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GLOBAL POPULATION RURAL/ URBAN

SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION: THE CHALLENGE OF RAPID AND CHAOTIC URBANIZATION IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE TAKING ACTION ON TH E CAUSES OF URBAN CHAOS AND THE DIVIDED CITY By Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Under-Seceretary-General of United Nations Executive Director of UN-HABITAT

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GLOBAL POPULATION RURAL/ URBAN

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  1. SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION: THE CHALLENGE OF RAPID AND CHAOTIC URBANIZATION IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE TAKING ACTION ON TH E CAUSES OF URBAN CHAOS AND THE DIVIDED CITY By Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Under-Seceretary-General of United Nations Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi

  2. The Challenge: Rapid and Chaotic Urbanization GLOBAL POPULATION RURAL/URBAN RURAL 63% URBAN 37% RURAL 53% URBAN 47% RURAL 40% URBAN 60% 1970 2000 2030

  3. The Challenge: Rapid Growth of Slums Population of The World 8 7 Billion people 6 5 4 3 2 1 1850 1900 1950 2000 2020 2050 Year Rural population Urban population Urban slum population REF: UN-HABITAT, Global Urban Observatory

  4. Total Number of the World’s Slum Dwellers: Distribution of Slum Population by Region (2001)

  5. Slum Dwellers as a percentage of the Urban Population: By Region (2001)

  6. The Rising Incidence of Disasters

  7. Natural and Human Made Disasters

  8. The Challenge: Example of Kibera Slum, Nairobi 750,000 slum dwellers 250 hectares (2.5 square kilometers) 3 square meters per person

  9. The Challenge: Example of Kibera Slum, Nairobi

  10. SLUMS: DENSITY, HOUSING, HIV & ORPHANS, SANITATION, GARBAGE

  11. Security of Tenure

  12. UN-HABITAT’s strategy Short term – Slum upgrading Long term – Sustainable urban planning MDG Medium term – Pro-poor serviced land

  13. UN-HABITAT’s Strategy on Sustainable Urbanization Adequate Shelter Women’s inheritance/ownership AG on forced evictions Cites Without Slums Program Tenure/property/rental rights Land Donor Coordination Legal reform MDG Investments SUF - The Slum Upgrading Facility Urban Governance Credits Economics Urban Water & Sanitation Urban Environment Urban Safety Sustainable Relief HIV/AIDS Designed to link normative qualities to large-scale urban investments Training of LA’s

  14. Thank You!

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