Vulnerability in Human Settlements Norway – MFA Workshop on ‘Role of Women in Humanitarian Disasters Challenges for Norwegian Policy – 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 Land use Building Regulations Building Regulations Security and Rule of Law Security and Rule of Law Governance Governance Economy Economy

Vulnerability Reduction or Crisis Response? Five Areas of intervention Five Areas of intervention Emergency and transitional shelter Emergency and transitional shelter Environmental protection, remediation and clean-up Environmental protection, remediation and clean-up Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure Land use and occupancy rights Land use and occupancy rights Livelihoods Livelihoods

Sustainable Relief and Reconstruction UN-HABITAT’s challenge and mandate: To Link Emergency, Reconstruction & Development Phase Activities to Provide Sustainable Human SettlementsPhases: Emergency Phase0 – 6 m Emergency Phase0 – 6 m Reconstruction Phase0 – 24 m Reconstruction Phase0 – 24 m Development Phase6m  Development Phase6m  “Development begins at the beginning’’

Emergency Sectors 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 Land & Housing Tenure Cadastre GIS Housing constr/upgr. Evictions IDPs Public Works Environment Infrastructures Planning Human Cap. Safety Financing Employment Savings Credits Investments Reconstruction Sectors Emergency Sector Relation to Reconstruction Sectors

Land & Housing Services & Governance Financing & Investments Global Campaign of Secure Tenure Women inheritance/ownership AG on forced evictions/GLTN Cites Without Slums Program Tenure/property/rental rights Land Donor Coordination Global Campaign on Urban Governance Urban Water & Sanitation Urban Environment Urban Safety Sustainable Relief Training of LA’s SUF - The Slum Upgrading Facility Credits Economics Designed to link normative qualities to large-scale urban investments Legal reform MDG’s Reconstruction sectors, mirrored in Habitat’s Global Strategy & Programs Financing Employment Savings Credits Investments Public Works Infrastructures Planning Human Cap. Environment Safety Land & Housing Tenure Cadastre GIS Housing constr/upgr. Evictions IDPs

Linking emergency, reconstruction and development through a governance driven approach to initiating sustainable settlements development. Key Principles: 1. Whenever possible humanitarian ‘investment’ should be considered permanent, up-gradable, and planned within a sustainable, long term vision 2. In no manner should the above principle deter resources from life-saving operations 3. Coordination, planning, integration, and delivery of emergency humanitarian operations can be undertaken now

Human settlements in crisis: From action to policy Development Begins At the Beginning Thank you