1

UN-HABITAT ROAP:General Overview, Programmatic

Activities, Cities and Climate Change Initiative

United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeUnited Nations Human Settlements Programme

What is UNWhat is UN--HABITAT HABITAT What is UNWhat is UN--HABITAT HABITAT

Habitat Agenda (1996): Promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with adequate shelter for allMDG 7/11 (2000): Cities without Slums

19761976 UN UN ConferenceConference on Human Settlements (Vancouver)on Human Settlements (Vancouver)19781978 Establishment of UN Centre for Human SettlementsEstablishment of UN Centre for Human Settlements

(Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya)(Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya)19871987 International Year of Shelter International Year of Shelter 19891989 Global Shelter Strategy for the Year 2000 (GSS)Global Shelter Strategy for the Year 2000 (GSS)19961996 2nd UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)2nd UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)

UNUN--HABITAT KeyHABITAT Key Milestones Milestones UNUN--HABITAT KeyHABITAT Key Milestones Milestones

19971997 Establishment of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Establishment of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, UNUN--HABITAT Fukuoka Office, JapanHABITAT Fukuoka Office, Japan

20022002 Promoted Promoted toto UN Human Settlements ProgrammeUN Human Settlements Programme20062006 33rdrd World Urban Forum (Vancouver, Canada)World Urban Forum (Vancouver, Canada)20082008 44thth World Urban Forum (Nanjing, China)World Urban Forum (Nanjing, China)2010 52010 5ThTh World Urban Forum ( Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)World Urban Forum ( Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

UN-HABITAT ACTIVITIES

Campaigns: Secure Tenure Urban Governance Sustainable Urbanisation

Programmes and Projects:Urban Management and

OperationalNormative

Sustainable UrbanisationPolicy advocacySet standards/guidelinesStrengthen rural-urban

linkages

Community DevelopmentSettlements UpgradingBasic Urban ServicesDisaster and post-conflict

Reconstruction

LEARNING BY DOINGPolicy Developmentinformed by Practice

Global experience applied in practice

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Fukuoka)

★

UNUN--HABITAT in the worldHABITAT in the world

• Sub-regional Offices (Bangkok, Iran)

★

★

7 Information Offices

UN-HABITAT Headquarters (Nairobi)

Regional Office for Latin America and the

Caribbean (Nairobi)

UNUN--HABITATHABITATRegional Office for Asia and the PacificRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Established in:Established in: Aug 1997Aug 1997

Staff Staff in Japanin Japan:: 2323

Field Offices:Field Offices: 9494Field Offices:Field Offices: 9494

Staff in the Staff in the Field OfficesField Offices::aabout 2,000bout 2,000

Countries Covered:Countries Covered: 28 Countries28 Countries

Subtotal for Projects in Asia and the PacificSubtotal for Projects in Asia and the PacificUSD 287,000,000(approx)USD 287,000,000(approx)

As Dec 2009As Dec 2009

7

2

Urbanisation Trends Rural / Urban

RURAL63%

URBAN37%

RURAL53%

URBAN47%

RURAL40%

URBAN60%

Why is UNWhy is UN--HABITAT needed?HABITAT needed?

1970

63% 37%

2000 2030

53% 47% 40% 60%

United NationsUnited Nations

Peace and Security

Economic and Social Development

Humanitarian Affairs

Human Rights

International Law

Global Environment

UNUN--HABITATHABITAT

*Water and sanitation*Community development*Slums upgrading*Sustainable city development* Climate Change

*Water and sanitation*Community development*Slums upgrading*Sustainable city development* Climate Change

*Secure Tenure *Post*Post--conflict rehabilitation conflict rehabilitation （（Afghanistan, Iraq, etcAfghanistan, Iraq, etc））*Post*Post--disaster rehabilitationdisaster rehabilitation（（Sri Lanka, Indonesia, etc)Sri Lanka, Indonesia, etc)

*Secure Tenure *Post*Post--conflict rehabilitation conflict rehabilitation （（Afghanistan, Iraq, etcAfghanistan, Iraq, etc））*Post*Post--disaster rehabilitationdisaster rehabilitation（（Sri Lanka, Indonesia, etc)Sri Lanka, Indonesia, etc)

Addressing the Urbanisation of PovertyAddressing the Urbanisation of Poverty

POVERTY SLUMS AND INSECURE TENURE HUMAN INSECURITY

WOMEN’S RIGHTS LACK OF BASIC URBAN SERVICES POOR GOVERNANCE

Addressing Urbanisation and Climate Change

Jakarta, 2007: 36 died, 360,000 homeless, 190,000 sick.

