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Partner: Government: Government of Timor-Leste
International Organizations: UNDP, UN-HABITAT |
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Cost: US$99,500 |
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The violence perpetrated in September 1999 by pro-Indonesian militia (following the U.N.-sponsored referendum on the status of East Timor) seriously affected the existing housing stock and infrastructure in the country as a whole, causing particular destruction in the capital, Dili, where over 70% of buildings were gutted and destroyed. In urban areas like Dili, reconstruction of housing is taking place gradually through individual families' efforts in the absence of a programme of financial and material assistance. The backlog resulting from the destruction is still serious (an estimated one-third of houses still need to be reconstructed), but the emerging problems in the shelter and basic infrastructure sector cannot be simply reduced to the loss of housing stock brought about by the 1999 violence campaign; endemic deficits and inadequacies affect the majority of the population with serious vulnerability factors in terms of precarious sanitary conditions, especially in low-income neighbourhoods. In the National Development Plan, issued immediately at the inception of the new Government of Timor-Leste in 2002, the development objectives for the country's socio-economic recovery have incorporated prominently the goal of "adequate shelter for all" and "improved living standards by the year 2020". The sectoral objectives of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Public Works emphasize the urgency to address shelter inadequacies in urban areas. The phrasing of these objectives sets the strategic orientation of the government as facilitator and enabler of grassroots efforts rather than of a provider of housing. Accordingly, the Project aims to assist the government in the formulation of a National Housing Policy and in the preparation of an Urban Housing Strategy.
- Provided technical advice on the components and preparatory process of the National Housing Policy;
- Guided the preparation of a report with a situational analysis of housing conditions, housing demand and housing supply;
- Analyzed the existing reports on housing in Timor-Leste for the preparation of a National Housing Policy and Urban Housing Strategy;
- Organized two national and four district level workshops to review and validate the various stages of preparation of the National Housing Policy;
- Reviewed and advised on the consecutive drafts of the National Housing Policy;
- Provided technical advice on the preparation of an Urban Housing Strategy.
The expected outputs were completed in December 2003 and a final national workshop was held to review the proposals. The resulting National Housing Policy document is ready for submission to the Cabinet of Ministers. |
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