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Home » Countries » Latin America and the Caribbean » Panama » Activities » National Indicators for Housing, Urban Development and Urban Environmental
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Through project SP/PAN/00/006, funded by UNDP SPPD (sectoral support) resources, UN-HABITAT provided technical assistance to Panama's Ministry of Housing (MIVI), the General Comptroller Office and the Municipality of Panama City to conceptualize, develop and analyse selected indicators to monitor the housing and urban sectors in the country through SIVID, the System of Housing and Urban Development Indicators. |
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Partner: Government: Government of Panama International Organizations: UNDP, UN-HABITAT |
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Cost: US$50,000 |
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Through project SP/PAN/00/006, funded by UNDP SPPD (sectoral support) resources, UN-HABITAT provided technical assistance to Panama's Ministry of Housing (MIVI), the General Comptroller Office and the Municipality of Panama City to conceptualize, develop and analyse selected indicators to monitor the housing and urban sectors in the country through SIVID, the System of Housing and Urban Development Indicators. This project started in January 2000 and ended in December 2002. At the request of MIVI, UNDP decided to fund the continuation of this initiative through a new project funded by TRAC (technical assistance) resources. In this phase of the project, indicators are being developed at the territorial level of Provinces and some selected Districts and are being used to monitor ongoing MIVI programmes and to evaluate the social demand for housing The 2000 National Census database was used to update and complement SIVID at national and provincial levels. Then, another series of specific indicators was discussed with MIVI staff to monitor ongoing MIVI programmes as well as to evaluate the social demand for housing solutions. Three technical workshops were organized for all institutions that produce relevant data aimed at promoting harmonization and convergence of concepts.
- A set of 121 sector indicators was validated and developed for 2000; 39 indicators from the 2003 estimated data were updated;
- SIVID was fully integrated into the National Development Indicators System (SID);
- A dynamic Intranet site was set up at MIVI;
- A full in-service training for MIVI staff was carried out;
- An "inter-institutional committee" for housing and urban development indicators was agreed upon and implemented among senior managers of all institutions that produce relevant data.
- SIVID was instrumental in creating a housing and urban development niche in the National Observatory "Vision 2020" created by civil society organizations and housed within the People Defence Office (Ombudsman's Office). The new government that took office on 1st September 2004 is fully committed to using this database to guide it in formulating new sectoral programmes.
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