assess the capacity of climate laws and policies in Namibia to adapt to climate change. The assessment was done through the UN-Habitat Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit…
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Assessment of Malawi Legislation through the Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit FULL REPORT
2022
UN-Habitat, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (KAS), and the University of Michigan (United States of America), through the project on Urban Law for Resilient and Low Carbon Urban Development in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, were able to assess the capacity of climate laws and policies in Malawi to adapt to climate change.
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Technical Report
Assessment of Malawi Legislation through the Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit SUMMARY REPORT
2022
UN-Habitat, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (KAS), and the University of Michigan (United States of America), through the project on Urban Law for Resilient and Low Carbon Urban Development in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, were able to assess the capacity of climate laws and policies in Malawi to adapt to climate change. The assessment was done through the UN-Habitat Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit…
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Global Report
innovate4cities-the-cities-and-local-governments-brief.pdf
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Roadmap of meetings of the Governing Bodies of UN-Habitat 2025 (version 2 July 2025)
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Sustainable urbanization in Africa
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RFP Housing course LSG
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Shanghai Manual 2024 (Chinese)
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RISE UP for Sustainable Urban Resilience Multi-layered Vulnerability Profile for Debre Birhan Cit
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Presentation by the Secretariat
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Statement by the Executive Director
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Financing Our Urban Future: Scaling Up Investment In and Through Cities
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