Evidence Center : Incremental Housing
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Colombia: Tackling Qualitative Housing Deficits
As a result of high levels of income inequality, rapid urbanization, and historically ineffective housing policies, over one-third of Colombia’s...
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Guatemala: A Housing Fund Aimed at Populations in Poverty
Guatemala’s housing fund, FOPAVI, was created within the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing with the aim of granting direct...
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Cameroon: Engaging Contractors in the Informal Sector
In Cameroon, most of the housing is produced and consumed through informal channels, as a significant part of the population...
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Ethiopia: Engaging Informal Labor in Housing Construction
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a shortage of qualified construction firms to expand the affordable housing stock. Without a mid-level...
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Mauritania: Upgrading Informal Settlements with Subsidies
Like many other Sub-Saharan African cities, Mauritania’s urban population has grown significantly over the past two decades, with half of...
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Zimbabwe: Government Collaboration with Informal Settlements
Residents living in informal settlements face the obstacles of a lack of government recognition and the possibility of wide-scale demolition....
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Cambodia: Upgrading Informal Settlements on State-Owned Land
Despite being one of the fastest growing economies, Cambodia struggles with widespread poverty and adequate housing provision, resulting in nearly...
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Namibia: The Community-Driven Housing and Informal Settlement Upgrading Project
The majority of Namibia’s urban population, and nearly half of the country’s population, lives in informal settlements lacking necessary infrastructure...
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Mexico: Renta Tu Casa
Though many people are unable to access a decent and affordable home in Mexico, there are millions of homes that...
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Thailand: In-Situ Upgrading of Informal Settlements
Because so many low-income families live in informal housing in Cambodia, security of tenure is an issue of concern. The...
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