Transcript Jane Nyakairu UN-HABITAT

Communications for Development
Jane Nyakairu
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Communication for Development
1. The world’s urbanization challenges
improving the lives of slum dwellers
halving the number of those without access to water and sanitation
2. Information for decision making: linking data
to urban planning and policies
3. Allowing communities to speak out
4. Advocacy
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The world urbanization challenges
2007: the world is predominantly urban
Next 15 years: 93% of the urban growth will be
in developing countries
Urban population by region 2005
Percentage of growth of urban population by region,
2005-2020
More developed
Regions
29%
More developed
Regions
7%
Less Developed
Regions
71%
Less Developed
Regions
93%
Asia alone will account for more than half the
world’s urban population. The urban population
in Western Asia will reach 75%.
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Information challenges
 World is urbanizing but … in a context of
poverty
 Poor knowledge of this process
Urban growth and land consumption patterns are poorly
understood
 Information and policies are poorly connected not integrated to urban planning
In the developing world: 80 cities out of 100 do not have appropriate
mechanisms to monitor growth (UN-HABITAT:2005)
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Global Monitoring of the MDG target on slums
Prevalence of slums in the world
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Counting Shelter Deprivations
Access to improved water
Access to improved sanitation
Sufficient living area
Durability of housing
Moderate
slums
Northern Africa
Severe
slums
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SSA
Identifying
slum areas
Using urban indicators and GIS
to support policy making
Provides evidence on which to
base decisions and actions.
Make better use of existing
information
Comparing performance across
areas
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Empowering decision makers
 Free GIS software, training and technical
support for partners and consolidation of data
into global database on urban indicators
Global Land Tool Network – for and by partners
global reference on land rights, pro-poor forms of secure
tenure
E-Learning on city management for local
leaders
Best practices database, free E-Library for
developing countries
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Community participation

World Urban Forum
WUF1: 1,200; WUF2: 4,300; WUF3: 10,000
Support for LDC participation incl. CBOs
WUF recommendations to GC
Youth
engagement
World Youth Forum -> GC
Messengers of Truth
Habitat
Jam
Focus on input by poor
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Advocacy and Education
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World Habitat Day / (World Urban Forum)
Commemorations by partners including the poor
Showcases best practices
Try to locate in areas that highlights problems
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Water Education
integrate into school curriculum
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One Stop Youth Centers
Access to information on employment, networking
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Information for slum residents
Internet café and Kenya Slum Upgrading Office
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Journalist sensitization
Specialized workshops on MDGs and urban issues
Partnerships with media training institutions to include MDG
issues
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Coordination & Partnership
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Information and communication a percentage of project
plans
Within UN-HABITAT – not always popular with donors, limited amounts
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Habitat Programme Managers
Coordination with overall UN system at country level
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Medium Term & Institutional Plan
Focus all efforts on selected countries for maximum impact
Same list of countries in UN Reform Initiative
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Challenges
Size and capacity
Limited presence at country level
No organizational unit for communications for development
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