A repeat of 2004, 2002 ++ ??.

Urbanisation and Climate Change IssuesKey Facts:

• Slum population is likely to grow from 1 billion in 2000 to 2 billion in 2050

• Fewer than 35% of cities in developing countries have their wastewater treatedhave their wastewater treated

• Worldwide, 1.2 billion people lack access to clean water

• Less than 50% of solid waste generated in low income countries is not collected

UN-HABITAT – key Activities in Asia & the Pacific AFGHANISTAN☆Community Development Project (NSP)☆Improved Shelter, Shelter, Services & Urban Governance for Returnees & IDPs☆Community Based Disaster Awareness & Mitigation Programme☆Rebuilding Urban Communities In AFG:

MALDIVES☆Restoration of Livelihoods through Emergency Shelter Recovery Project

CAMBODIA☆Phnom Penh Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction Phase II

CHINA☆Promoting Sustainable Urbanisation

PHILIPPINES☆Localising the MDGs ☆Integrated

h d t P t

BANGLADESH ☆Local Partnerships For Urban Poverty Alleviation

Upgrading of Informal Settlements in Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif and Jalalabad (3 Cities)

INDONESIA☆Aceh-Nias Settlements Support Programme (ANSSP)

approached to Poverty Reduction at the Neighbourhood Level* Climate Resiliant Sorsogon City

EAST TIMOR☆City Upgrading Strategy for Urban Dili

SRI LANKA☆Rebuilding Community Infra. & Shelter in Affected Areas☆Emergency Relief to Tsunami Displaced Persons ☆Rebuilding Communities in North East Sri Lanka☆Urban Governance Support Project

PAPUA NEW GUNIA☆Safer Port Moresby* Urban Sector Profiling

3

CambodiaCambodiaCambodiaCambodia

AfghanistanAfghanistan

BEFOREBEFORE AFTERAFTER

AfghanistanAfghanistan

BEFOREBEFORE AFTERAFTER

UNUN--HABITATHABITATProjects and ActivitiesProjects and Activities

BEFOREBEFOREBEFOREBEFORE AFTERAFTERAFTERAFTERIraqIraqIraqIraq

BEFOREBEFOREBEFOREBEFORE AFTERAFTERAFTERAFTER3

Examples of HOW UN-HABITAT support cities to respond to these challenges1. The “Peoples Housing Process” for

Improved Living Conditions2. The “Sustainable Cities Programme –

i ” f i bl bAsia” for sustainable urban development

3. The “Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI)” support to Cities addressing Climate Change Mitigation and adaptation

Organising the community and governance structure

Community Action Planning （CAP) to agree community priorities

1- Settlement Upgrading, improved Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction through the “Peoples Housing Process” of Community Action Planning

Design assistance by City Technical Specialists supported by Habitat Staff

Final Proposal and Community Contract Approved by Municipality of Phnom Penh

Signing of Agreement by Districts and/or Community Development Management Committee （CDMC)

Foundation Work of Road Construction

Community members Start Construction

Improved Access （Foot-Bridge）

22--Sustainable CitiesSustainable Cities-- Asia NetworkAsia NetworkSCP Network +66 Cities in 9 Asian Countries

INDIA(12)ChennaiAlandur

CHINA(5)ShenyangWuhanHailinGuiyangPanzhihua

PHILIPPINES(9)

SRI LANKA (18)ColomboDehiwela-Mt. LeviniaKotteMorotuwaNegamboKulonnawaPanaduraWattalaGampaha

REPUBLIC OF KOREA(4)HanamSeogwipoGangwon Province (2)GangreungPyeongchang-gun

MONGOLIA(3)Ulaanbaatar (+2)

SCP Demonstration CityPotential Replications

AlandurAmbaturMaharastraPanvelViralWaroraYavatmalAurangabadRahuriAshitaRatnagiriLatur

