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By Sok Vanna Habitat Programme Manager UN-Habitat Cambodia 3 May 2012

Brief Presentation for UN Orientation. By Sok Vanna Habitat Programme Manager UN-Habitat Cambodia 3 May 2012. UN-HABITAT’s mission and vision. Sustainable urban development Adequate shelter for all. 2. RURAL 63%. URBAN 37%. RURAL 53%. URBAN 47%. RURAL 40%. URBAN 60%. 2000.

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By Sok Vanna Habitat Programme Manager UN-Habitat Cambodia 3 May 2012

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  1. Brief Presentation for UN Orientation By Sok Vanna Habitat Programme Manager UN-Habitat Cambodia 3 May 2012

  2. UN-HABITAT’s mission and vision Sustainable urban development Adequate shelter for all 2

  3. RURAL 63% URBAN 37% RURAL 53% URBAN 47% RURAL 40% URBAN 60% 2000 2030 1970 An urban era – the need for UN-HABITAT • Urban areas important because they are: • Where half the people are • Where most of economic activity is • Likely to continue to grow in developing countries

  4. Urbanization in the world URBAN POPULATION BY REGION (2005) PERCENTAGE GROWTH OF URBAN POPULATION BY REGION (2005-2020) More developed regions 29% More developed regions 7% Lessdeveloped regions 93% Less developed regions 71% • Today, one in two people on the planet is an urban dweller • Urbanization is happening mostly in developing countries (93%) • Cities are growing because of:-natural increase in urban population (50%) • - reclassification of rural areas as urban areas (25%) • - rural-to-urban migration (25%)

  5. Proportion of slum dwellers around the world

  6. Cities – opportunities and challenges • General wealth • Enhance social Development • Provide employment • Incubators of innovation and creativity • Pockets of poverty • Exclusion and marginalization • Environmental degradation • Decay

  7. UN-HABITAT’s Strategy • Effective advocacy, monitoring and partnerships • Inclusive urban planning, management and governance • Pro-poor land and housing • Environmentally sound basic urban infrastructure and services • Strengthened human settlements financing systems

  8. Sustainable urban development Structured for Delivery

  9. Regional and Technical Cooperation • Access to basic services • Urban development and governance • Post-disaster reconstruction • Improving the living environment • Over 130 projects in more than 60 countries

  10. Urbanization in CAMBODIA

  11. UN-HABITAT in CAMBODIA • Supported the • projects since • 1996 as • follows: • Phnom Penh Urban Poverty Reduction • Local Partnership for Poverty Reduction • Draft Housing Policy

  12. UN-HABITAT in CAMBODIA • Set up the Country Office in 2007 • Priority projects in 2011-2015: • WATSAN • CCCI • Cir 3 implementation • Housing Policy implementation • Urban Strategic Plan Development • National Urban Forum • Current projects: WATSAN and CCCI

  13. Water and Sanitation Programme • MEK-WATSAN promotes: • Pro-poor urban water governance, • Urban water conservation and demand management, • Integrated urban environmental sanitation, and • Income generation for the urban poor through community-based water and sanitation services. MEK-WATSAN PROMOTES: • Pro-poor urban water governance • Urban water conservation and demand management • Integrated urban environmental sanitation • Income generation for the urban poor through community-based water and sanitation services MEK-WATSAN PROMOTES: • Pro-poor urban water governance • Urban water conservation and demand management • Integrated urban environmental sanitation • Income generation for the urban poor through community-based water and sanitation services

  14. Cities and Climate Change Initiative • Aims to strengthen the climate change response of cities and local governments • Key components are: • Advocacy, policy dialogue and policy change • Tool development and tool application • Piloting climate change mitigation and adaptation measures • Knowledge management and dissemination.

  15. Thank you for your attention www.unhabitat.org Sustainable cities are crucial to our future well-being

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