RCE Minna[type]

THE UNSLUMING MINNA PROJECT A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE URBANIZATION
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Basic Information
Title of project : 
THE UNSLUMING MINNA PROJECT A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE URBANIZATION
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Minna
Contributing organization(s) : 
NIGERIAN RESILIENT CITIES NETWORK (NRCN)
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Abdul Husaini
Organizational Affiliation: 
Coordinator RCE Minna and Co-project Supervisor
Format of project: 
Power point/ audio visual
Language of project: 
English
Date of submission:
Goal No 11 on sustainable and inclusive urbanisation
At what level is the policy operating?: 
Subnational
Goal No 11 on sustainable and inclusive urbanisation
At what level is the policy operating?: 
Local
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Africa and Middle East
Country: 
Nigeria
Location(s): 
Minna
Address of focal point institution for project: 
Nigerian Resilient Cities Network (NRCN) and Niger State Geographic Information System (NIGIS)
Ecosystem(s):
Target Audience:
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
The area is on the fringe of the town, close to the university
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
The lack of inclusion of the natives in the housing sector which is gradually turning them to tenants as majority of the developers bought the land and developed for rent purpose only.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
October, 2017
Rationale: 
Nigeria’s population has doubled approximately every 25 years, from about 50m in 1965, to approaching 200m today, according to UN Population data. The demographic trajectory we are still on, is that it will double twice more this century, overtaking USA as No. 3 in population around mid-century, and coming to rest with China and India at the top, with over 900m by 2100. In the meanwhile, it will have transitioned from being a 70% rural economy in 1965, to becoming a 70% urban population. As it stands, Nigeria’s cities are growing, not only in size, but also in inequality, with 80% living in informal, unplanned and mostly unserviced urban communities (‘slums’), per World Bank estimates. This is the central problem; Nigeria’s urban, demographic ‘time-bomb’, growing in size and In governance terms, cities in Nigeria have several structural challenges, which makes them less able to cope with their rapid growth and demographic shift. A fundamental problem is that administratively, cities don’t exist in Nigeria. Nigeria recognises three tiers of government/governance; the National (or Federal), the States (36 Nos + FCT) and Local Government Areas (774 Nos). The LGAs sub-divide to the Ward level, but the city is merely a contiguous settlement within one or more LGAs. It has no specific jurisdiction, no Mayor, no ‘City Council’, per se. Cities have no effective governance mechanism, which connects the Governor (as custodian of all urban lands, via the Land Use Act, 1978) to the local communities and informal land markets. NRCN has designed a Governance-Model, known as 4P : Public-Private-People-Partnerships. Our theory of change is that the ‘people’ or the social/civic component of cities can’t be an after-thought for effective governance. Economic development means that the public (government) and private (corporate) sectors cannot tie up deals with ‘social impact’ as a mere ‘bolt-on’. Civil society, the ‘people’, must be bona fide, full-partners integrated into economic development.
Objectives: 
The project will seek to establish the 4P Urban Governance Framework in Minna, by applying it to the slum-upgrading and affordable housing challenges in Minna. It will rely on the example of the previous formalisation of the Koton Kashew area, whereby informal land subdivision was captured within the city’s formal planning regime. The target area for this project will be the Gidan Kwanu Village, an informal settlement by the campus of the Federal University of Technology Minna, Gidan Kwanu. This settlement is an important informal development, which supports the university and provides affordable accommodation to staff and students alike. There will be an engagement process in order to formalise and document the local land ownership and market, in order to upgrade it to benefit from available financial instruments and opportunities, from the State Government, Donor Agencies and other housing finance institutions. Following initial community engagement and spatial planning/GIS, using locally generated data, a proposal for slum upgrading will be developed and commercial uptake will be sought.
Results: 
Ongoing
Funding: 
GIZ ( German international cooperation) is funding the ongoing work
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all 
Indirect
SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries 
Indirect
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Indirect
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 
Indirect
Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development – Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 4 - Empowering and mobilizing youth 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
Direct
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