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POSITIONING UN-HABITAT TO HELP
MEET THE URBAN CHALLENGE
Anna Tibaijuka
Executive Director
UN-HABITAT
Seville, 15-16 October 2008
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Sustainable Urbanisation
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2002:
Habitat Agenda and the Istanbul Declaration
Millennium Declaration and slum improvement target
Istanbul+5 and renewed commitment to Habitat Agenda
“Sustainable Urbanisation” outcome of WUF I for WSSD
Sanitation included as an IADG
2003/4:
Flagship Reports show scale of slum growth, urban
poverty and deprivation
2005:
World Summit Outcome calls for slum prevention to
complement slum improvement target
2005:
Flagship Report on Financing Urban Shelter warns of
systemic risks in over-extending housing finance
2006/7:
UN-Habitat inputs to CSD show linkages between chaotic
urbanisation, global warming & competing demands for
land, water and energy
2008:
Bali highlights sustainable urbanisation as important
strategy for climate change mitigation
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Food, fuel and US sub-prime mortgage crises all
linked to urban sustainability issues
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Strengthening UN-Habitat
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1997/8:
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2008:
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Habitat II, Habitat Agenda and normative mandate
UNCHS (Habitat) in crisis, several proposals for
strengthening management and governance structure
Re-vitalisation plan approved
GA re-instates ED position for UN-Habitat
Istanbul+5 renewed commitment to Habitat Agenda
GA 56/206 elevates status of UN-Habitat and calls for its
strengthening to fulfil its mandate
ED of UN-Habitat becomes member of CEB
Report of OIOS in-depth progammatic review calls for
programme focus and alignment
GC 20 calls for MTSIP
UN-Habitat prepares comprehensive Plan
GC endorses MTSIP, also calls for review of
governance structure
CPR endorses MTSIP Action Plan
Implementation of kick-start phase of Action Plan
2010-2011 Work Programme aligned with MTSIP
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Horizoning:
The Housing & Basic Services Challenge
of total
Urban Population 2003
3,043,935,000
48%
Estimated urban population 2030
4,944,680,000
60%
Additional urban population by 2030
1,900,744,000
People needing housing & urban
services by 2030
2,824,730,000
Slum Population (2001)
Projected Slum Population (2030)
923,896,000
2,000,000,000
32%*
41%*
* % of total urban
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Horizoning:
The Cities & Climate Change Challenge
 21 of 33 of the world’s largest cities are coastal
 50% increase in extreme weather events affecting cities
(1950-1990)
 13% of world’s urban population lives in low elevation
coastal zones
 100 million people live less than 1 meter above sea level
 Most vulnerable are slum dwellers and urban poor
 Urban areas consume @75% of the world’s energy
 Urban areas produce @75% of all waste including a
large portion of Green House Gas emissions
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MTSIP: Did we get it right?
Advocacy, monitoring &
partnerships
Yes, with more emphasis on private sector
and focused global campaign on
sustainable urbanisation
Participatory urban
planning, management &
governance
Yes, with more emphasis on integrated and
holistic urban planning
Pro-poor land and housing
Yes, with more emphasis on effective land
use for all, and not just the poor
Environmentally sound
urban infrastructure &
services
Yes. Need operational partnership with
UNEP and others to mainstream mitigation
and adaptation in infra planning & services
Strengthening human
settlements financing
systems
Yes, with more emphasis on risk
assessments and management, and on
community organizations, cooperatives, etc
Excellence in management
Quick wins on track, must dos initiated,
with more challenges ahead
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What Next?
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Consolidate gains and focus on achievement of results
Further strengthen instruments for programme alignment
& delivery
Implement new partnership strategy and resource
mobilisation strategy
Set priorities for next phase of Delivering as One UN
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