BUILDINGPLACES THAT WE ALL
CALL HOME

THANKYOU!
For 25 years, the Government of Japan, and of
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City, have been
generous hosts of UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for
Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). With their support,
UN-Habitat’s programme has steadily contributed tothe progress of people and cities across the region.
We work for progress across the urban dimensionsof all SDGs, building places that we all call home.

1976

UN-Habitat foundedand starts in Kenya.

2

1997

UN-Habitat starts inFukuoka to support
Asia and the Pacific.

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2015

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 goals totransform global development by 2030, are agreed uponby UN Member States, focusing on the mega-challengesof our world: climate change, disasters, migration andurban development.

I profoundly thank the people of
Fukuoka, and its local governments,
for the strong support provided toUN-Habitat teams in Asia and thePacific over the last 25 years.
We rely on your partnership, knowledge
and support. Help us build more green,
resilient and sustainable places in
Asia and the Pacific.

Maimunah Mohd Sharif,
Executive Director of UN-Habitat andUnder-Secretary-General of the United Nations

JustProsperous

Healthy

Safe

Basic needs incommunities andsettlements that leave
no one behind

Planned and managed
cities that leave noplace behindGreen and clean
cities, fit for ourplanet and climate

Cities andcommunities that canstand up to disasterand crisis

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for all to live
yClean Watery

City-Wide Sanitationy

No Littering, No Wastey

Safe Public Transporty

Land RightsyNo EvictionyAffordable HousingyPublic Spaces For Ally

Sustainable Communities

2020 - 2021

26
programmes$153 million

In 2021, UN-Habitat completed a housing project for SriLankan tea pickers. The project applied the People's Process
approach – piloted 40 years ago in Sri Lanka and still being
used by UN-Habitat and its donors throughout the region.

Sharing prosperity
in cities and beyondyBetter Planned Cities
and RegionsyGood Urban Governancey

No CorruptionyImproved Connectivity andTransportyGood Places to Work, to Shop,to ProduceyFair Local Taxes and SubsidiesyWell Managed Public ExpendituresyLocal Innovation and Investmenty

New Technologies for Better
Services2020 - 2021

11programmes
4$11 million

in technical support

25 years  Building places that we all call home

UN-Habitat is supporting Ha Noi’s Creative Capital vision.
Together with UNESCO and UNIDO, it has started a youth
campaign stimulating innovation, creativity, urban regenerationand social change.

Strengthening climate
action and improving
urban environmentsy

Air Quality

yLess Heating and CoolingyRenewable EnergyyNature-Based SolutionsyEcological ProtectionyBiodiversityyRe-Use and RecyclingyResiliencey

Climate AdaptationyGreen and Open SpacesyMarine Litter Reduction

2020 - 2021

22programmes$59 million

Climate change programming approaches now used across theAsia-Pacific region were pioneered by UN-Habitat Philippines.
The country programme supports cities responding to climate
threats, disasters, waste and plastic litter pollution and pandemic
impacts. UN-Habitat develops plans, raises funds and assists inimplementation.

Better crisis prevention
and responseyResilient CommunitiesySocial Integration

yRefugees and HostCommunities

yInclusion of MigrantsyHelping Return and Rebuildingy

Recovery after Disasters

yReconstructiony

Building StandardsyUpgrading Building SkillsyImproved Infrastructure2020 - 2021

14

programmes$56 million

UN-Habitat has supported community rebuilding in many countries
across the region, including recently after floods in Cambodia.

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UN-Habitat Mongolia
UN-Habitat ROAPJapan

UN-Habitat China
UN-Habitat Afghanistan
Iran

UN-Habitat Nepal

BhutanUN-Habitat Pakistan
UN-Habitat Myanmar

UN-Habitat Viet Nam

Bangladesh

UN-Habitat India

UN-Habitat Lao PDR

UN-Habitat Bangkok

UN-Habitat Cambodia

Thailand

UN-Habitat Sri Lanka
Maldives

UN-Habitat Philippines

Malaysia
Papua New Guinea

Indonesia

Solomon Islands

UN-Habitat Fiji

The purpose of UN-Habitat’s Fukuoka Office is to support cities and communities in need andcollaborate with governments and partners seeking change and innovation, spearheaded through our
15 or more country programmes at any time throughout the region.

