UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat is a international organization that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Northern Ghana project led by UN-Habitat comes to a close, providing resilient infrastructure
A three-year joint United Nations project, led by UN-Habitat, to provide resilient and flood prone water supply infrastructure in northern Ghana has come to a close with more than 200,000 benefitting from the activities. The USD 16 million WASH in Disaster Prone Communities (DPC) was implemented in five zones in northern Ghana with financial support […]
UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide
The United Nations agency focused on sustainable urbanization, UN-Habitat, has launched a new programme to improve sanitation services for people living in slums and informal settlements. Over 700 million urban residents live without improved sanitation, which comprises services that ensure human excreta are disposed of in a way that prevents them from causing disease by […]
EU boosts progress towards SDG 6 through a €9 million WOP Programme with UN-Habitat
The EU Water Operators’ Partnerships Programme, funded by the EU and implemented by UN-Habitat GWOPA, will support public water and sanitation utilities in developing contexts.
UN-Habitat and EIB partnership on sanitation is changing lives in the slums of Mwanza, Tanzania
“New toilets have made it possible for girls to stay in school and learn, because we have our privacy”, says Khadija Ramadhani, a student at Kitangiri Primary School. Khadija is one of the 40,000 school children and teachers who have benefitted from improved sanitation through the construction of school toilets and the connection of household […]
Japan extends support to upgrade sanitation in Yemen
The government of Japan is contributing an additional USD 1.8 million to UN-Habitat's project “Prevention of Water Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged Wastewater Facilities in Aden City- Yemen”. In a statement UN-Habitat said it welcomed the additional contribution to support the prevention campaign against cholera epidemics and other waterborne diseases […]
Using urban planning to improve sanitation in refugee camp settlements
What happens when conflicts and instability in other countries become protracted such that people are forced to stay in a refugee camp for a long period of time? How do basic services like housing and sanitation get provided in a manner that is respectful, safe and sanitary for all? These are some of the questions […]
Floating cities could be a viable solution to urban challenges such as climate change
UN-Habitat convened a roundtable discussion of architects, designers, academics and entrepreneurs at UN Headquarters on how floating cities could be a viable solution to urban challenges such as climate change and lack of affordable housing. The meeting was co-convened with Oceanix, a company looking to build the floating structures, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]