Land and Shelter: MDG MDG Goal of 100 million slum dwellers by 2020 2005 status

Land and Shelter: Size of Challenge Half of humanity lives in cities By 2050 urban population doubles to 5.3 billion Urban growth synonymous with slum formation Space taken by cities increases by 175% by 2030 Need to build 96,000 housing units a day to keep pace with 2030 projections

Land and Shelter: Gap Analysis in Land Conventional land administration –lots of work GLTN innovative pro poor land tools – improved from 6 years ago Political-technical link Land governance mainstreamed Range of rights & individual freehold approach Pro poor land tools huge agenda – take years

Land and Shelter: Gap Analysis in Shelter Need new concept of shelter/housing policy Lack commonly accepted framework Fallen off agenda of governments, bilaterals & development banks Burden shifted to private sector – formal & informal No general model for social housing No robust link between land & housing Slum upgrading – need robust solutions

Land and Shelter: Key Land Issues No political will & prioritisation Individual title emphasis Inequitable land & subsidy redistribution Incomplete land registration & LI Insufficient pro poor land tools Need to balance competing interests Planning & non compliance Complex state structure –coalition of interests, levels of decentralisation, public & private, different arms of government 8. Robust strategies & tactics over time, judicial activism, media, lobbying, managing strategic repositioning.

Land and Shelter: Key Shelter Issues Major shelter backlog Rapid demand –war, disaster No political will & prioritisation Focus too narrow – technical understanding not HR & socio-cultural Relocation & resettlement/demolition Slum prevention – systemic Access to basic infrastructure Municipality in critical path – limited financial & human resources Making land and housing markets work Alternative shelter and tenure options Enabling regulatory frameworks

Land and Shelter: Conclusions Put shelter issues back on global agenda Develop & undertake research for evidence creation, learning and advocacy particularly for shelter Link land and housing more robustly Continue pro poor & innovative land tools focus and upscale faster