UN-Habitat: Gaza Participatory Spatial Planning Support Program

Progetto concluso
The need to updating the spatial plans and detailed neighbourhood plans with the participation of Citizens, Gaza Strip 2016, ©UN-Habitat

Participatory spatial planning will be tested in 5 municipalities and 10 neighbourhoods of the Gaza Strip by acknowledging that a human rights based approach to planning legitimizes the interests of marginalized groups. This intervention aims at fostering a more sustainable urban environment in the context of continuous demographic growth, while contributing to the overall reconstruction efforts after recurrent armed conflicts, and several years of full blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Autorità Palestinese
Governance
Assistenza umanitaria & RRC
Conflitto & fragilitá
Conflict prevention and transformation
Decentralizzazione
Alloggio (till 2016)
Gestione e riforma dei sistemi di sicurezza
01.11.2015 - 30.06.2019
CHF 850'000
Contesto
  • The living conditions and future prospects are dire for the 1.9 million persons in the Gaza Strip living on 365 sq. km in a situation of accelerated “de-development”. 
  • Since 2007, the whole Gaza Strip has been under land, air and sea blockade by the Occupying Power (Israel) 
  • Recurrent wars in 2008-2009, 2012 and 2014 severely impacted human lives, livelihoods and infrastructure: in Summer 2014 destruction of private housing amounted to ca. 20’000 units (100’000 still homeless more than one year after the end of the conflict)
  • Reconstruction of public and private infrastructure has been slow since September 2014 because of the blockade and the difficulty to get reconstruction material in the Gaza Strip.
Obiettivi

Local and national institutions active in spatial panning in the oPt are strengthened to support the provision of basic services in a transparent and accountable manner.

Gruppi target

Primary target groups and beneficiaries: Five Gazan Municipalities (out of 25) and two neighbourhood communities within each of these Municipalities possibly reaching ca.200’000 persons.

 

Secondary target groups: Ministry of Local Government/MDLF, Ministry of Public Works and Housing. For coordination purpose, Gaza-based inter-agency Shelter and EWASH clusters will also be targeted

Effetti a medio termine
  • Capacities of local and national institutions, in particular municipalities, neighbourhood committees and government reconstruction Unit, in the Gaza Strip,  are strengthened for the provision of participatory, transparent and accountable urban spatial planning and improved services
  • Communities and citizens of municipalities affected by the armed conflict are actively involved in spatial planning in the Gaza Strip
Risultati

Risultati principali attesi:  

  1. Improved municipal capacity to conduct and monitor participatory spatial planning including requisite business processes and technical skills of staff. 
  2. Community social cohesion strengthened - with a specific focus on women and youth - through participatory neighbourhood and municipal spatial planning processes.
  3. Intra-governmental and government-citizen collaboration built through the participatory spatial planning processes at the neighbourhood and municipal levels in five municipalities.
  4. 5 municipal and 10 neighbourhood spatial plans developed and approved.


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile DSC
Credito Cooperazione allo sviluppo
Partner del progetto Partner contrattuale
Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU)
  • UN-Habitat - Programma delle Nazioni Unite per gli insediamenti umani
  • UN Habitat


Altri partner

Palestinian Housing Council (PHC)

Norwegian Refugee Council, incl. Shelter and EWASH clusters in the Gaza Strip

Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori

Potential is recognized with ongoing interventions

7F-07621.01 (Contributions to MDPII and GIZ) 7F-09398.01 NRC (IDPs re-registration/UDOC) 7F-08809.01 (AM Qattan/Culture and LG)   

Complementarities with interventions covered by Domain  “Rule of Law/Protection” will be sought through project partners

Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF   850'000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF   842'003
Fasi del progetto

Fase 1 01.11.2015 - 30.06.2019   (Completed)