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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Kampala City and Metropolitan Region |
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This report presets a greenhouse gas emission inventory that was conducted as a baseline for Kampala city and 2012 as the base year. The inventory was conducted using the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GPC). The GPC builds on previous protocols that include the International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol (ICLEI), Draft International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (UNEP/UN-HABITAT/WB), GHG Protocol Standards (WRI/WBCSD), Baseline Emissions Inventory/Monitoring Emissions Inventory methodology (EC-CoM JRC), and Local Government Operations Protocol (ICLEI-USA).
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Making Slums History: A Global Challenge for 2020. International Conference, Rabat – Morocco, 26 – 29 November 2012 |
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According to UN‐Habitat estimates, between the year 2000 and 2010 a total 227 million people in developing countries have experienced significant improvements in living conditions. In other words, governments have managed to beat by a multiple of 2.2 MDG Target 7‐D, namely to "Significantly improve living conditions for a least 100 million slum dwellersby 2020."
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Rabat Declaration |
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We, the participants gathered in Rabat, Morocco, from 26 to 28 November 2012 at the international conference "Making Slums History: a worldwide challenge for 2020", under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King to review and share global progress in improving the living conditions of slum dwellers between 2000 and 2010 and devise a strategy for inclusive, sustainable and prosperous cities
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Negombo, SRI LANKA: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment |
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This vulnerability assessment follows a toolkit based on the experience of a Participatory Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Sorsogon City, Philippines. This is a participatory process of selected stakeholders which builds citizens’ capability to address city vulnerability to climate change scenarios and to develop adaptation strategies. Some of the steps in the original methodology have been modified to suit the local situation of the Negombo Municipal Council (NMC) area.
The main objective of this vulnerability assessment is to estimate the local area vulnerability to potential climate change impacts and provide a context for local government decision makers to develop local climate change adaptation and mitigation plans in response to the Sorsogon City Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation (V&AA) results.
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Sihanoukville, CAMBODIA: Climate Change Vulnerability Asessment |
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The vulnerability assessment in Sihanoukville was designed to measure exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity (collectively understood as vulnerability) to climate change in the Municipal area of Sihanoukville.
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Mobility for poor: Improving informal transport |
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with the UN-Habitat organized a three-day workshop titled 'Mobility for poor: Improving informal transport' from 3-5th October 2012. The aim of the workshop was to create a holistic understanding of informal transport systems and to facilitate knowledge/experience sharing on challenges and solutions for improving informal modes of transport like cycle rickshaws, shared autos, mini buses, etc.
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Improving Informal Transport: Case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America |
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Under the aegis of the Global Energy Network for Urban Settlements (GENUS), a network established and facilitated by UN-Habitat, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi is undertaking casestudy research of pro-poor mobility projects from the South/South East Asia, Africa and Latin America Regions. Informal transport modes like cycle rickshaws, mini-bus taxis, shared autos, etc. meet a significant portion of mobility needs of the urban poor in developing countries.
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First PNG National Urban Forum - Statement of Outcomes and Recommendations |
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The first PNG National Urban Forum was held on the 22-23 October, 2012, at the PNG Institute of Public Administration, Waigani, NCD, and was attended by over 800 delegates from PNG and overseas. The Forum was organised by the Office of Urbanisation and hosted by the Minister for Housing and Urban Development.
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WUF6 Universities Roundtable Report |
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The Habitat Partner University Initiative was introduced to promote cooperation between UN-Habitat and institutions of higher education, as well as facilitating exchange and cooperation among universities globally. The Initiative entered into a second phase in 2011. In this process a Habitat Partner University Initiative Office within UN-Habitat and an external Steering Committee consisting of representatives from Universities and UN-Habitat. The initiative also developed its Charter and tools for coordination and interaction.
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Executive Summary of Feasibility Study for a Global Urban Research Umbrella |
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UN-HABITAT proposes to support the building of an international urban research network bringing together Habitat Partner University members and other interested parties.A major objective of this network is to significantly contribute to the generation of urban knowledge relevant for the future development of human settlements and to facilitate its accessibility to the key stakeholders. Its vision is to become a global key source of reference for urban innovation, a laboratory generating and exchanging new urban ideas within a vibrant learning environment.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Kampala City and Metropolitan Region