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The UN-HABITAT Sustainable Cities Programme (Phase I), with the support of UNDP, was introduced to Sri Lanka under the "National Programme for Sustainable Human Settlements in Sri Lanka", which was a follow-up to the government's commitments at the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) held in Istanbul in 1996. |
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Partner: Governments: Government of the Netherlands and Sri Lanka
Institutions: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), the Netherlands International Organizations: UNDP, UN-HABITAT |
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Cost: US$200,000 |
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| Urbanisation |
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Total Population: 19m |
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Urban population: 23% |
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Slum to urban population: 14% |
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Urban: 2% |
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Slum: -4% |
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| % urban population with access to: |
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Safe Water Source: 91% |
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Improved sanitation: 95% |
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Sufficient Living area: 86% |
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