Habitat will also provide policy advice and technical support. This will be in the areas of housing finance, micro-credit and small enterprises, as well as city transport policy and shelter delivery systems. The Fukuoka Office supports the campaign in the Asia and Pacific region. In many cities, poor leadership and short-sighted policies have led to very bad environmental problems, increased poverty, low economic growth and social exclusion. Urban governance can be defined as an efficient and strong answer to urban issues, by democratically elected local govenments, working in partnership with society.
Good governance is strengthened in two ways.
When it is based on giving all the people a stake in the planning and management of the city, and through the promotion of civic values. The campaign will support governance that tries to gain the support of the people in setting priorities for socio-economic development. The Fukuoka Office supports the campaign in the Asia and Pacific region. Countries and Projects Technical cooperation projects of the Fukuoka Office are in many places, from Iran in the west to the Pacific Islands in the east. The projects deal with questions of housing, the environment and fast growing cities.