MINISTRY OF LANDS HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HABITAT III NATIONAL REPORT FINAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF BOXES...........................................................................................................................................................iii i LIST OF FIGURES....................................................................................................................................................... iv ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................................v GLOSSARY................................................................................................................................................................. vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................................................... viii 1.0 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT..................................................................................................................1 2.0 URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN...............................................................................................................3 2.1 Ensuring Sustainable Urban Planning and Design............................................................................ 3 2.2 Improving Urban Land Management, including addressing Urban Sprawl...........................................5 2.3 Enhancing Urban and Peri-urban Food Production.......................................................................... 6 2.4 Improving Technical Capacity to Plan and Manage Urban Authorities................................................ 7 2.5 Managing Rapid Urbanization and Rural-Urban Linkages.................................................................8 2.6 Addressing Urban Youth Needs........................................................................................................9 2.7 Responding to the Needs of the Aged.............................................................................................. 10 2.8 Integrating Gender in Urban Development..................................................................................... 11 2.9 Challenges Faced and Lessons Learnt............................................................................................12 2.10 Issues that should be included in the New Habitat Agenda................................................................12 3.0 URBAN GOVERNANCE...............................................................................................................................13 3.1 Improving Urban Legislation........................................................................................................ 13 3.2 Decentralization and Strengthening of Local Authorities.................................................................. 14 3.3 Improving Human Rights in Urban Development.............................................................................15 3.4 Enhancing Urban Safety and Security............................................................................................ 16 3.5 Challenges Experienced and Lessons Learnt...................................................................................18 3.6 Issues that should be addressed by a New Habitat Agenda................................................................18 4.0 URBAN ECONOMY...................................................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Improving Municipal/Local Finance.............................................................................................. 19 4.2 Improving Access to Housing Finance............................................................................................ 20 4.2.2 Microfinance for Housing.................................................................................................................. 22 4.2.3 Housing Cooperatives........................................................................................................................23 4.2.3 Social Housing................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Supporting Local Economic Development.......................................................................................23 4.4 Creating Decent Jobs and Livelihoods............................................................................................24 4.5 Integration of the Urban Economy into the National Development Policy.......................................... 26 4.6 Challenges Experienced and Lessons Learnt...................................................................................26 4.7 Issues that should be addressed by the New Habitat Agenda............................................................. 27 5.0 HOUSING AND BASIC SERVICES..............................................................................................................28 5.1 Slum Upgrading and Prevention.................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Improving Access to Adequate Housing.......................................................................................... 30 5.3 Ensuring Sustainable Access to Safe drinking water and Basic sanitation.......................................... 31 5.4 Improving Access to Clean Domestic Energy...................................................................................32 5.5 Challenges Experienced and Lessons Learnt...................................................................................33 5.6 Issues that should be addressed by the New Habitat Agenda............................................................. 33 6.0 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................................................ 34 ii 6.1 Access to Education and Trainings.................................................................................................34 6.1.1 Access to Education and Trainings at Primary and Secondary Level............................................... 34 6.1.2 Access to Education and Trainings among the Adult Population......................................................35 6.2 Broadening Access to Health Services............................................................................................ 35 6.3 Social Inclusion........................................................................................................................... 36 6.3.1 Engagement between the Community and Local Governments.........................................................36 6.3.2 The Role of the Government, CBOs and NGOs in Community Mobilization and Empowerment.....37 6.3.3 Community Engagement in formulation of National Policies and Strategies...................................37 6.4 Civic Engagement........................................................................................................................ 38 6.5 Gender Equality...........................................................................................................................39 6.6 Challenges Experienced and Lessons Learnt...................................................................................39 6.7 Issues that should be addressed by the New Habitat Agenda............................................................. 40 7.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AND URBANIZATION...................................................................... 41 7.1 Addressing Climate Change.......................................................................................................... 41 7.2 Disaster Risk Reduction................................................................................................................ 42 7.3 Reducing Traffic Congestion......................................................................................................... 43 7.4 Air Pollution................................................................................................................................44 7.5 Challenges Experienced and Lessons Learnt...................................................................................45 7.6 Issues that should be addressed by the New Habitat Agenda............................................................. 45 8.0 TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY.................................................................................................................... 46 8.1 The Transport Sector.................................................................................................................... 46 8.2 Households and Transport............................................................................................................ 46 8.3 Transport Infrastructure............................................................................................................... 47 8.4 Challenges Experienced and Lessons Learnt...................................................................................47 8.5 Issues that should be addressed by the New Habitat Agenda............................................................. 48 9.0 RESEARCH AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT........................................................................................49 9.1 Research on Human Settlements and Urban Development...............................................................