( )LipaTagbilaranCagayan de OroPlus 7 nationally

KandyMataleNuwara EliyaRatnapuraGalleKattankudhiBatticaloaKillinochiJaffna

VIETNAM(4)Vinh DanangThahoa

PNG(3)Port MoresbyGorokaKokopo

THAILAND(5)Chiang RaiKhonn KaenSongklaRayongNakornPhanthom

SCP-Asia applies Agenda 21 principles to support implementation of the Habitat Agenda and MDGs 7/10 and 7/11, by building local capacities to apply global environmental conventions and agreements at the local and national levels.

INDIA•Ministry of Urban Development

Philippines•Department of Interior and Local Government•League of Cities of the PhilippinesU i it f th Phili i

China•ACCA21•Beijing University•Partner City Universities•

Mongolia•Mongolian Association of Cities•Mongolian University of Science and Technology•Ministry of Construction and Urban Development•Urban Planning Design and Research Institute

SCP Anchor Institutions in AsiaKorea•Ministry of Science and Technology•Ministry of Environment•Ministry of Construction•Seoul National University•Gangwon Development Research Institute

UNCHS/UNEP Sustainable Cities Programme

SCP Demonstration CityPotential replications

Thailand•Department of Local Government•National Municipal League of Thailand•Thai Environment Institute•6 Regional Universities

y•Maharastra State Government•Indian Mayors Association•All Indian Institute of Local Governance

••

•University of the Philippines•Asia Institute of Management•Local Government Academy•Partner City Universities

Sri Lanka•Ministry of Urban Development •Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government•Sri Lanka Mayors Association•Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance•University of Moratowa•Sri Lanka Institute of Local Administration•Center for Urban and Regional Planning

Indonesia•Ministry of Environment•Mayors Association

Papua New Guinea•Department of Community Development•Department of Provincial Government•PNG Local Level Government Association•National Research Institute• PNG Institute of Development Administration

SCP’s Environmental Planning and Management (EPM) Process

1. Environmental Profile

2. City Consultation

4. Strategy & Action Plans

3. Working Groups

4

UN Habitat global partners: IRC (BUS), IHS,InWent, Good

practices and global

Public Private Partnerships for the Urban

Cities Feeding People(IDRC)

Facilitating Cities access to more Facilitating Cities access to more International ProgrammesInternational Programmes

p gindicators

for the Urban Environment (UNDP)

Healthy Cities Project(WHO)

Awarness and Prepardness for Emergencies atLocal Level (UNEP)

nternational Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP)

Country- city Issues Strategy Demo-projects

Sri-Lanka -COLOMBOKOTTEDEHIWALAMORATOWANEGOMBOKOLONAWAPANADURAWATALLAGAMPAHAKANDYRATNAPURANUWARA-ELIYAMATALE

•Solid waste management

•Collection & disposal

•Create awareness and knowledge about solid waste and various management methods• Create and strengthen partnership with the community and public ,private and NGOs for sustainable management.•Reduce volume of waste for disposal• Introduce separation at source with home composting• Introduce waste and recycling community sheds

• Home Composting Bins • Biogas Units

Achievements: Improved Solid Waste Management to Reduce Methane Emissions

MATALE•Introduce bio-gas production to reduce municipal market.

• CDM (Matale)• Community Waste

collection and Sorting centers

• Community level Environment Promotion Center ( only Gampaha)

Photos from Sevanatha

Country‐ city Issues  Strategy Demo‐projects 

Philippines‐Cagayan de  OroTagbilaranLipa

•Solid waste management

•Collection & disposal

•Create awareness and knowledge about solid waste and various management methods• Create and strengthen partnership with the community and public ,private and NGOs for sustainable management.•Reduce volume of waste for disposal• Introduce separation at source with home composting• Introduce waste and recycling community sheds

• Community-based solid waste management

Achievements: Improved Solid Waste Management to Reduce Methane Emissions

• Sorting wastes at source• Bio-composting and organic

fertilizer production• Allotment gardens & Peri-urban

agriculture

Photos DILG/ Liceo de     Cagayan University

Country- city Issues Strategy Demo-projects

Philippines –Cagayan de Oro & Tagbilaran.