Myanmar$27m

Afghanistan$121m

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Lao PDR$13m

Viet Nam$10.7m

Pakistan$11m

Cambodia$8m

Philippines$17m

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CHI

JPNIRN

70% of emissions aregenerated in cities
Regress for SDG13in the region
A Code Red For Humanity

I have worked in partnership with UN-Habitat andROAP for nearly 25 years, in many countries in AsiaPacific and Africa. Together we have worked to improveurban solid waste management, by implementing thelow-cost and simple ‘Fukuoka Method’ – a sustainable
and very realistic approach to tackle the increase in solidwaste volumes and the alarming challenges coming along
everywhere. I strongly believe that improved solid waste
management and safer landfills are the road to SDGs andPeace in the World.

Yasushi MatsufujiProfessor Emeritus, Fukuoka University
President, NPO SWAN Fukuoka

FUKUOKA METHOD
Affordable Climate-Safe
Waste Disposal

TAMETOTTO
Affordable Underground
Water Storage

UN-Habitat and Fukuoka partners – government, universities and the private sector –collaborate on innovative, smart, practical, sustainable nature-based technologies and solutions.

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Clean GreenCitiesNo LitteringNo Waste
Public spaces
for all

City for All

Secure Land
Prosperous communities“Now I have certaintyof the registration ofmy property.”

Supporting
Reintegration
Inclusion ofMigrants

Safe and Secure
Infrastructure

Local
Revenue

Afghan people should play a key role inrebuilding their cities and maintaining themclean and green. Investing in our people andour cities is the road to peace.

Haji Mohammad Hamidi,
National Programme Manager of Clean and Green
Cities, UN-Habitat Afghanistan

WASH

Afghanistan is again facing crisis and uncertainty.
UN-Habitat Afghanistan is rebuilding its country
programme to reach out to the poorest, relying on awide network of community-managed councils which
UN-Habitat has supported for more than 25 years, withthe support of the Government of Japan, the World Bank,
the European Union, USAID and other partners.

UN-Habitat Cambodia
Small-scale and Protective
Infrastructure Interventions
in Coastal Settlements
Climate Adaptation

Integrating
Climate Concerns intoDevelopment Plans
Resiliency

Improving
DisasterPrevention
Capacity

UN-Habitat Cambodia works with nationalagencies and local governments, supporting
vulnerable communities and people recoveringfrom disasters. Together with partners such as
the Government of Japan, the Asian Development
Bank and the Adaptation Fund, programmes aredelivered targeting safer, healthier living conditions
and inclusive access to services.

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Re-Use andRecycle
Inclusive
Smart Cities

This resilient housing project in Tboung Khmum is thefirst-ever project in Cambodia to recover from a disasterand improve the livelihood at the same time throughthe Build Back Better approach. This experience has
inspired us to scale up throughout the country.
Benghong Socheat Khemro
Director General, General Department of Housing

UN-Habitat China
Sustainable
Urban Planning
Programme

People-Oriented
Urban Public Space
Public Participation
HeritageChild-friendly
Communities

Improved Planning
Eco-resoration
Innovation
Strategies

Collaboration with CCUD
New Urban Agenda
Low Carbon Cities
Rural Revitalization

China Future
Cities Council
Innovation
Smart Cities

Solid Waste Management

Children are born designers. UN-Habitat and WLSP
solicit innovative ideas from children to inspire us
as urban planners and designers. We now use the“one-meter” view to improve cities and communities
and make them more ‘warm’.
Kang Dezhi,
Deputy Director of Wuhan Land Use andUrban Spatial Planning Research Center, China

UN-Habitat China collaborates with national agencies
and cities in China on sustainable urban development
through urban planning, innovation, rural revitalization,
public space and child-friendly cities promotion as
well as solid waste management. It promotes theSDGs and the New Urban Agenda in international anddomestic meetings and forums.

