The Sustainable Cities Dialogue in Strasbourg showed how local governments are already taking ownership of the global agendas, organizing awareness-raising activities and implementing Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development by engaging all local stakeholders from the grass-roots and up.We have heard the commitment of national governments to work with communities, the private sector and to establish
Alluvial aquifers are widely used as a groundwater source in many countries, mainly due to their high production potential, proximity to demand areas, their ease, and economy of extraction. By pumping wells located in an alluvial plain hydraulically connected to a river it is possible to generate a hydraulic gradient so that surface water is
Kajiado/Ol Kalou, Kenya 6 September 2018—UN-Habitat, working in concert with its partners, has embarked on a cities campaign on Equitable Economic Growth in two Kenyan secondary towns of Kajiado and Ol-Kalou. The aim of the Joint Work Programme (JWP) for Equitable Economic Growth is to support growth trajectories characterised by inclusiveness, equitable and environmental sustainability
Download PDF CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Community, ward and city level resilience enhancement actions and capacity building – Honiara Purpose of CFP: To contribute to project components 1 to 5 of the project: “Enhancing urban resilience to climate change impacts and natural disasters: Honiara”, which aims at developing community, ward and city level resilience enhancement actions
Urbanization is one of the most significant trends of the 21st Century with the global urban population growing from 732 million in 1950 to 4 billion in 2017. This number is expected to nearly double by 2050. The rapid growth of urban areas has increased economic productivity and provided greater opportunities and better quality of
Nairobi, 4 September 2018 – Some twenty experts from UN-Habitat, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), African Union Commission, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA), members of academia, representatives from civil society and local governments gathered for a two-day meeting in Nairobi to chart out the process of elaborating a Model Law
Shenzhen, China, 4 September 2018 – UN-Habitat and the city of Shenzhen recently launched a project aimed at documenting the rapid transformation of the city. The acting coordinator of UN-Habitat’s Urban and Finance Branch Marco Kamiya and Mr. Li Xiaogan, Director-General of the Publicity Department of the Communist Part of China (CPC) Shenzhen Municipal Committee
This guide aims to create and strengthen law-making processes that build and secure the legal rights of all people living in all urban areas to be governed fairly, live safely, earn a living and participate fully in the economic and cultural offerings of cities. It does not aim to address all the problems of African
Download PDF CALL FOR PROPOSAL: Creating a sustainable community based road maintenance mechanism, in Kalobeyei, Turkana County Submission Start Date: 9rd August 2018 Submission Deadline Date and time: 30th August 2018 EXTENDED Submission Deadline Date: 7 September 2018 Size of grant: 40,000 US$ Purpose of CFP: Improving access to employment opportunities is a part of
Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, 29 August 2018 – Coinciding with the Joint UN Campaign in the State of Palestine to celebrate the International Youth Day, UN-Habitat jointly with UN-Women, the Palestinian Housing Council, Aisha Association for Woman and child protection, and Gateway recently inaugurated the second safe and inclusive community garden in Beit Lahia in
