Calendar » [slides attached] No Decent Housing, No Water and Sanitation; No Water and Sanitation, No Decent Housing Reflections on this Nexus from South Africa and Peru
[slides attached] No Decent Housing, No Water and Sanitation; No Water and Sanitation, No Decent Housing Reflections on this Nexus from South Africa and Peru
Upgrading informal settlements in Cape Town--One in every five of Cape Town's 3.7 million residents lives in informal settlements. This number is increasing due to rapid urbanization, poverty and an inability of the local government to adequately keep up with the current demand for housing and related services, despite significant efforts to address these spatial inequalities established during apartheid. Poor people are generally located on the periphery of the city, far away from jobs and with high public transport costs. Local government authorities (municipalities and provinces) are addressing this need for spatial transformation through Transit-Oriented Development strategies. Key to these strategies is upgrading informal settlements and establishing new developments with improved services, including water and sanitation, access to public transport and improved economic opportunities. Mike will present his early experiences in leading some of these transformative projects, including the messy reality of informal settlement upgrading, from a local government perspective and the day-to-day challenges of navigating the complex social, political and institutional realities of housing in Cape Town.
Analyzing the housing value chain in Peru--Peru, like most other countries in Latin America, urbanized quickly in the second half of the twentieth century, going from just over 50% urban in 1965 to almost 80% today. The urban population in Peru is divided between 32 cities. With rapid urbanization and city growth, citizens' demand for more affordable housing, employment, urban infrastructure, including water supply and sanitation, and social services rises. This creates technical and financial challenges for national and local governments. To understand the issues related to the high deficit of formal housing stock in Peru, the Bank carried out a study as part of a Programmatic Reimbursable Advisory Service (RAS) at the request of the Ministry of Housing, Water & Sanitation and Construction. Zoe will present the results of the study, which utilized the housing value chain as a framework to review bottlenecks and to benchmark global best practice in order to develop a series of recommendations at the macro level for the housing sector, along with specific recommendations related to urban planning, land use, and increasing the supply of affordable housing. In addition, the value chain reviews the constraints and opportunities regarding the provision of infrastructure and basic services, such as water and sanitation, on the supply of affordable housing.
Presenters/Speakers
Mike Webster, Chief Engineer & Provincial Projects Coordinator, Human Settlements Department Western Cape Government, South Africa
Zoe Trohanis Senior Urban Specialist, LAC
Chair:
Sameh Wahba, Practice Manager, Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience, Africa Region
Discussants:
Habab Taifour Water and Sanitation Specialist, LAC
Yan Zhang Senior Urban Economist, AFR
Presenter's Bio
Michael Webster is the Chief Engineer and Provincial Projects Coordinator for the Human Settlements Department of the Western Cape Government in South Africa. In this position he manages the Provincial Government’s catalytic human settlements projects including the N2 Gateway Project and the Southern Corridor Programme which seek to develop over 50,000 housing opportunities for the poor in the City of Cape Town. Mike is on External Service from the World Bank. Mike joined the Bank through the Young Professionals Program and worked in operations for 15 years in South Asia, ECA and Africa. He has worked primarily in the water sector, based in New Delhi, DC and, most recently, in the Zimbabwe Country Office.
Calendar » [slides attached] No Decent Housing, No Water and Sanitation; No Water and Sanitation, No Decent Housing Reflections on this Nexus from South Africa and Peru
[slides attached] No Decent Housing, No Water and Sanitation; No Water and Sanitation, No Decent Housing Reflections on this Nexus from South Africa and Peru
No Decent Housing, No Water and Sanitation; No Water and Sanitation, No Decent Housing:
Reflections on this Nexus from South Africa and Peru
Monday, June 6 | 12:30 pm-2:00 pm | World Bank MC 6-100
Light lunch will be provided
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Upgrading informal settlements in Cape Town--One in every five of Cape Town's 3.7 million residents lives in informal settlements. This number is increasing due to rapid urbanization, poverty and an inability of the local government to adequately keep up with the current demand for housing and related services, despite significant efforts to address these spatial inequalities established during apartheid. Poor people are generally located on the periphery of the city, far away from jobs and with high public transport costs. Local government authorities (municipalities and provinces) are addressing this need for spatial transformation through Transit-Oriented Development strategies. Key to these strategies is upgrading informal settlements and establishing new developments with improved services, including water and sanitation, access to public transport and improved economic opportunities. Mike will present his early experiences in leading some of these transformative projects, including the messy reality of informal settlement upgrading, from a local government perspective and the day-to-day challenges of navigating the complex social, political and institutional realities of housing in Cape Town.
Analyzing the housing value chain in Peru--Peru, like most other countries in Latin America, urbanized quickly in the second half of the twentieth century, going from just over 50% urban in 1965 to almost 80% today. The urban population in Peru is divided between 32 cities. With rapid urbanization and city growth, citizens' demand for more affordable housing, employment, urban infrastructure, including water supply and sanitation, and social services rises. This creates technical and financial challenges for national and local governments. To understand the issues related to the high deficit of formal housing stock in Peru, the Bank carried out a study as part of a Programmatic Reimbursable Advisory Service (RAS) at the request of the Ministry of Housing, Water & Sanitation and Construction. Zoe will present the results of the study, which utilized the housing value chain as a framework to review bottlenecks and to benchmark global best practice in order to develop a series of recommendations at the macro level for the housing sector, along with specific recommendations related to urban planning, land use, and increasing the supply of affordable housing. In addition, the value chain reviews the constraints and opportunities regarding the provision of infrastructure and basic services, such as water and sanitation, on the supply of affordable housing.
Mike Webster, Chief Engineer & Provincial Projects Coordinator, Human Settlements Department Western Cape Government, South Africa
Zoe Trohanis Senior Urban Specialist, LAC
Chair:
Sameh Wahba, Practice Manager, Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience, Africa Region
Discussants:
Habab Taifour Water and Sanitation Specialist, LAC
Yan Zhang Senior Urban Economist, AFR
Michael Webster is the Chief Engineer and Provincial Projects Coordinator for the Human Settlements Department of the Western Cape Government in South Africa. In this position he manages the Provincial Government’s catalytic human settlements projects including the N2 Gateway Project and the Southern Corridor Programme which seek to develop over 50,000 housing opportunities for the poor in the City of Cape Town. Mike is on External Service from the World Bank. Mike joined the Bank through the Young Professionals Program and worked in operations for 15 years in South Asia, ECA and Africa. He has worked primarily in the water sector, based in New Delhi, DC and, most recently, in the Zimbabwe Country Office.