UN-Habitat Lao PDR
Building Climate andDisaster Resilience

Enhancing Climate andDisaster Resilience“To collect water, I usedto go twice a day tothe river which is 20
minutes away frommy village. Due to theproject I have cleanwater at my house, evenduring the droughts. I
am even able to growvegetables in mygarden.”

Shelter
Recovery andRehabilitation

Recovery afterdisaster
Building standards
Reconstruction

Wastewaterand Water
SupplyRecycling

UN-Habitat in Lao PDR has a long tradition in delivering
water and sanitation initiatives upon which climate resilient
infrastructure programmes were built. Comprehensive provinceand district-level urban and climate change planning, as wellas land administration and disaster risk reduction projects,
address the country’s diverse challenges and needs. With thehelp of many partners, projects support actions on climate anddisaster resilience and on recovery and rehabilitation.

Disaster risk reduction is one of the major
pillars of Japan’s development policy […]. I
am very pleased to learn that the Building
Back Better principle has been adopted in theconstruction of the houses.
Keizo Takewaka,
Ambassador of Japan to Lao PDR (2020)25 years  Building places that we all call home9UN-Habitat Myanmar
Myanmar Climate
Change Alliance
Knowledge andAwareness
Strategies
Local Action

Building Resilience against
COVID-19 through WASH andWaste Management“We can now drink purified water at a pricethat is affordable for us. We also have waterfor cooking and washing purposes.”

Improvement of WasteManagement

COVID-19NUPDRR

The improvement of the Htein Bin Final Disposal
Site is visible and recognizable. Now we are able
to manage the increasing waste of the city and toprovide a safe working environment. Our staff havelearnt about the Fukuoka method under the training
by UN-Habitat and Fukuoka City experts. We haveeven replicated some measures in another two final
disposal sites in Yangon.

UN-Habitat has a long track record of supporting Myanmar’s
people with slum upgrading and water and sanitation
assistance. In recent years, UN-Habitat expanded its
assistance in areas ranging from urbanization and housing
policy to climate action, disaster risk reduction and more. In
times of need, UN-Habitat delivers humanitarian assistanceand recovery support, working with the most vulnerable
communities and settlements.

U Myint Soe,
Chief Staff Officer at Htein Bin final disposal site

UN-Habitat Pakistan
Resilience to Water Scarcitycaused by Floods and Droughts

Disaster Resilient
School Infrastructure
Building Standards
Improved Infrastructure

Municipal BusinessPlans
Low Emission

To guide the growth of Pakistan’s cities and harness
urbanization as a driver of development, UN-Habitat Pakistan
and partners like the Japan International Cooperation Agency,
Adaptation Fund, ECHO and Asian Development Bank are
implementing projects to strengthen environmental and social
resilience and support the development of the country’s cities
into liveable, prosperous places.

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Pakistan is severely impacted by climatechange. Climate adaptation is the priority of theGovernment of Pakistan. UN-Habitat’s initiatives
on climate adaptation are important and will be
instrumental in building climate change-related
resilient capacities in cities.
Irfan Tariq,
Director General, Ministry of Climate Change

UN-Habitat Philippines
Rebuilding Marawi throughCommunity-Driven Shelterand Livelihoods

Marine Plastic
Litter Reduction
Muicipal Solid
Waste Management
Community-based
Waste Management

ClimateResiliency
through Urban
Plans andDesign

Despite the significant challenges posed by this
COVID-19 pandemic [...] houses have been turned overso far in Barangay Dulay West, Darussalam Village,Pamayandeg sa Ranaw Residence, and Barangay Kilala.
[…] Our work in Marawi is not yet finished. We willcontinue to strive to build more houses for displaced
families.
Koshikawa Kazuhiko,Ambassador of Japan to the Republic ofthe Philippines (2021)

The Philippines faces a magnitude of social andenvironmental challenges, compounded by earthquakes,
typhoons, and climate change. UN-Habitat supports
partners in the Philippines by working on policy
development, building the capacity of national and local
government, and piloting innovative approaches withcommunities and experts.

