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Vulnerability in Human Settlements. Norway – MFA Workshop on ‘Role of Women in Humanitarian Disasters Challenges for Norwegian Policy – November 1, 2006. What is Urban Vulnerability?. From UN-Habitat’s perspective: Land use Building Regulations Security and Rule of Law Governance
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Vulnerability in Human Settlements • Norway – MFA Workshop on ‘Role of Women in Humanitarian Disasters Challenges for Norwegian Policy – November 1, 2006
What is Urban Vulnerability? From UN-Habitat’s perspective: Land use Building Regulations Security and Rule of Law Governance Economy
Vulnerability Reduction or Crisis Response? Five Areas of intervention Emergency and transitional shelter Environmental protection, remediation and clean-up Critical infrastructure Land use and occupancy rights Livelihoods
Sustainable Relief and Reconstruction • UN-HABITAT’s challenge and mandate: • To Link Emergency, Reconstruction & Development Phase Activities to Provide Sustainable Human Settlements Phases: • Emergency Phase 0 – 6 m • Reconstruction Phase 0 – 24 m • Development Phase 6m “Development begins at the beginning’’
Emergency Sector Relation to Reconstruction Sectors Reconstruction Sectors Land & Housing Tenure Cadastre GIS Housing constr/upgr. Evictions IDPs 1. Emergency and transition shelter 2. Critical land use planning and rights 3. Environmental remediation/ clean-up 4. Restoration of critical infrastructure 5. Livelihoods restoration Public Works Environment Infrastructures Planning Human Cap. Safety Financing Employment Savings Credits Investments
Reconstruction sectors, mirrored in Habitat’s Global Strategy & Programs Land & Housing Tenure Cadastre GIS Housing constr/upgr. Evictions IDPs Land & Housing Global Campaign of Secure Tenure Women inheritance/ownership AG on forced evictions/GLTN Cites Without Slums Program Tenure/property/rental rights Land Donor Coordination Public Works Infrastructures Planning Human Cap. Environment Safety Financing Employment Savings Credits Investments Legal reform MDG’s Services & Governance Financing & Investments Global Campaign on Urban Governance SUF - The Slum Upgrading Facility Credits Economics Urban Water & Sanitation Urban Environment Urban Safety Sustainable Relief Designed to link normative qualities to large-scale urban investments Training of LA’s
Key Principles: Whenever possible humanitarian ‘investment’ should be considered permanent, up-gradable, and planned within a sustainable, long term vision In no manner should the above principle deter resources from life-saving operations Coordination, planning, integration, and delivery of emergency humanitarian operations can be undertaken now Linking emergency, reconstruction and development through a governance driven approach to initiating sustainable settlements development.
Development Begins At the Beginning Thank you Human settlements in crisis: From action to policy