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World Habitat Awards

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The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations' International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in 1987.

Two awards are given annually to projects from the Global South as well as the North that provide practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing needs, which are capable of being transferred or adapted for use elsewhere.

Overview

The World Habitat Awards celebrate projects & approaches that:

  • Demonstrate practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing issues faced by countries all around the world.
  • Can be transferred or adapted for use as appropriate.
  • View the term habitat from a broad perspective and bring other benefits as well, such as energy or water saving, income generation, social inclusion, community and individual empowerment, capacity building or education.

    • Entries are assessed by a panel of international judges and an award of £10,000 is presented to the two winning projects at a UN-HABITAT event.

    Deadline for entries for the 2016-17 World Habitat Awards is 29 April 2016. Applications can be made online via the World Habitat Awards website.

    References

    World Habitat Awards Wikipedia
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