The below summarises the existing attributes and relationships between actors: Attributes/ Driven By Stakeholders People (Homeowner) Artisans Building Materials Producers & Suppliers Financing Institute Technical Agencies Policy Makers Driven by aspirations for modern "pucca" house. Aesthetics as the primary indicator of housing People (Homeowner) Artisan as technical adviser, designer, engineer rolled into one Demand proven materials Finance?? No Major Linkages RTI? Application for Scheme Driven by market / cost of project... Artisans 80% of construction workforce in India are unskilled No Linkages No Major Linkages No Major Linkages No Major Linkages Market driven. "Green" materials primarily promised by Government. Building Materials Producers & Suppliers "Green" options expensive and few No Major Linkages No Major Linkages except difficult loans at SME No Major Linkages except difficult loans as SME No Linkages Biased against potential "NPA'. Finance available for middle - high income group Financing Institute Data No Major Linkages No Major Linkages / Weak Linkages Workshops? Few projects (difficult terms) No Major Linkages Project driven, many working on and climate friendly techniques (R&D). Technical Agencies Small Projects, HH Survey for need assessment Project based/Capacity Building Occasions No Major Linkages No Major Linkages Reports of Projects Interested in the quantity (figures), driven by politico-legal pressures. Policy Makers NSSO, Census of India, RTI ??? No Linkages. Skill Building Schemes No Major Linkages. Committees for Five Year Plan Implementation of Schemes, Committees for Five Year Plan Committees for Five Year
Phase 3 – Establishing desired attributes and identifying leverage points in the system using Delphi methodology with different stakeholder groups. Based on the case studies and discussions with key informants, a list of desired attributes and relationships has been worked out. This is summarized in the chart below: ATTRIBUTES/ DRIVEN BY STAKEHOLDERS People (Homeowner) Artisans Building Materials Producers Financing Institute Technical Agencies Policy Makers Awareness on safety, sustainability issues People (Homeowner) Cultural shift in favour of "Adequate" Habitat Demand for "Quality" Demand new and Innovative Materials Access to easy solutions for finance Support for supervision in Quality Input on Policy Formulation and Scheme design Awareness, responsibility and professional commitment to trade Artisans Optimal charge for professional services Collectives for shared capacity enhancement Collaborative working Collaboration for funds for construction, pilots... Collaboration for technology R&D. Input on Policy Formulation and Scheme design Larger commitment to safety and sustainability in habitat products and services Building Materials Producers & Suppliers Accept innovative material and technology Collaborative working Collaborative working Collaboration for funds for construction, pilots... Popularise new and innovative solutions Funding for pilots and market creation Driven by search for solution to BOP Financing Institute Supporting ‘safe,… Supporting ‘green’, ‘safe,… Encouraging new and Innovative solutions Shared commitment to Quality Construction Support for new and innovative concepts, pilots.... Develop mainstream financing options for BOP Proactive and innovative approaches to problem solving Technical Agencies Identifying real and potential Collaborative relationship with collectives Developing supply chains for Green & Safe building Funding for pilots and market creation Knowledge exchange and shared learning Support for new and innovative concepts sectoral linkages, system thinking translated to policy and practice Policy Makers Support for Cultural Shift Development of new technology especially using traditional methods Encouraging new and innovative solutions Collaboration on development of new financial products Collaboration for development of new schemes Knowledge exchange and shared learning
and technical agencies that develop technologies and facilitate enterprises access to trained manpower who can , indeed build safe® houses using these technologies. In parallel, systematic training of building artisans needs to be undertaken in manner that they are linked to the market / needs of the customers. Likewise technology developers and building material producers need to work closely with homeowners to understand their needs, challenges as well as aspirations. How can this change be achieved? To propose an Actionable Framework for enhancing durability and promoting Resilience in Rural Housing. Currently the homeowner is perceived to be a ‘beneficiary’ of aid. This perception is propagated in various ways and formats in the way different actors deal with the homeowners. Policy actors need to establish performance standards and benchmarks, beyond the traditional focus on numbers. More importantly, they need to provide facilitate and continuously invest in building capacity of all the actors. This would be a critical step towards strengthening the ‘process’ aspect of housing development. Proposed Framework for Resilient Housing Eco-system The resilient housing eco system focuses on 3 leverage points identified through Delphi methodology with different stakeholders. These are: