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Climate Resilient Setlement Planning and Vulnerability Assessment

Climate Resilient Setlement Planning and Vulnerability Assessment, Deh Kamanagar, Taluka Mehar,District Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan Copyright © United Na􀆟ons Human Se􀆩lements Programme (UN-Habitat) First editon 2024 Download Climate Resilient Setlement Planning and Vulnerability Assessment

UN-HABITAT PAKISTAN COUNTRY REPORT 2023

Copyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHabitat) 2023 All rights reserved United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Download UN-Habitat Pakistan Country Report 2023

Retrofitting Guideline

The Guideline is based on the retrofit practices applied in twelve earthquake affected schools at two Districts Peshawar and Swat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KP). The Guideline will serve as a guiding tool to undertake the retrofitting of other hazard affected buildings in various schools throughout KP Province, or elsewhere in Pakistan; and to also

Gender Mainstreaming in WASH

This publication, “Facilitator Toolkit on Gender Mainstreaming in Urban WASH”, is one of the outputs from the “Water and Sanitation Improvement in Informal Urban Settlements through Gender Mainstreaming and Capacity Building of Local Authorities Project” implemented by UN‐Habitat from 2009 to 2011. The project started with the conduct of provincial workshops on Gender Mainstreaming in

Flood Disaster Vulnerability Assessment – Jaffarabad and Naseerabad

Pakistan is vulnerable to disasters; the country has been experiencing repeated disasters with greater frequency ever since the new millennium has begun. These repeated disasters were the 􀀩loods in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, a large area and a huge population has borne the brunt of these disasters. Balochistan has had a considerable share of

Rapid Technical Assessment of Damage and needs for Housing Reconstruction in Tirrah Valley

The Technical Assessment report providing an oversight on housing typology in the affected area (Tirrah Valley) including building plans, number of storeys, wall and roof material, construction, practices particularly on the type an extent of damge to housing and settlements. It also provide information about current living condition of the returnees, number of families residing

Eenergy Efficient Housing

UN-HABITAT in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment, ENERCON and the Capital Development Authority Islamabad, under the flag of Delivering as One UN Pakistan Joint Programme for the Environment, Outcome 5: Green Building initiated a Project to demonstrate and test measures to improve the thermal performance of housing, specifically to improve Reinforced Cement Concrete

Our change

This publication was developed with the assistance of the United Nations. Excerpts from this publication, excluding photographs, may be reproduced without authorization, on the condition that the source be indicated. References to names of firms and commercial products and processes do not imply any endorsement by the United Nations. The designations employed and the presentation

Agency profile – UN Habitat Pakistan

UN-Habitat’s vision of “Urbanization” encompasses all levels of human settlements, including small rural communities, villages, market towns, intermediate cities and large cities and metropolises, i.e whenever a stable community is continuously located and there are housing units together with permanent social and economic activities, common public space, urban basic services, and a local governance structure.

Toolkit – The ERRA Experience 2005 Earthqake – Vol 2

The ERRA Rural Housing Reconstruction Programme (RHRP) Experience is part of the Toolkit developed to assist project managers and policy makers engaged in large-scale post disaster reconstruction programs make decisions about how to reconstruct housing and communities after natural disasters. The Toolkit is modelled on, and should be read in conjunction with, the safer homes,

Toolkit – The ERRA Experience 2005 Earthqake – Vol 1

The ERRA Rural Housing Reconstruction Programme (RHRP) Experience is part of the Toolkit developed to assist project managers and policy makers engaged in large-scale post disaster reconstruction programs make decisions about how to reconstruct housing and communities after natural disasters. The Toolkit is modelled on, and should be read in conjunction with, the safer homes,

Study on Slums

The study examines the demographics, socio-economic conditions, livelihood/employment, poverty, basic infrastructure/capacities, health, education, law & order situation and the cross cutting area of gender. This study does not compare what happened to various services over a period of time as no baseline was available. This is an attempt to provide a snapshot of peoples’ lives

