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Cambodia: In-Situ Informal Settlement Upgrades
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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Peru: Expanding Housing Finance Through Fondo MiVivienda
Peru’s Fondo MiVivienda, which is part of the FONAFE Corporation (National Fund for the Financing of State Business Activity) was...
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Puerto Rico: Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust
As a community with informal land claims in a prime city location, residents living along the polluted Martín Peña Channel...
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Rwanda: The 2015 National Housing Policy
Due to the wide variety of housing needs and challenges in emerging market countries, there is no single solution to...
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Senegal: Improving Tenure Security for Informal Settlements
Though significant progress has been made in recent years, governments in Sub-Saharan Africa struggle to implement land administration systems that...
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Senegal: One Family, One Roof Initative
While many governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have utilized a variety of Housing Affordability Tools (HATs) in an attempt to increase...
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Tanzania: Improving Land Tenure Administration
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only about 10% of all land is formally registered. Establishing efficient and consolidated land administration systems is...
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Tunisia: Housing Observatories to Understand Barriers
Tunisia’s housing supply has increased rapidly over the past three to four decades, with more recent increases attributed to considerable...
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South Africa: Green Certification for Sustainable Social Housing
Belhar Gardens, developed by Madulammoho Housing Association, is Cape Town, South Africa’s first social housing project to receive EDGE certification...
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Colombia: Incentivizing Green Residential Development
By utilizing a finance-focused, data-driven approach, green residential construction took off in Colombia. In 2017, Colombia had only one residential...
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