Coastal Resource

Management

•Preserve marine resources, especially coral reefs for protection against more violent storm surges •Increase the fish catch of fisher folks and

rehabilitate/reforest the marine ecosystem.•Create and strengthen partnership with the community and public ,private and NGOs for sustainable management.

• Mangrove Restoration • Fish sanctuary project

•City-Coastal Cleaning Campaigns

Achievements: Coastal Zone Management to better protect cities from Climate Change Impacts

Mangrove rehabilitation (Artificial Reef)

Monthly Coastal cleanup day

Achievements: Air Quality Management to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts

Country‐ city Issues  Strategy Demo‐projects 

India‐ Chennai •Severe Traffic Congestion •Maximizing existing infrastructure investments• Improving the modal share of transit systems

• Traffic Congestion and Air Quality:

• Synchronized traffic lights

•Overpasses to maintain flows

•Separation of sub-urban and regional rail transport

•Increased public transport access

•Phasing school closure hours

•Time sharing market opening hours

China‐ Shenyang  •Industrial emissions

•Coal burning for power generator

•Escalating vehicular emissions

•Low proportion of open areas

•To close or relocate the most polluting industries,•Introduce cleaner fuels for its district heating systems

•Change buses and taxis over to LGP

•Greening the city with rapid carbon fixing trees

•Closure of the Copper smelting plant

•Introduction of unleaded petrol

•Creation of Industrial Parks

3-UN-Habitat supporting Cities addressing Climate Change Impacts

• Country/city-level activities in pilot countries to:Make comprehensive situation analyses (national, local: environment, governance, urban development – policy and practice – needs assessment) Raising awareness and mobilising political support through City ConsultationsDeveloping integrated climate change response strategiesCatalyse quick win Demonstration Projects based on:Catalyse quick-win Demonstration Projects based on:

• Clean Development Mechanisms• Testing of financing mechanisms and micro insurance• Community initiatives

Establish local urban knowledge networks to document experiences for policy learning and wider applicationLinking up with global network activities (tool development, universities, local government training institutes)

5

Applying Adapting and Developing Toolkits

Initial CCCI Pilot Cities (Sept 2008): Sorsogon, Kampala, Maputo, Esmeraldas

CCCI – Pilot Cities

Asia / Pacific regional strategy and city/national roll-out :

Asia: Sri Lanka (2 cities), Indonesia (policy research), Viet Nam (1 city/province), China (mitigation), Mongolia

Pacific: Initially 4 countries

5 Additional Cities in Africa (Sept 2009): Kigali, Mombasa, Walvis Bay, Saint Louis, Bobo Diolassou

CCCI- Asia Regional Strategy

Ulaanbaatar

•Regional workshops / capacity building /sharing information and experiences•Pool expertise and technical resources•Organise joint action on addressing CC impacts

Vanuatu

Negombo

Apia

Banjarmasin

Indonesia

Nandi

Solo

Pekalongan

Port MoresbyBaticaloa

Port Villa

Sorsogon

addressing CC impacts

To Disseminate the lessons leant form Sorsogon To Disseminate the lessons leant form Sorsogon Vulnerability Assessment and national scoping Vulnerability Assessment and national scoping experiences in at lest 8 countries by June 2010 .experiences in at lest 8 countries by June 2010 .To pave the way for development of national policies to To pave the way for development of national policies to address Climate Change.address Climate Change.

Next steps: Scaling up CCCI experiences to Asia Pacific

To strengthen existing partnerships to mainstream CCCI To strengthen existing partnerships to mainstream CCCI process and to apply the developed support toolsprocess and to apply the developed support toolsLead regional climate change knowledge management Lead regional climate change knowledge management and capacity building for cities and local governments and capacity building for cities and local governments through network of stakeholders, training initiatives and through network of stakeholders, training initiatives and university partnerships.university partnerships.

Thank you!

UNUN--HABITAT Fukuoka OfficeHABITAT Fukuoka Office(Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific)(Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific)

http://www.unhabitat.org/ （UN-HABITAT HQ, Nairobi, Kenya)

http://www.fukuoka.unhabitat.org（UN-HABITAT Fukuoka Office, Japan）