Confined Masonry

With regards to the different types of construction being applied in Pakistan, UN Habitat has worked on confined masonry which is being applied in almost all the parts of the country. The aim of this document is to develop and disseminate a guide for construction workers in a simple language which can be kept with

Dhajji Construction

The present manual is a result of of joint research project undertaken by the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland and the University of Engineering and Technology of Peshawar, Pakistan. Its creation has been made possible through the research grant P-0808-01 from the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (KFH). Download

Compliance Catalogue

It is very encouraging to see how well the rural housing reconstruction activities are progressing across the affected areas. This reflects on the hard work put in by all involved in the Rural Housing Sector as well as the courage and determination of the affected people who have not let this disaster put them down,

Cities and Climate Change Initiative – Islamabad

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or

Climate Change and Velrenbality Assessment of Islamabad

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or

Vulnerability Jafferabad & Naseerabad-ATLAS

Volume: 2 Vulnerability Jafferabad & Naseerabad-ATLAS includes Basic Information Maps, Hazards and Vulnerability Maps and Survey Assessment Maps Download Vulnerability Jafferabad & Naseerabad-ATLAS

RAFFA THE RAT

The contents of this book are meant to create awarness only. The work is purely fictional and does not intend to represent anyone living or deceased. Download RAFFA THE RAT

Project Implementation through CBO (booklet)

UN Habitat Pakistan has implemented “Pakistan Settlements Flood Recovery Project” in frour Provences i.e. Balochistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh since early 2011 in the heavy monsoon rains of July 2010 that ravged the entire country, affecting more than 20 million people. The project consists of an integrated approach in delivery of interventions of shelter,

Guidelines for flood resistant houses Urdu ver.

Pakistan is located in a region where disasters like floods and earthquakes are observed frequently and cause of major destruction to infrastructure and houses. 2010 floods are worst in history of Pakistan in which 1.8 million houses damaged. UNHABITAT has prepared guidelines for flood resistant houses. By the guidelines given in this booklet you can

Guidelines for flood resistant houses English ver.

Pakistan is located in a region where disasters like floods and earthquakes are observed frequently and cause of major destruction to infrastructure and houses. 2010 floods are worst in history of Pakistan in which 1.8 million houses damaged. UNHABITAT has preparedguidelines for flood resistant houses. By the guidelines given in this booklet you can build

Guidelines for community infrastructure

This document has been printed in Islamabad in January 2012. The guidelines have been produced by UN-HABITAT Pakistan. The contents of this document can be reproduced, reprinted and referred to for public awareness but it would be highly appreciated if the source is properly credited. Download Guidelines for community infrastructure

A Guide on Land and Property Rights in Pakistan

This document, produced by UN-Habitat, has been printed in Islamabad in December 2012. This is the second edition. The content of this document can be reproduced, reprinted, and referred to for public awareness but it would be highly appreciated if the source is properly credited. Download A Guide on Land and Property Rights in Pakistan

Land and Property Rights in Pakistan (Urdu ver.)

his Manual is an introduction to some of the principal concepts and institutions relating to the land administration system in Pakistan. It also highlights the basic problems that arise from the  operation of this system and how a common man can find the solutions to land related issues. It has been designed for use by

Land and Property Rights in Pakistan (English ver. second addition)

This Manual is an introduction to some of the principal concepts and institutions relating to the land administration system in Pakistan. It also highlights the basic problems that arise from the  operation of this system and how a common man can find the solutions to land related issues. It has been designed for use by

The State of Pakistani Cities (SPC) report

The State of Pakistani Cities (SPC) report is a pivotal document which identifies the underlying socio-economic drivers contributing to the state of urbanization in the ten largest cities namely Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Multan, Hyderabad, Islamabad and Quetta and their efficacy to respond to the urbanization challenges. The findings of the study reveal

This document is an output of the Project “Policy Guideline for Green Building Code” executed to meet the SDG Target 12.1 to achieve Objective 1, following sustainable building and cities action plan 2.1.4.1 of Pakistan National SCP Action Plan, developed for Strengthening Pakistan’s National Policy Frameworks to Facilitate Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production

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