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UN-HABITAT IS…

UN-HABITAT IS…. mandated by UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements with the goal of providing Adequate Shelter for All. Urbanisation Trend. Rural, All Countries. Urban, Middle and Low Income. Urban High Income. 2000. 1500.

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UN-HABITAT IS…

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  1. UN-HABITAT IS… • mandated by UN General Assembly • to promote socially and • environmentally sustainable human settlements with the goal of providing • Adequate Shelter for All.

  2. Urbanisation Trend Rural, All Countries Urban, Middle and Low Income Urban High Income 2000 1500 Total Population Growth (in millions) 1000 500 0 1950-1975 1975-2000 2000-2030

  3. Urbanisation of Asia/Pacific • In 1976, only 1/3rd of the world population was urban • In the past 30 years nearly 1.8 billion people were added to urban population with ASIA accounting for 47% • Today (2005) nearly half of the population of some 6.4 billion are living in cities & towns • By 2050 Asia region will account for 30% of estimated 5 billion world urban population • Asia’s urban growth will be 4 times that of the Europe & North America – coming 25 years • Over next 25 years the region will experience an increase in urban population of almost 750 million

  4. Cities Of All Sizes Are Growing 500 400 400 300 300 Number of Cities Additional Urban Population (in millions) 200 200 100 100 0 0 <1 1-5 6-10 10+ 1950 1975 2000 2015 Population Increase by City Size (2000-2015) Cities Over 1 Million

  5. Cities Are Where Economies Modernize % of Total Population (2000) City GDP as % of National GDP City Shanghai 11 1 Beijing 6 1 Guangzhou 4 1 Bangkok 40 12 Jakarta 7 5 30.8 13 Manila (NCR) Ho Chi Minh City 19.3 6 Hanoi 8 3

  6. Slum Dwellers as % of Urban Population Other Developed Europe Oceania South-eastern Asia North Africa Latin America Western Asia Eastern Asia South-Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa 40 0 20 60 80

  7. Bottom up!! Sustainable Scenario - Phnom Penh (example) Policy • Institutional Capacity (Organisational /Managerial) • Financial Resources • Human Resources • Technical support • Regulatory Framework Government Local Authorities Lessons Learned Programme Community Institutions PEOPLE

  8. Adapting Processes 2 1 4 6 5 Working Groups 3 City Consultation with Stakeholders on Environmental Issues Investment Workshop Strategy Review Workshop City Environmental Profile Project Start-up Follow-up Issue-specific Workshop(s) National Replication Workshop Assessment and Project Formulation 3-6 months 6-12 months 3-6 months 12-24 months 4-8 months Identification and mobilisation of stakeholders Information collection, issue clarification Prioritisation of issues Clarification of and consensus on strategy options Detailing/negotiating action plans Detailing and implementing demonstration projects Neighborhood Demo Projects Documenting, learning and up-scaling Issue and strategy mapping, citywide Agenda 21 and EMIS Up-scaling, Strategy Implementation Profiles and bankable projects Synthesising, disseminating and replicating lessons nationally Institutionalising EPM functions Phase Two: Strategy and Action Planning Phase Phase Three: Follow-up, and Implementation Phase Phase Four: Consolidation and Replication Phase Phase One: Start-up Phase SCP Source Books 1 2 3 4 8 years

  9. THANK YOU UN-HABITAT Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific - Fukuoka, JapanE-mail: habitat.fukuoka@unhabitat.org http://www.fukuoka.unhabitat.org

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