HARGEISA AND THE SOMALIA URBAN SECTOR PROFILE STUDY:

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HARGEISA AND THE SOMALIA URBAN SECTOR PROFILE
STUDY RESULTS AND FOLLOW UP ACIVITIES Implemente
d by UN-HABITAT Funded by the EC and UNDP
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 1. The Hargeisa Context
• 2. The Urban Sector Profile Study (EC)
• 3. The GLTP (EC)
• 4. The SPAUS Programme (UNDP)
• 5. Concluding remarks

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 1. The Hargeisa Context
• 2. The Urban Sector Profile Study (EC)
• 3. The GLTP (EC)
• 4. The SPAUS Programme (UNDP)
• 5. Concluding remarks

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1. The Hargeisa Context

• War damage
• Rapid urban expansion
• Returnee/IDP settlements
• Lack of planning capacity
• Lack of local revenue
• Lack of Management capacity

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 1. The Hargeisa Context
• 2. The Urban Sector Profile Study (EC)
• 3. The GLTP (EC)
• 4. The SPAUS Programme (UNDP)
• 5. Concluding remarks

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2. The Somalia Urban Sector Profile Study 2002

• In 2002 UN-HABITAT carried out an Urban Sector
  Profile Study (USPS)
• Strategize framework interventions in the urban
  sector
• Strategy includes two complementary components
  implemented by
• UN-HABITAT
• Urban Governance (GLTP)
• Urban Management (SPAUS)

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2. The Somalia Urban Sector Profile Study 2002
Hargeisa
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 1. The Hargeisa Context
• 2. The Urban Sector Profile Study (EC)
• 3. The GLTP (EC)
• 4. The SPAUS Programme (UNDP)
• 5. Concluding remarks

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3. The Good Local Governance and Leadership
Training Programme (GLTP)

• Objective
• To strengthen local governance
• Through strengthening capacities of
• local training institutions and trainers
• City elected councilors and NGOs
• In areas of
• leadership skills,
• Gender mainstreaming
• Use of governance indicators
• Participatory and action planning
• Implementation of projects

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3. The Good Local Governance and Leadership
Training Programme (GLTP)

• Activities
• Translation/adaptation of UN-HABITAT training
  materials to Somali
• Training of Trainers of three Somali regions
• Building capacities of local institutions
• Training of local leaders Councilors NGOs -
  on
• leadership skills
• Gender mainstreaming
• Use of governance indicators
• Participatory planning
• Awareness raising activities
• Local priority projects funded for demonstration

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3. The Good Local Governance and Leadership
Training Programme (GLTP)
Training and training materials
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3. The Good Local Governance and Leadership
Training Programme (GLTP)

• Results in Hargeisa
• Capacity of Hargeisa Univ. NGOs built
• National trainers trained
• Councilors NGOs trained by Somali trainers on
• roles, leadership, gender mainstreaming, use of
  indicators, participatory planning
• Training manuals given to local trainers
  councilors
• New urban profile for Hargeisa completed by
  trainers
• Council supported to undertake Participatory
  Strategic city plan
• Citizens Awareness raised on good governance

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 1. The Hargeisa Context
• 2. The Urban Sector Profile Study (EC)
• 3. The GLTP (EC)
• 4. The SPAUS Programme (UNDP)
• 5. Concluding remarks

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4. Support to Priority Areas in the Urban Sector
(SPAUS)

• Objective
• To build capacities of city and central
  authorities to enhance their instruments of
  governance and development planning and control
  tools

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4. Support to Priority Areas in the Urban Sector
(SPAUS)

• 5 areas of support identified
• Urban Land Management Administration,
  Application of GIS systems
• Capacity Building in Urban Planning
• Rehabilitation and extension of municipal
  buildings and operating capacity
• Financial Management
• In-service capacity building

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4. Support to Priority Areas in the Urban Sector
(SPAUS)

• SPAUS in Hargeisa
• Urban Land Management Information System (ULIS)
• Support by a municipal planner
• Rehabilitation of municipal building
• Financial Management training
• Legal support The Hargeisa City Charter
• Hargeisa base land use map
• Basic services for IDPs

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4. Support to Priority Areas in the Urban Sector
(SPAUS)

• Urban Land Management Information System
• Map of all properties
• Database of property qualities
• Automated revenue collection system
• Thematic maps for planning
• Opportunity to test planning assumptions
• Base for updating, as new buildings added
• Control of income, Monitor development
• Control corruption

Progress of surveyed properties (in blue) on the
satellite image of Hargeisa city
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 1. The Hargeisa Context
• 2. The Urban Sector Profile Study
• 3. The GLTP
• 4. The SPAUS Programme
• 5. Concluding remarks

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5. Concluding remarks

• Overall, the behavior and performance of city
  councilors and Municipal staff have improved as a
  result of the programmes
• We thank the EC and UNDP for supporting and
  funding programmes in Hargeisa
• We also thank UN-HABITAT for the Technical
  Cooperation and support provided to build local
  capacities in urban Governace and Management

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THANK YOU!