The “Improving Community Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Informal Settlements in Homs and Aleppo” project is a central initiative under UN-Habitat’s Integrated Post-Earthquake and Early Recovery Project, launched in response to the February 2023 earthquake that severely affected informal settlements in these cities. Focusing on the neighborhood of Al-Bayada in Homs and Al-Fardos neighborhood in - Bab Al Nyrab Service Directorate in Aleppo, the project aims to build urban…
Read moreAccelerating Access to Low Carbon Urban Mobility Solutions (ACCESS) through Digitalization is a joint project of nine organisations (UN Environment Programme - UNEP; Institute of Transportation and Development Policy - ITDP, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy; UN Development Programme - UNDP; UN Human Settlements Programme - UN-Habitat, Local Governments for Sustainability - ICLEI, Urban Electric Mobility Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT; and…
Read moreAbout African Clean Cities Platform
Africa has with 3.5% the highest urbanization rate in the world. It is one major reason why municipal solid waste management has become a big challenge for many cities in the region; low-income cities in Africa are expected to double their municipal solid waste generation within the next 15-20 years. To address this ever-increasing waste issue, the African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP) was established in 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique,…
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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations Agency for Human Settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
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Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) envisages ensuring access to inclusive, quality…
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GWOPA is the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance with its Secretariat led by UN-Habitat and hosted in Bonn, Germany. GWOPA leads the global movement for Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs). These peer-support partnerships between water and sanitation service providers work by harnessing the skills, knowledge, and goodwill within a strong utility to build the capacity and improve the…
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