UN-Habitat Viet Nam
Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable
Eco-human Settlement Developmentin the Coastal Mekong Delta
Resiliency
Adaptation
Small Infrastructure

Institutional
Strengthening andCapacity Building for
Urban Development
Inclusive Urban
Development
Integrated Planning
Stakeholder Engagement

Ha Noi Creative City
Urban Regeneration
Creative Industries
Social Housing Development

Viet Nam is one of the world’s most vulnerable
countries to climate change impacts, including sea-levelrise, flooding and longer and more severe droughts.
UN-Habitat Viet Nam is therefore implementing a seriesof programmes focusing on capacity building in urbanmanagement, sustainable planning, urban regenerationand climate change adaptation.

In the last few years, there have been major shifts
in the social awareness in Vietnamese people, frompolicymakers to creative practitioners, that cultural
heritage revival is imperative to having a strong, distinct
voice when stepping into the global picture.
Nguyen Quoc Hoang Anh,
Young Founder of the Cultural Agency LENNGAN

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The Pacific region is particularly prone to the impacts of climate change
and other natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and earthquakes.
Climate and disaster resilient informal settlements are at the core of UN-Habitat’swork. Interventions include the provision of water and sanitation, support to community
agriculture and community evacuation and health centres.
The COVID-19 Pandemic renewed the relevance and urgency of this support.

RESILIENCE,
ADAPTATION & RECOVERYLEAVING NO ONE
AND NO PLACE BEHIND

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PLANNING WITH PEOPLE
FOR RESULTS FOR PEOPLE

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I am Ingrid Macabare, a proud Filipino woman
leader for a cleaner and greener Ormoc City
today and tomorrow
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a woman who will achieve morethan what other people expect of her. Being a public health nurse
is truly fulfilling. However, I’ve always felt a tiny gap and thought,“I can do more than this.” That was until I was assigned to theEnvironment and Natural Resources Office.
In my role as Solid Waste Management (SWM) Head, I was able topromote community and public health through the improvement ofenvironmental health. I am proud that through teamwork, respect,and collective decision, we developed the Ormoc City 10-year SWM
Plan. Garbage collection and landfill operations were improved,and barangays (villages) were empowered to build their own SWM
plans. We implemented City Solid Waste Management Policies
and Ordinances, including, just recently, the regulation of single-use
plastics.
I am able to lead our team who reach out to communities andteach them proper solid waste management, 4Rs, and strategies
for waste diversion. We’ve also started collaborating with other city
offices and agencies to implement barangay initiatives and projects
that address SWM problems and concerns.

For and with women, children, youth and elderly
and persons with disabilities
UN-Habitat is currently supporting
new policies addressing the needsof persons with disabilities in India,Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
In Surabaya, Indonesia, UN-Habitat
supported the local government toimprove the Earthquake Preparedness
Strategy of the city, engaging persons
with disabilities for the assessment
and the formulation of improved
response protocols.

To rebuild public spaces in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake,
UN-Habitat sought the transfer of knowledge from local elders
to community youth
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RIGHTS-BASED AND
PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
Protecting the most marginal, poorest and vulnerable people and communities remains pivotal
in Asia and the Pacific.
This protection may be against eviction and forced displacement, or protecting land claims and tenurerights and the right to dignified housing. We support people living in slums and informal settlements,and people displaced or affected by conflicts or disasters.
UN-Habitat engages people, communities and local governments and works for policy change andmore capacity so that national and local governments can shape places that you can call home.

UN-Habitat established a community leaders’ group in ourneighborhood. The women’s group makes decisions for Nili womenand chooses projects for women’s economic empowerment. Having
this passion for making decisions for our people was one of mycontributions to my community with UN-Habitat’s support. For thefirst time, women were sitting together, discussing and solving ourproblems, making decisions related to our community‘s needs.

Naz Gull,Nili City, Daikuni Povince, Afghanistan

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