Governments should create incentives for the production of
well-located affordable housing that minimizes construction costs, enhances
sustainability, and offers better mobility.
Nairobi-based, pan African housing development financier Shelter Afrique has implored African governments to adopt climate-resilient housing and create incentives for the production of well-located affordable housing that minimizes construction costs, enhances sustainability, and offers better mobility. implore
Speaking on the session themed 'Integrated Liveable African
Cities’ at the Africa Climate Summit – hosted by the Government of Kenya in
collaboration with the African Union Commission, Shelter Afrique Managing
Director, Thierno Habib Hann, said it was imperative to enhance climate
adaptation mechanisms in climate-resilient affordable housing to minimize the
impact of climate change.
“It is widely acknowledged that climate change will affect
the socio-economic development trajectory of Africa, therefore governments
should consider putting in place proper climate-change policies on land use and
zoning and provide incentives on developments that are affordable, sustainable
and offer better mobility,” Mr. Hann said.
He further urged governments to offer tax incentives and
subsidies to developers who build affordable housing units; reserve public land
for affordable housing projects to make it more accessible for developers
focusing on affordable housing; facilitate PPP’s between the public and private
sectors; and develop legislations, tools, and policies to enhance
climate-resilient affordable housing and urban development in the
continent.
Climate-change policies
He appealed to stakeholders in the housing delivery and
built environment to take advantage of the climate-change policies in their
jurisdictions - to introduce technological innovations that can mitigate the
impact of climate change in the built industry.
“For instance, Kenya considers climate change a cross-cutting
theme that is being mainstreamed in the medium-term plans of the County
Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs), which in turn inform the country’s
development blueprint - Vision 2030. Under these plans, the Government has
mandated that all affordable housing projects be aligned with Global Green
Certification requirements. Recently, Nigeria promulgated the 2021 Climate
Change Act, which is the first standalone climate change legislation in West
Africa. With such developments, it is pertinent for stakeholders to put in more
effort in making housing safe and resilient to climate change related impacts.
This in turn can help protect lives and livelihoods from disasters and build
sustainable communities,” Mr. Hann said.
The Africa Climate Summit, which was held between September 4-6, 2023 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, under the theme: “green growth and climate finance”, brought together several African heads of state and government, ministers and United Nations leaders, including the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, and his predecessor Ban Ki-moon.
The Summit was held during The Africa Climate Week 2023 (ACW), which runs from 4 to 8 September 2023 in Nairobi.
Shelter-Afrique, a Pan African housing finance and development institution established by African Governments to address the need for a sustainable housing delivery system and related infrastructure projects in Africa.
The institution provides financial solutions and related services to support the supply and demand side of the affordable housing value chain. It also provides advisory and project management services for large-scale affordable housing projects.
It’s currently owned by 44 African countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa-Re).
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