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There are children and youth in Norway who lack predictable, adequate, or safe housing. Some might face risks of domestic violence, struggle with substance abuse, have mental health challenges or live in poverty, the background of these young people ...
Case Study, Video
Urban preparedness – The role of public spaces in informal settlements in building community resilience and Cohesion Presented by Andrea Panizzo, EVA Studio Watch the Webinar Recording
Training material
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines of any similarly globalized crisis in the future. With these four webinars, we aim to unpack the fundamentals of responding to pand...
Guidance material
New research and Study on COVID-19 Response in Urban Areas. Webinars: Rethinking Urban Community Risk Reduction and Resilience while responding to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that cities are at the front lines of this crisis...
Guidance material
The purpose of these guidelines is to document the process and rationale the development and implementation of the Urban Assessment (UA); providing guidance on how to carry out urban disaster risk reduction / resilience assessments.
Case Study
Innovation has been at the heart of economic development. Ever sinceJoseph Schumpeter published his landmark book “The Theory of Economic Development”, innovation has gradually evolved to become an essential subject looked upon by decision- and p...
Data set, Research
Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, has a powerful role to play when it comes to taking Brunei Darussalam beyond the next economic frontier. As a city, its role as an engine of economic growth should not be understated. When one co...
Report
Managing urban areas is one of the major development challenges of the 21st century. While the increasing attention to the urban food insecure is evident, effective information gathering guiding humanitarian response and targeting remain a challenge ...
Report, Review
Individuals and organizations responding to humanitarian crises recognize the need to improve urban emergency response and preparedness – including the need to devise better methods for assessing vulnerability within urban populations. This system...
Guidance material
This publication from UN-Habitat covers a wide range of traditional financing instruments for cities, as well as innovative financing options including green bonds, inter-municipal coordination for pooled financing, and landbased financing instrument...