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Gender Mainstreaming in Local Authorities - Best Practices Best Practices

Since the 1980s, there has been growing recognition of the need to ensure women's equal access to urban public spaces. Many initiatives to mainstream gender by local governments have been documented. Some are comprehensive and are based on supportive policies. Others are ad hoc and address specific issues, sometimes due to crises. Whatever the context, the initiatives provide lessons that other can learn from. this book documents such initiatives.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

Herramientas selvícolas para la gestión forestal sostenible en Galicia.

Trátase dunha publicación de carácter técnico, que ten como principal obxectivo recompilar e difundir ferramentas silvícolas de utilidade para a xestión sostible das masas forestais de Galicia
 

Gender in Local Government – A sourcebook for Trainers

Local governments are increasingly realizing the importance and benefits of addressing gender equality and equity in their decision making, policies, programmes and services. Many are rising to the challenge. This source book is intended to help improve understanding of the problems involved. It is designed as a companion to other UN-HABITAT training tools, providing local government trainers with the background and tested training methods they need to strengthen the gender dimension in their day-to-day training activities.

Best Practices on Social Sustainability in Historic Districts

The case studies comprise a selection of initiatives in the enhancement and conservation of cultural heritage, contained in UN HABITAT’S Best Practices Database. They represent all regions of the world and demonstrate a variety of entry points, methods and approaches. Environmental, economic and social sustainability are critical considerations in all of them.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

Tomorrow’s Crises Today: the humanitarian impact of urbanisation

This photo book focuses on different humanitarian problems facing the urban poor by taking illustrations from different cities around the world. We cover a range of ills that affect the urban poor such as the lack of decent housing, water, work, sanitation, protection from nature and vulnerability to food deficit and slum violence. This book is a collaboration between UN-HABITAT and IRIN and is designed to coincide with the World Habitat Day on 1 October 2007. It focuses specifically on the human penalty of growing cities and slums.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

Anchoring Homes UN-HABITAT's People's Process in Aceh and Nias after the Tsunami

"Rebuilding personal and collective confidences through a participatory process takes time, especially amidst the massive personal tragedy of lost loved ones, personal assets and livelihoods. This photo and film documentation is testimony of all that we have all learned during the past two years. As a testimony, we hope it can be an inspiring tool for any person or institution overcoming a future disaster. This publication includes a DVD with the documentary film 'Playing between Elephants' by film maker, Aryo Danusiri "

Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT

 

A Post-Conflict Land Administration and Peacebuilding Handbook

"Throughout history, conflicts have been waged over land. Many of these conflicts have direct effects on the control over land and the rights of people relating to land and cause innumerable denials of housing, land and property (HLP) rights. These are human rights under international human rights law, and are increasingly recognised as such within the domestic laws of all countries by formal, customary and other national legal structures.

Shelter Projects 2008 - IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster

In recent years, the humanitarian community has looked inward, learning from their past experiences in providing emergency shelter for the ever-increasing number of populations suffering from crises worldwide. The humanitarian reform process has helped widen the community of practitioners, reinforced global and country-based coordination systems, and required the agencies concerned to seek new and better means of ensuring integrated and robust humanitarian programming. This publication is an example of series of learning tools being produced to support improved response to crises.

Post Tsunami Aceh-Nias Settlement and Housing Recovery Review

In mid 2007, the BRR Housing Deputy asked UN-HABITAT to document the post-Tsunami housing reconstruction programme in Aceh and Nias. The resulting book aims to be a resource for future evaluations and policy making. The evaluation focuses on two key questions: what were the success factors in achieving housing recovery in the particular context of the reconstruction in Aceh and Nias; and what can be learned about the role of government and civil society in order to achieve successful housing recovery in the future.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

LENSS Tool Kit: Local Estimate of Needs for Shelter and Settlement, Field Version, IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster

The LENSS Tool Kit is designed to alleviate the difficulties of shelter and settlement needs assessment in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and before the recovery phase.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT